GONZALEZ Adrian

Baseball/Softball

Date of Birth: 8 May 1982

Age: 39

Gender: Male

Height (m/ft): 1.87/6'1''

Place of birth: SAN DIEGO, CA

Birth Country:

United States of America

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Baseball/Softball	Baseball MEX Mexico	6

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Yokohama Baseball Stadium	Baseball Opening Round Group A #3 MEX Mexico 0 DOM Dominican Rep. 1	Finished
	Yokohama Baseball Stadium	Baseball Opening Round Group A #5 JPN Japan 7 MEX Mexico 4	Finished
	Yokohama Baseball Stadium	Baseball Round 1 #7 ISR Israel 12 MEX Mexico 5	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

World Baseball Classic

Rank	Event	Year	Location
6	Baseball	2006
8	Baseball	2009
11	Baseball	2013
13	Baseball	2017

Titan (septimaentrada.com, 30 Mar 2021)

Occupation:

Wife Betsy, two daughters

Languages spoken:

English, Spanish

Mariachis de Guadalajara [Mexico] since 2021

Benjamin Gil [club, national], MEX

Position style:

Infield (baseball-reference.com, 11 Jun 2018)

Bats left, throws left (baseball-reference.com, 11 Jun 2018)

Sporting relatives:

His brother Edgar has also played professional baseball and made 193 appearances over two seasons in MLB for the San Diego Padres in the United States of America. (baseball-reference.com, 11 Jun 2018, 04 Nov 2014)

National league:

Mexican Baseball League [MEX] (septimaentrada.com, 30 Mar 2021)

He won the Major League Baseball [MLB] Gold Glove award as best first baseman in the National League in 2008, 2009 and 2014, and in the American League in 2011. In 2014 he was also the recipient of the Wilson Defensive Player of the Year Award covering both leagues. (baseball-reference.com, 11 Jun 2018)

In 2011, he was the recipient of the American League's Silver Slugger as the best offensive first baseman of the year. He won the National League Silver Slugger in 2014. (baseball-reference.com, 11 Jun 2018)

He was selected for the MLB All-Star Game in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2015. (milb.com, 22 Jun 2021; baseball-reference.com, 11 Jun 2018)

He received the Mexican Sports Award in 2011 and 2014. (lideresmexicanos.com, 2018)

General Interest

General
MLB VETERAN
He was the first pick overall, selected by the Florida Marlins, of the 2000 MLB draft. In 2003 he was traded to the Texas Rangers, with whom he made his MLB debut the following year. He was traded to the San Diego Padres in 2006 and played 799 games over five seasons with the franchise, including every regular season game in 2008. In 2010 he joined the Boston Red Sox and in 2011 led MLB in hits with 213, before joining the Los Angeles Dodgers in August 2012, where he recorded the most RBIs [116] in MLB in 2014. He signed as a free agent with the New York Mets in 2018, but was released in June that year. After a three-year hiatus, he signed with the Mexican Baseball League's Mariachis de Guadalajara in 2021. (baseball-reference.com, 11 Jun 2018, 11 Jul 2021; milb.com, 22 Jun 2021)

OLYMPIC DREAM
After three years away from professional baseball, in 2021 he joined Mexican Baseball League side Mariachis de Guadalajara with the ambition of playing for Mexico at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, having previously represented the country at the Caribbean Series, the World Baseball Classic and at junior competitions. "If I can complete those four, that's like the grand slam of representing Mexico. That is the only reason I have not retired yet." He expects to end his playing career after the 2020 Olympic Games and plans to start a career in broadcasting. (latimes.com, 30 Mar 2021)

HERITAGE
He was born in San Diego, CA, United States of America, to Mexican parents. (latimes.com, 30 Mar 2021)

Social Media

Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/adrianeltitan23
https://twitter.com/Adrian_ElTitan

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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