Luis González (infielder) explained

Luis González
Position:Infielder
Birth Date:26 June 1979
Birth Place:Maracay, Venezuela
Bats:Right
Throws:Right
Debutleague:MLB
Debutdate:April 6
Debutyear:2004
Debutteam:Colorado Rockies
Finalleague:MLB
Finaldate:August 29
Finalyear:2006
Finalteam:Colorado Rockies
Statleague:MLB
Stat1label:Batting average
Stat1value:.283
Stat2label:Home runs
Stat2value:23
Stat3label:Runs batted in
Stat3value:98
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Luis Alberto González (born June 26, 1979) is a Venezuelan former infielder in Major League Baseball. He played for the Colorado Rockies from to and for the Yomiuri Giants of the Japan's Central League from -.

Career

González made his debut in the 2004 season. On April 6, facing Randy Johnson and the Arizona Diamondbacks in the season opener for both teams, González went 2-for-5, including one home run and two RBI, and the Rockies topped Arizona, 5–2.

González became the fifth Venezuelan player to play in the JCL during the season, joining fellow countrymen Alex Cabrera, Darwin Cubillán, Geremi González and Alex Ramírez.

On May 26, 2008, it was reported that González had violated the anti-doping policy in Nippon Professional Baseball, resulting in a one-year ban.[1] The Yomiuri Giants released him after the incident.

On December 31, 2008, González signed a minor-league deal with the Colorado Rockies.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Gonzalez fails drug test in Japan, banned a year. https://web.archive.org/web/20080529041206/http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/05/26/sports/BBI-Japan-Doping.php. International Herald Tribune. dead. 2008-05-26. 2008-05-29. 2013-08-26.
  2. http://blogs.denverpost.com/rockies/2008/12/31/rox-add-former-utilityman-luis-gonzalez-to-bench-mix/ Gonzalez back to Rox