González was born in Maracaibo, Zulia State. The Cubs signed him as a non-draft amateur free agent in 1991, and he was a highly touted young arm in the Cubs system. He made his debut in 1997, posting a record of 11–9 and finishing ninth in voting for the National League's Rookie of the Year Award. He also pitched for the Cubs in 1998, then pitched in the minor leagues for nearly five years between three surgeries and a variety of injuries.
In 2003, he was rewarded by Tampa Bay with the Out of Nowhere Award. González ended up being the Rays' most consistent pitcher, despite his 6–11 record. He allowed three runs or fewer in 17 starts, but received the lowest run support of any AL East starter (3.91 runs per game). He finished with a 3.91 earned run average and 97 strikeouts in 156 innings. González was the pitcher on June 3, 2003, when Sammy Sosa was caught using a corked bat.[2]
Early in the 2005 season, González started three games for the Boston Red Sox, going 1–1 with a 6.65 ERA. Boston optioned him to the Triple-A Pawtucket Red Sox in late May 2005, then recalled him to the major league club in early July to try to fill a hole in the back end of their bullpen. He appeared in Game 1 of the AL Division Series, a 14–2 loss to the Chicago White Sox, and allowed four runs in 2⅓ innings, including a three-run home run by Scott Podsednik.
In 2006, González started three games for the Mets but performed poorly. During the season, he was traded to the Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for pitcher Mike Adams. González started five games for the Toronto Blue Jays Triple-A affiliate, the Syracuse Chiefs, in 2007, before being released.
In a six-season majors career, González posted a 30–35 record with 354 strikeouts and a 4.93 ERA in 131 appearances, including 83 starts, four complete games, two shutouts, and 572 ⅔ innings pitched.
González is one of 583 pitchers to have faced Barry Bonds six or more times in his career and the only one of that group never to have allowed him to reach base.[3]
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December 18, 2023
geremi, gonzález, geremis, segundo, gonzález, acosta, january, 1975, 2008, venezuelan, right, handed, pitcher, major, league, baseball, played, chicago, cubs, 1997, 1998, tampa, devil, rays, 2003, 2004, boston, 2005, york, mets, 2006, milwaukee, brewers, 2006,. Geremis Segundo Gonzalez Acosta January 8 1975 May 25 2008 was a Venezuelan right handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Chicago Cubs 1997 1998 Tampa Bay Devil Rays 2003 2004 Boston Red Sox 2005 New York Mets 2006 and Milwaukee Brewers 2006 In his rookie season he led the Cubs with 11 wins but he was unable to continue that success in later seasons He was known as Jeremi Gonzalez until he was traded to the Brewers in 2006 at which time he informed the team of the proper spelling 1 Geremi GonzalezGonzalez in a 2007 photo with the Toronto Blue JaysPitcherBorn 1975 01 08 January 8 1975Maracaibo VenezuelaDied May 25 2008 2008 05 25 aged 33 Punta Palma Zulia VenezuelaBatted RightThrew RightProfessional debutMLB May 27 1997 for the Chicago CubsNPB June 14 2007 for the Yomiuri GiantsLast appearanceMLB September 26 2006 for the Milwaukee BrewersNPB July 7 2007 for the Yomiuri GiantsMLB statisticsWin loss record30 35Earned run average4 93Strikeouts354NPB statisticsWin loss record1 2Earned run average6 52Strikeouts17TeamsChicago Cubs 1997 1998 Tampa Bay Devil Rays 2003 2004 Boston Red Sox 2005 New York Mets 2006 Milwaukee Brewers 2006 Yomiuri Giants 2007 Contents 1 Professional career 2 Death 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksProfessional career editGonzalez was born in Maracaibo Zulia State The Cubs signed him as a non draft amateur free agent in 1991 and he was a highly touted young arm in the Cubs system He made his debut in 1997 posting a record of 11 9 and finishing ninth in voting for the National League s Rookie of the Year Award He also pitched for the Cubs in 1998 then pitched in the minor leagues for nearly five years between three surgeries and a variety of injuries In 2003 he was rewarded by Tampa Bay with the Out of Nowhere Award Gonzalez ended up being the Rays most consistent pitcher despite his 6 11 record He allowed three runs or fewer in 17 starts but received the lowest run support of any AL East starter 3 91 runs per game He finished with a 3 91 earned run average and 97 strikeouts in 156 innings Gonzalez was the pitcher on June 3 2003 when Sammy Sosa was caught using a corked bat 2 Early in the 2005 season Gonzalez started three games for the Boston Red Sox going 1 1 with a 6 65 ERA Boston optioned him to the Triple A Pawtucket Red Sox in late May 2005 then recalled him to the major league club in early July to try to fill a hole in the back end of their bullpen He appeared in Game 1 of the AL Division Series a 14 2 loss to the Chicago White Sox and allowed four runs in 2 innings including a three run home run by Scott Podsednik In 2006 Gonzalez started three games for the Mets but performed poorly During the season he was traded to the Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for pitcher Mike Adams Gonzalez started five games for the Toronto Blue Jays Triple A affiliate the Syracuse Chiefs in 2007 before being released In a six season majors career Gonzalez posted a 30 35 record with 354 strikeouts and a 4 93 ERA in 131 appearances including 83 starts four complete games two shutouts and 572 innings pitched Gonzalez is one of 583 pitchers to have faced Barry Bonds six or more times in his career and the only one of that group never to have allowed him to reach base 3 On May 9 2007 the Yomiuri Giants of Japan s Central League signed Gonzalez 4 He became the fifth Venezuelan player to play in the JCL during the 2007 season joining fellow countrymen Alex Cabrera Darwin Cubillan Luis Gonzalez and Alex Ramirez Death editGonzalez died after being struck by lightning in Punta Palma Zulia on May 25 2008 5 See also editList of baseball players who died during their careers List of Major League Baseball players from VenezuelaReferences edit National League Insider Archived 2008 05 29 at the Wayback Machine The Plain Dealer published June 30 2006 accessed July 8 2006 Tampa Bay Devil Rays at Chicago Cubs Box Score June 3 2003 Barry Bonds vs Pitchers Stathead com Sports Reference Retrieved 7 October 2021 Yomiuri Giants Official Web Site Yomiuri Giants Archived from the original on 2007 05 12 Retrieved 2007 05 09 Former Brewer Geremi Gonzalez dies Capital Times Madison WI Associated Press May 26 2008 Archived from the original on May 29 2008 External links editCareer statistics and player information from Baseball Reference or Fangraphs or Baseball Reference Minors or Japanese Baseball or Retrosheet or Pelota Binaria Venezuelan League Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Geremi Gonzalez amp oldid 1167105200, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
