Enrique González (baseball)

Enrique César González Lugo (born July 14, 1982 in Ciudad Bolívar, Venezuela) is a Venezuelan former professional baseball pitcher.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is González and the second or maternal family name is Lugo.
Enrique González
González with the Detroit Tigers
Pitcher
Born: (1982-07-14) July 14, 1982
Ciudad Bolívar, Venezuela
Batted: Right Threw: Right
Professional debut
MLB: May 28, 2006, for the Arizona Diamondbacks
NPB: March 31, 2012, for the Saitama Seibu Lions
Last appearance
MLB: June 8, 2011, for the Detroit Tigers
NPB: August 4, 2012, for the Saitama Seibu Lions
MLB statistics
Win–loss record4–8
Earned run average5.81
Strikeouts84
NPB statistics
Win–loss record3–3
Earned run average7.04
Strikeouts16
Teams

Playing career

González made his first start against the Cincinnati Reds on May 28, 2006, pitching six innings for the Arizona Diamondbacks and giving up only one run. He was in the rotation for a majority of the season, but was inconsistent and pitched out of the bullpen for the last few weeks of the season. On September 17, 2007, he was claimed off waivers by the Washington Nationals. On February 5, 2008, González was claimed off waivers by the San Diego Padres. After appearing in four games, he was sent outright to the minors on April 15. He became a free agent at the end of the season. He signed a minor league deal with the Boston Red Sox in December 2008 and was invited to spring training. He spent most of the 2009 season in Triple A before being called up on August 8, 2009 and designated for assignment the next day.

On January 11, 2010, González signed a minor league contract with the Detroit Tigers with an invite to spring training. González was called up on June 10, 2010 to replace the injured Ryan Perry.[1]

The Tigers purchased his contract on May 22, 2011.[2] He was outrighted to Triple-A on June 13.

He spent the summer 2014 in Italy, playing for Rimini Baseball.

During the winters, he is usually back in Venezuela to play for Tiburones de La Guaira.[3]

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See also

References
  1. Perry placed on DL; González called up MLB.com June 10, 2010
  2. Tigers call up Enrique Gonzalez, place Carlos Guillen on 60-day DL, Detroit Free Press, May 22, 2011.
  3. Pelotero Enrique González Archived 2016-03-17 at the Wayback Machine tiburones.net
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