Adrian Gonzalez

Adrian Gonzalez

Los Angeles Dodgers – No. 23
First baseman
Born: (1982-05-08) May 8, 1982 (age 31)
San Diego, California
Bats: Left Throws: Left 
MLB debut
April 18, 2004 for the Texas Rangers
Career statistics
(through May 8, 2013)
Batting average     .295
Hits     1,338
Home runs     216
Runs batted in     773
Teams
  • Texas Rangers (20042005)
  • San Diego Padres (20062010)
  • Boston Red Sox (20112012)
  • Los Angeles Dodgers (2012–present)
Career highlights and awards
  • All-Star (2008–2011)
  • Gold Glove Award (2008–2009, 2011)
  • Silver Slugger Award (2011)

Adrian Gonzalez (born May 8, 1982), also known by his nicknames A-Gon and Gonzo, is an American professional baseball first baseman for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball.

Gonzalez was the first overall pick in the 2000 Major League Baseball Draft by the Florida Marlins. He was traded to the Texas Rangers, and later to the San Diego Padres, where he was an All-Star selection four times and two-time Gold Glove winner. The four-time Padres team Most Valuable Player (MVP) was traded to the Boston Red Sox before entering the final year of his contract during the 2010 offseason and traded again to the Dodgers in August 2012.

Gonzalez was born in San Diego, but played for Mexico in the 2006, 2009 and 2013 editions of the World Baseball Classic.

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