Édgar González (pitcher)
Mexican baseball player (born 1983) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Édgar Gerardo González Elizondo (born February 23, 1983) is a Mexican professional baseball pitcher for the Piratas de Campeche of the Mexican League. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Arizona Diamondbacks, Oakland Athletics, Colorado Rockies, Houston Astros and Toronto Blue Jays and in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) for the LG Twins.
Édgar González | |
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Piratas de Campeche – No. 54 | |
Pitcher | |
Born: (1983-02-23) February 23, 1983 (age 41) Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
Professional debut | |
MLB: June 1, 2003, for the Arizona Diamondbacks | |
KBO: March 27, 2010, for the LG Twins | |
MLB statistics | |
Win–loss record | 17–27 |
Earned run average | 5.92 |
Strikeouts | 237 |
KBO statistics | |
Win–loss record | 0–6 |
Earned run average | 7.68 |
Strikeouts | 23 |
Teams | |
González was the sixth major leaguer from Monterrey, Nuevo León, México, joining Óscar Villarreal, Felipe Montemayor, Bobby Treviño, Héctor Torres, and Alex Treviño. He was the 94th native of Mexico to appear in the majors and the 53rd pitcher from Mexico to work a big league game when he debuted with the Diamondbacks on June 1, 2003. At that time, he was the youngest pitcher in Major League Baseball, at 20 years old.
He throws a 4-seam fastball, slider, 2-seam fastball, and a changeup.