Marwin Gonzalez

Given name:	Marwin Javier Gonzalez
Nicknames:	None
Primary Pos:	Leftfield
Hght/Wght:	6'1" / 205 lbs
Bats/Throws:	B / R
Born:	Mar 14, 1989 in Puerto Ordaz, Bolivar VE
Age:	36
Debut:	Apr 6, 2012

Biography

Marwin Javier González (born March 14, 1989) is a Venezuelan professional baseball utility player for the Minnesota Twins of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has also played in MLB for the Houston Astros. González appeared at every position except for pitcher and catcher for the Astros. He won the 2017 World Series with the team.

Professional career

Houston Astros

González was signed as an international free agent by the Chicago Cubs on November 23, 2005. The Boston Red Sox selected González from the Cubs in the 2011 Rule 5 draft, and then traded him to the Astros for Marco Duarte.González made the Astros' Opening Day roster in 2012. On April 2, 2013, González broke up a perfect game bid by the Texas Rangers' Yu Darvish with two outs in the bottom of the ninth. González set a Major League record by hitting his first 25 career home runs with no one on base. That streak was broken when he hit a home run on May 6, 2016 with Evan Gattis on second base.In 2017 he batted .303/.377/.530, while seeing the lowest percentage of fastballs of all MLB hitters (45.7%). In Game 2 of the 2017 World Series, González hit a home run in the ninth off Los Angeles Dodgers closer Kenley Jansen to tie the score at 3–3 and the Astros went on to win in 11 innings, 7–6. The Dodgers had previously been 98–0 on the season when leading entering the ninth inning. The World Series would go on for 7 games, and the Astros won it for the first time in franchise history. Three years later, it was revealed in the Houston Astros sign stealing scandal that the team had broken MLB rules during the season. The Astros were punished, and González publicly apologized for his role in the scandal.In 2018 he batted .247/.324/.409, and saw the highest percentage of curveballs (14.9%) of all MLB hitters. He decided not to re-sign with the Houston Astros and became a free agent after the 2018 season.

Minnesota Twins

On February 25, 2019, González signed a two-year contract worth $21 million with the Minnesota Twins.

Personal life

González and wife, Noel, have three children together. The couple resides in Houston, Texas.

Batting: Traditional

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Year	Age	Team	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	G	PA	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	TB	R	RBI	RP	BB	SO	SB	CS	NS
2012	23	Astros	.234	.280	.327	.607	80	219	205	48	13	0	2	67	21	12	33	13	29	3	3	0	0	0
2013	24	Astros	.221	.252	.319	.571	72	222	204	45	8	0	4	65	22	14	36	9	37	6	2	4	0	1
2014	25	Astros	.277	.327	.400	.727	103	310	285	79	15	1	6	114	33	23	56	17	58	2	4	-2	4	0
2015	26	Astros	.279	.317	.442	.759	120	370	344	96	18	1	12	152	44	34	78	16	74	4	5	-1	3	0
2016	27	Astros	.254	.293	.401	.694	141	518	484	123	26	3	13	194	55	51	106	22	118	12	6	6	5	1
2017	28	Astros	.303	.377	.530	.907	134	515	455	138	34	0	23	241	67	90	157	49	99	8	3	5	6	2
2018	29	Astros	.247	.324	.409	.733	145	552	489	121	25	3	16	200	61	68	129	53	126	2	3	-1	3	2
2019	30	Twins	.264	.322	.414	.736	114	463	425	112	19	0	15	176	52	55	107	31	98	1	0	1	6	1
2020	31	Twins	.211	.286	.320	.606	53	199	175	37	4	0	5	56	15	22	37	17	41	0	0	0	3	4
2021	32	Red Sox	.202	.281	.285	.567	77	271	242	49	14	0	2	69	25	20	45	19	70	3	2	1	8	1
2021	32	Astros	.176	.222	.441	.663	14	36	34	6	0	0	3	15	5	8	13	1	8	0	0	0	1	0
2022	33	Yankees	.185	.255	.321	.576	86	207	184	34	7	0	6	59	20	18	38	14	54	3	0	3	4	2
2012	23	Astros	.234	.280	.327	.607	80	219	205	48	13	0	2	67	21	12	33	13	29	3	3	0	0	0
2013	24	Astros	.221	.252	.319	.571	72	222	204	45	8	0	4	65	22	14	36	9	37	6	2	4	0	1
2014	25	Astros	.277	.327	.400	.727	103	310	285	79	15	1	6	114	33	23	56	17	58	2	4	-2	4	0
2015	26	Astros	.279	.317	.442	.759	120	370	344	96	18	1	12	152	44	34	78	16	74	4	5	-1	3	0
2016	27	Astros	.254	.293	.401	.694	141	518	484	123	26	3	13	194	55	51	106	22	118	12	6	6	5	1
2017	28	Astros	.303	.377	.530	.907	134	515	455	138	34	0	23	241	67	90	157	49	99	8	3	5	6	2
2018	29	Astros	.247	.324	.409	.733	145	552	489	121	25	3	16	200	61	68	129	53	126	2	3	-1	3	2
2019	30	Twins	.264	.322	.414	.736	114	463	425	112	19	0	15	176	52	55	107	31	98	1	0	1	6	1
2020	31	Twins	.211	.286	.320	.606	53	199	175	37	4	0	5	56	15	22	37	17	41	0	0	0	3	4
2021	32	2 Teams	.199	.275	.304	.579	91	307	276	55	14	0	5	84	30	28	58	20	78	3	2	1	9	1
2022	33	Yankees	.185	.255	.321	.576	86	207	184	34	7	0	6	59	20	18	38	14	54	3	0	3	4	2
Totals			---	---	---	---	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
162 Game Average			---	---	---	---	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Batting: Advanced

Year	Age	Team	wOBA	wVAL	BpO	XBH	ISO	AB/HR	TB%	RP%	SB%	SBe	BB%	K%	BB/K
2012	23	Astros	.268	.267	.510	15	.093	102.5	.306	.151	50.0	-6	5.9	13.2	0.45
2013	24	Astros	.252	.249	.465	12	.098	51.0	.293	.162	75.0	0	4.1	16.7	0.24
2014	25	Astros	.319	.312	.655	22	.123	47.5	.368	.181	33.3	-10	5.5	18.7	0.29
2015	26	Astros	.328	.320	.690	31	.163	28.7	.411	.211	44.4	-11	4.3	20.0	0.22
2016	27	Astros	.301	.302	.612	42	.147	37.2	.375	.205	66.7	-6	4.2	22.8	0.19
2017	28	Astros	.389	.393	.934	57	.227	19.8	.468	.305	72.7	-1	9.5	19.2	0.49
2018	29	Astros	.322	.319	.696	44	.162	30.6	.362	.234	40.0	-7	9.6	22.8	0.42
2019	30	Twins	.322	.327	.681	34	.150	28.3	.380	.231	100.0	1	6.7	21.2	0.32
2020	31	Twins	.277	.273	.551	9	.109	35.0	.281	.186	---	0	8.5	20.6	0.41
2021	32	Red Sox	.258	.260	.497	16	.083	121.0	.255	.166	60.0	-3	7.0	25.8	0.27
2021	32	Astros	.281	.281	.607	3	.265	11.3	.417	.361	---	0	2.8	22.2	0.13
2022	33	Yankees	.257	.260	.513	13	.136	30.7	.285	.184	100.0	3	6.8	26.1	0.26
2012	23	Astros	.268	.267	.510	15	.093	102.5	.306	.151	50.0	-6	5.9	13.2	0.45
2013	24	Astros	.252	.249	.465	12	.098	51.0	.293	.162	75.0	0	4.1	16.7	0.24
2014	25	Astros	.319	.312	.655	22	.123	47.5	.368	.181	33.3	-10	5.5	18.7	0.29
2015	26	Astros	.328	.320	.690	31	.163	28.7	.411	.211	44.4	-11	4.3	20.0	0.22
2016	27	Astros	.301	.302	.612	42	.147	37.2	.375	.205	66.7	-6	4.2	22.8	0.19
2017	28	Astros	.389	.393	.934	57	.227	19.8	.468	.305	72.7	-1	9.5	19.2	0.49
2018	29	Astros	.322	.319	.696	44	.162	30.6	.362	.234	40.0	-7	9.6	22.8	0.42
2019	30	Twins	.322	.327	.681	34	.150	28.3	.380	.231	100.0	1	6.7	21.2	0.32
2020	31	Twins	.277	.273	.551	9	.109	35.0	.281	.186	---	0	8.5	20.6	0.41
2021	32	2 Teams	.261	.262	.511	19	.105	55.2	.274	.189	60.0	-3	6.5	25.4	0.26
2022	33	Yankees	.257	.260	.513	13	.136	30.7	.285	.184	100.0	3	6.8	26.1	0.26