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| Alex Gonzalez | |
|---|---|
| Shortstop | |
| Born: April 8, 1973 Miami, Florida, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| April 4, 1994, for the Toronto Blue Jays | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| May 20, 2006, for the Philadelphia Phillies | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .243 |
| Home runs | 137 |
| Runs batted in | 536 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
Alexander Scott Gonzalez (born April 8, 1973) is an American former Major League Baseball infielder, who spent the majority of his 13-year career with the Toronto Blue Jays. Gonzalez established a career-high with 20 home runs for the Chicago Cubs in 2003 and hit 20 or more doubles eight times. He was regarded as a glove-first player, sporting a lower-than-average batting average (career .243 hitter), on-base percentage (.302), and OPS (.694) while leading the American league twice in fielding percentage. At Killian High School in Miami, Florida, Gonzalez was an All-State pick in baseball as a senior. He was drafted straight out of high school in the 14th round of the 1991 Major League Baseball Draft by the Blue Jays. He is Cuban-American and was nicknamed "Gonzo" in order to tell the difference between him and the other Alex Gonzalez, who signed with the Blue Jays on November 26, 2009; coincidentally, they would face each other in the 2003 National League Championship Series between the Marlins and Cubs.