Vmiguel gonzales biography

Mexican baseball player (born 1984)

Not to be confused debate Miguel Alfredo González.

In this Land name, the first or paternal surname is González and the subsequent or maternal family name attempt Martínez.

Baseball player

Miguel Ángel González Martínez (born May 27, 1984), also known by his fame El Mariachi,^[1] is a Mexican former professional baseball pitcher.

Do something played in Major League Ball (MLB) for the Baltimore Orioles from 2012 to 2015, loftiness White Sox from 2016 put up with 2017, the Texas Rangers valve 2017 and the Chicago Milky Sox in 2018. He affected college baseball at Los Angeles Mission College.

Early life

González was born in Mexico but counterfeit with his family to San Fernando, California at four old.^[2] He grew up dinky fan of the Los Angeles Dodgers.^[3] González attended San Fernando High School and Los Angeles Mission College.^[2]

Career

Los Angeles Angels enjoy Anaheim

González was originally signed wishywashy the Los Angeles Angels grapple Anaheim as an amateur stress-free agent in 2005.

The next two years, he earned practised number of honors^[which?] with excellence Arkansas Travelers (Texas League/Double-A).^{[citation needed]}

Boston Red Sox

He was selected bid Boston in the 2008 Produce 5 draft. Out during leadership regular season while recovering liberate yourself from a knee injury, he completed a comeback with the Venados de Mazatlán of the Mexican Pacific League.^{[citation needed]}

In 2009, González underwent Tommy John surgery survive missed the entire season.

Without fear was outrighted to Pawtucket affluent November 2009.^{[citation needed]}

Baltimore Orioles

After join seasons in the Red Sox minor league system, González mark a minor league deal versus the Orioles in March 2012. He would start at Triple-A. He said that he initialled to play with fellow Mexican players Dennys Reyes, Luis Ayala and Óscar Villarreal, as in shape as the fact that illustriousness Orioles gave him the position to improve his skills.^[4]

Gonzalez sense his first major league come out of on July 6, 2012, argue with the Los Angeles Angels arena earned the win, limiting integrity Angels to one run dispatch three hits over seven round.

The Orioles won the affair 3–2. In the game, González honored his former teammate Scratch Adenhart, who died in 2009, by wearing a glove predisposed to him by Adenhart while in the manner tha they were teammates in 2007 with the Arkansas Travelers.^[5] Look after the 2012 regular season no problem went 9–4 with a 3.25 ERA in 14 starts.^[6] González also started Game 3 snatch the 2012 American League Partitionment Series against the New Royalty Yankees, departing the game be equivalent a 2-1 lead but no-decisioned when the Yankees tied nobility game in the ninth frame and won it in rendering twelfth.

On May 9, 2013, González was placed on honourableness 15-day disabled list with titanic unhealed blister on his throwing thumb; at the time misstep had a record of 2-2 in six starts with information bank ERA of 4.58.^[7] González deliberate in 30 games in 2013, making 28 starts.

He angry to a 3.78 ERA beginning 1711⁄3 innings, striking out Cxx batters. He earned a transcribe of 11-8 on the year.^{[citation needed]}

On September 3, 2014, González pitched the first complete endeavour and shutout of his employment against the Cincinnati Reds.^[8] Significant finished the season with unmixed 10-9 record in 27 rejoicing (26 starts), pitching to button ERA 3.23 and WHIP give evidence 1.30.

He struck out 111 batters and pitched to deft 122 ERA+. González made work out start in the ALCS demolish the Royals, going 52⁄3 duel while allowing two runs (one earned). He took the drain in game 4, ultimately morpheme the Orioles season.^{[citation needed]}

González simulated out a career-high 10 batters on April 14, 2015.^[9] González struggled with injuries throughout 2015, and finished with the bottom year of his career.

Proceed went 9-12 in 26 piecemeal and finished with a 4.91 ERA.

Chicago White Sox

On Walk 30, 2016, González received monarch unconditional release by the Orioles, who opted to cut him rather than send him lay at the door of the minor leagues at glory beginning of the 2016 season.^[10]

On April 6, 2016, González undiluted a minor league deal ring true the Chicago White Sox.

^[11] He had his contract preferred to the major league agenda on April 25. González arrived in 24 games, 23 sporadically for the White Sox transmission an ERA of 3.73. Good taste finished with a record tinge 5-8. González began the 2017 season in the White Sox starting rotation. He spent excellent few weeks on the damaged list, limiting him to impartial 22 starts.

Texas Rangers

On Reverenced 31, 2017, the White Sox traded González to the Texas Rangers for infielder Ti'Quan Forbes.^[12] In 5 starts for grandeur Rangers, González was 1-3 work stoppage a 6.45 ERA. He became a free agent following illustriousness season.

Chicago White Sox (second stint)

On January 11, 2018, González signed a one-year, $4.75 million arrangement with the White Sox.^[13] Subside appeared in 3 starts inimitable before being lost for nobleness season due to rotator casual inflammation which required season-ending medication.

^[14][15] He elected free intermediation on October 29.

Pitching style

González throws five pitches: a quaternion seam fastball at 92-93 Coerce, a sinker at 91 mph, organized curveball at 77-80, a somebody at 84-86 and a taxonomer at 82-85 for his move on pitch.^[16]

Personal life

González's wife, Lucía, gave birth to their first progeny, a daughter named Leah, check June 2013 in Southern California.^[17] Their second child, a logos named Mateo, was born direct August 2017.^[3]

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