Alberto González
Washington Nationals — No. 12
Shortstop
Born: April 18, 1983 (1983-04-18) (age 26) Maracaibo, Venezuela
Bats: Right	Throws: Right
MLB debut
September 1, 2007 for the New York Yankees
Career statistics (through 2009)
Batting average	.256
Home runs	2
Runs batted in	44
Teams
New York Yankees (2007-2008) Washington Nationals (2008-present)

Alberto Ramón González (born April 18, 1983 in Maracaibo, Venezuela) is a Major League Baseball shortstop for the Washington Nationals.

[edit] Professional career

[edit] Minor leagues

González was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Arizona Diamondbacks on August 3, 2002. He spent his first three years in the minors, playing for the Single-A South Bend Silver Hawks in 2004 and 2005, and the Double-A Tennessee Smokies and Triple-A Tucson Sidewinders in 2006. On January 5, 2007, he was traded with pitchers Luis Vizcaino, Ross Ohlendorf, and Steven Jackson to the New York Yankees for Randy Johnson. González began the 2007 season with the Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees, but was demoted to the Trenton Thunder after struggling.

[edit] New York Yankees

The Yankees called up González on September 1, 2007, as part of the September expanded rosters. He made his major league debut that day as a defensive replacement. On September 8, 2007, he got his first RBI by grounding into a fielder's choice and later scored his first run. On April 9, 2008, González was called up to provide back-up for injured Derek Jeter. He took the roster spot of Shelley Duncan.

[edit] Washington Nationals

On July 31, 2008, González was traded to the Washington Nationals for minor-league right-handed pitcher Jhonny Núñez.

[edit] External links

• Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube