Full name is Marwin Javier Gonzalez.
2021
In 91 combined games between the Boston Red Sox and Houston Astros, hit .199 (55-for-276) with 30R, 14 doubles, 5HR, 28RBI, 20BB and 3SB¡signed with Boston to a Major League contract on 2/24¡batted .202 (49-for-242) with 25R, 14 doubles, 2HR, 20RBI, 19BB and 3SB in 77 games with the Red Sox¡made 57 starts in the infield (2B-30, 1B-12, SS-9, 3B-6) and 10 in the outfield (LF-8, RF-2)¡with his Opening Day start on 4/2 in LF, his start on 4/3 at 2B, his start on 4/4 at 3B and his start on 4/5 at 1B, became the first Major Leaguer since 1900 to start a team¡¯s first four games of the season at four different fielding positions (credit: Elias)¡was placed on the 10-day injured list on 7/16 (retroactive to 7/13) with a right hamstring strain¡played in two rehab games with Triple-A Worcester before being reinstated from the injured list on 8/3, missing 16 team games¡was designated for assignment by the Red Sox on 8/13 and released on 8/16¡was signed by Houston to a minor league deal on 8/27 and played in three games with the FCL Astros and Triple-A Sugar Land¡was selected to the Astros¡¯ Major League roster on 9/5, where he hit .176 (6-for-34) with 5R, 3HR, 8RBI and 1BB in 14 games¡marked his second stint with the club (2012-18)¡tied his career high with 5RBI on 9/20 at Los Angeles-AL (third time, first since 5/7/18 at Oakland with Houston), also hitting his third career grand slam in the game (last: 8/24/18 at Los Angeles-AL with Houston)¡did not appear on Houston¡¯s ALDS and ALCS roster, but was added to the Astros¡¯ World Series roster¡appeared in four games in the World Series against the Atlanta Braves¡recorded a go-ahead pinch-hit, two-run single in the fifth inning in Game 5, becoming the second player in franchise history to have a go-ahead hit as a pinch hitter in the postseason¡joined Denny Walling, who hit a ¡°walk-off¡± pinch-hit single in the 11th inning in Game 2 of the 1981 NLDS vs. the Los Angeles Dodgers.
2020
Played in 53 games for the Twins, making 21 starts at 3B, 19 at 2B, 6 in RF, and 5 at 1B...committed only two errors on the season (1 at 2B, 1 in RF)...Hit .209 (24-for-115) with 5 HR as a right-handed batter and .217 (13-for-60) as a left-handed hitter...Went 8-for-27 (.296) with RISP...In his first 12 games (7/25-8/8), batted .350 (14-for-40) with 2 HR and a .435 OBP...Homered in consecutive games from 8/12-13 vs. CLE...Started at 3B in both of the Twins¡¯ Wild Card Round games against the Astros...went 1-for-5 with a walk and a run scored.
2019
Was Twins Opening Day third baseman March 28 vs. Cleveland with Miguel Sanó beginning season on Injured List (right heel laceration).... Reached safely in 16 straight games May 2-21, the fourth longest stretch of career....Made a start at six different positions in an eight-game span May 26-June 5, starting at all defensive positions in that span with the exception of centerfield, catcher and pitcher. ...Hit .299 (29-for-97) with five doubles, three home runs, 10 RBI, 10 walks and a .370 on-base percentage in 25 May games....Tied career-high with four hits June 7 at Detroit, with two doubles and two singles....Placed on 10-day Injured List with a right hamstring strain June 17...missed nine games and reinstated June 29....Hit go-ahead three-run homer with two outs in the eighth inning August 13 at Milwaukee, off Josh Hader; Twins won 7-5....Tied career-high again with four hits August 15 at Texas...finished the three-game series at Globe Life Park going 11-for-18 with three doubles and four RBI, leading the Twins to their first-ever four-game sweep of the Rangers....Played in 900th career game August 23 vs. Detroit....Missed time in late August and early September with an oblique injury....Hit .300 (36-for-120) as a right-handed batter and .249 (76-for-305) as a left-handed batter....Hit .298 (28-for-94) with runners in scoring position, and .360 (18-for-50) with a .967 OPS with runners in scoring position and two outs....Played 21 games (19 starts) at first base, two games (both starts) at second base, 40 games (35 starts) at third base, one game (start) at shortstop, 18 games (13 starts) in leftfield and 44 games (36 starts) in rightfield... Recorded eight outfield assists, tied with Eddie Rosario for most on club, despite playing in just 59 games (49 starts) in the outfield...eight assists marked the second-most in Twins history among players with 60-or-fewer games in the outfield (Jason Kubel had 9 in 2011).... Played in all three games in ALDS vs. New York-AL, starting Game 1 in leftfield and Games 2 and 3 at first base...went 3-for-11 (.273) with one double.
2017
The 28-year-old had a career-year and one of the best seasons by a utility player in MLB history...was one of the best offensive players in the American League despite not having a regular position...led the AL West Division Champion Astros in RBI and ranked third in OPS (.907) to Altuve (.957) and Correa (.941)...among AL players, ranked sixth in OPS, eighth in OBP (.377), ninth in batting average and 10th in slugging (.530)...became the first player in MLB history to have a season with 30 doubles and 20 homers while appearing in multiple games at all of the following positions: left field, right field, first base, second base, third base, shortstop...played 134 games, but did not play more than 47 games at a single position...appeared in games at these positions: left field (47g), shortstop (38g), first base (31g), second base (22g), third base (19g), right field (2g)...made starts at: left field (38), shortstop (33), first base (20), third base (15), second base (14)...became the first player in MLB history to play at least 19 games at each of these five positions: first base, second base, third base, shortstop, left field...became the first player since Cesar Tovar (1968) to play 19 games at five different positions in a single season...Tovar appeared in 19 games at shortstop, third base, second base, left field and center field...became the third switch-hitter in club history to have a season with an OPS over .900, joining Lance Berkman (2001-06, 2008-09) and Carl Everett (1999)...set career highs in runs (67), hits (138), doubles (34), homers, RBI, walks (49), batting average, on-base percentage, slugging percentage and OPS...ranked third in the AL in at-bat to RBI ratio (5.06, 455AB/90RBI)... improved in nearly every peripheral offensive metric this season...posted a career-high 9.5% walk rate...his 19.2% strikeout rate was his lowest since 2014 (18.7%)...posted a career-low chase rate (29.2%)...was extremely selective with what pitches he swung at, as he posted a career-low 42.2% swing rate, including a 59.8% swing rate on pitches in the strike zone (lowest since his 2012 rookie season)...had been a better hitter from the right side of the plate leading into the year, but that changed in 2017...batted .322 (108x335) with 23 doubles, 18 homers, 74 RBI and a .946 OPS (.394 OBP/.552 SLG) while batting left-handed...ranked sixth in the AL in OPS vs. right-handed pitchers...ranked second in the AL in batting average with runners in scoring position, as he hit .360 (41x114) with eight doubles, seven homers, 67 RBI and a 1.054 OPS (.440 OBP/.614 SLG) in those situations (4th in the AL in OPS w/RISP)...made his sixth consecutive Opening Day roster...did not have a stint on the DL...homered in his first game of the season in a start at first base on April 4 vs. SEA...was a go-ahead solo homer off RHP Hisashi Iwakuma in the 6th inning...improved his batting average vs. Iwakuma to .444 (12x27) and was his second-career homer off him...homered in his second straight start of the seaosn on April 6 vs. SEA...became the seventh player in club history to hit a homer in each of his first two starts of a season, and the first since Carlos Correa in 2016...started the season on a five-game hitting streak, and recorded an RBI in each of his first four starts of the year from April 4-9...the only other players in club history to start the year with a four-game RBI streak: Richard Hidalgo (2001, 2004), Rusty Staub (1968), Eddie Matthews (1967)...posted a career-long, 20-game on-base streak from Sept. 19, 2016-April 14, 2017...in May, ranked second in the AL in batting (.382) and OBP (.461) while ranking tied for second in RBI (22), third in OPS (1.198) and fourth in slugging (.737)...was the fifth-highest OPS ever recorded by an Astros player in a single month of May, and the highest since Lance Berkman's 1.409 OPS in May of 2008... homered in five straight starts from April 27-May 4...became the first Astro to homer in five straight starts since Chris Carter did so in 2015...hit six total homers during his streak...also recorded an RBI in six straight starts from April 26-May 4...per Elias, became the first player in the modern era of baseball to homer in four straight starts, each at a different position, when he did so from April 27-May 3...started at second base, third base, left field and first base...notched the second multi-homer game of his career on May 2 vs. TEX, setting a single-game careerhigh five RBI...hit a solo homer in the 5th while batting right-handed, and an 8th-inning go-ahead grand slam batting left-handed...was the Astros first grand slam of the season, and first multi-homer game of the year...per Elias, the only other player in club history to hit two homers in a game, including a game-winning grand slam in the 8th inning or later was Kevin Bass on Aug. 20, 1989 vs. CHC...homered from both sides of the plate for the second time in his career in that game on May 2 vs. TEX (also July 26, 2016 vs. NYY)...prior to Gonzalez, the last Astros player to homer from both sides of the plate was Lance Berkman on July 3, 2006 vs. CHC...had an 11-game hitting streak from May 1-16 (second-longest streak of career)...reached base safely in a career-high 30 consecutive starts from April 22-June 12...was the longest streak by an Astro since Altuve's 32-game streak in 2016...had another long on-base streak, this time a 31-game on-base streak from June 14-July 29...was the longest by an Astros player this year and the third-longest by an AL player behind Aaron Judge (32g) and Edwin Encarnacion (32g)...tied his career-high home run total of 13 set in 2016 on June 22 at OAK in his 63rd game of the season...set a single-season career high in homers on July 2 vs. NYY in what was his 65th game...was ejected by homeplate umpire John Libka on July 6 at TOR...was his third career ejection...recorded an RBI in eight consecutive games from July 2-14, totaling 12 RBI in that span...tied the third-longest streak in club history with Lance Berkman (2006) and Morgan Ensberg (2006)...on July 24 at PHI, started at shortstop before moving to left field and second base...became the first player in club history to play all those positions in the same game...did this again later in the year on Sept. 25 at TEX, becoming the first player in MLB history to have multiple games like this in his career, let alone a single season...posted his second 11-game hitting streak from July 17-29...entered September on a 1x23 (.043) run...hit .363 (29x80) with 11 doubles, two homers, 17 RBI and a 1.002 OPS in 22 games in September...among AL players in September, ranked tied for second in doubles and fifth in batting average...recorded the first multi-steal game of his career on Sept. 2 vs. NYM (G2)...had a four-hit, three RBI game on Sept. 25 at TEX, tying his single-game career-high for hits...played left field, second base and shortstop in the game...became the first player in MLB history to have four hits while playing all those positions in a game...started every postseason game, knocking four doubles and one homer with four RBI...made 17 start in left field and one at first base...recorded two outfield assists in the playoffs, becoming the second left fielder in club history to record multiple outfield assists in a single postseason, joining Lance Berkman (2005)...recorded his first career postseason hit in Game 1 of the ALDS vs. BOS, a two-run, go-ahead double off LHP Chris Sale in the 4th inning... was also his first career postseason start...notched outfield assists in back-to-back games (ALDS Game 4 at BOS, ALCS Game 1 vs. NYY)...per Elias, became the first outfielder with assists in consecutive playoff games since Jim Rice in the 1986 World Series...hit a game-tying homer in the 9th inning off RHP Kenley Jansen in Game 2 of the World Series at LAD...was his 1st career postseason homer...became the 10th player in World Series history to hit a game-tying home run in the 9th inning, and the first since Kansas City's Alex Gordon in Game 1 of the 2015 World Series...was the first such homer by a visiting player since Boston's Dwight Evans in Game 3 of the 1975 Fall Classic at CIN.
2016
In his fifth Major League season, set career highs in games played (141), at-bats (484), runs (55), hits (123), doubles (26), triples (3), homers (13), RBI (51), walks (22) and stolen bases (12)...made 118 starts at multiple positions: 74 at first base, 16 at third base, 14 in left field, eight at second base and six at shortstop...also made one appearance in center field...owned a .438 slugging percentage in 92 games at first base...was the highest slugging percentage by an Astros first baseman since Lance Berkman in 2009 (.509) (min. 90 games)...made the Opening Day roster for the fifth consecutive year (all with Houston)...spent the entire season on the Astros active roster...missed four games from Sept. 2-5...left the game on Aug. 31, with discomfort in his right hamstring... started at first base on April 5, marking his second career Opening Day start...also started at shortstop for the Astros on Opening Day, 2012...hit a two-run HR on May 6 vs. SEA...was the first multi-run HR of his career and 26th HR of his career...his first 25 career homers were all solo shots...among all players in MLB history without a multi-run HR, the 25 solo HR for Gonzalez were the most, immediately leading Todd Dunwoody (1997-2002) and his 11 career solo HR...started at second base on May 7...became the first AL player in 2016 to start at every infield position...hit a 16th inning walkoff homer on May 11 vs. CLE...it was his second career walkoff homer (last: Aug. 8, 2015 vs. TB)...per Elias the 16th-inning HR was the latest walkoff home run hit during the regular season in Astros franchise history...prior to May 11, the latest game-ending home run hit by an Astros player was by Dickie Thon (14th inning 8/10/83)...prior to Gonzalez, two Astros hit go-ahead home runs in the 16th inning or later in a road game: Billy Hatcher on Sept. 2, 1986 and Ken Caminiti on Aug. 20, 1999...recorded the first multi-homer game of his career on July 26 vs. NYY...switch hitter homered off LHP CC Sabathia and RHP Anthony Swarzak, becoming the first Astros player to homer from both sides of the plate since Lance Berkman on July 3, 2006 vs. CHC (homered off RHP Carlos Marmol and LHP Will Ohman)...had a career-long 13-game hitting streak from July 15-Aug. 3...hit .286 (16x56) with five doubles, four HR and four RBI during the streak, which began on July 15...was tied for the longest hitting streak by an Astros in 2016...played a handful of games for the Tigres de Aragua in the Venezuelan Winter League following the season.
2015
Had a career year as the Astros utility man, posting single-season career highs in games (120), starts (86), hits (96), doubles (18), homers (12), RBI (34), slugging percentage (.442) and OPS (.759)...played all around the diamond, seeing time at first base (43g), shortstop (32g), third base (21g), second base (15g) and left field (15g)...marked his first career starts at first base...hit .295 (41x139) with eight doubles, one triple, six homers, 14 RBI and an .843 OPS (.347 OBP/.496 SLG) against left-handed pitchers...all 12 of his homers were solo shots...batted .278 (15x54) with three homers, eight RBI and an .822 OPS in 16 games against the division-rival Mariners (went 7x23, .304, at Safeco Field)...boosted his career numbers against Seattle to: .304 (35x115) average, eight homers, 15 RBI, .920 OPS (.355 OBP/.565 SLG) in 40 games...moved his career numbers at Safeco Field to: .320 (16x50) average, four homers, six RBI, .970 OPS (.370 OBP/.600 SLG) in 20 games...went 1x2 off RHP Hisashi Iwakuma, propping his career average against him to .571 (8x14)...marks his most career hits against any Major League pitcher...made the Astros Opening Day roster for the fourth consecutive season...spent the entire year with Houston, but did miss seven games in September while nursing various hand injuries...finished ninth in the AL in batting average and OPS in July...hit .364 (20x55) with three doubles, three homers, five RBI and a 1.008 OPS (.426 OBP/.582 SLG) in 20 games during the month...hit a walk-off homer on Aug. 18 vs. TB, becoming the first Astros player with three hits and an extra-inning homer in the same game since Miguel Tejada on June 2, 2009 (Elias Sports Bureau)...over his final 70 games of the year, hit .321 (68x212) with nine doubles, one triple, 10 homers, 21 RBI and an .885 OPS (.371 OBP/.514 SLG)...played in four of the Astros six playoff games as a defensive replacement...marked his first trip to the postseason
2014
Played in a career-high 103 games with Houston with 76 starts (64 at SS, 6 at 3B, 5 at 2B, 1 in LF)...became the first Astro to start games at those four positions in one season since IF/OF Brian Bixler (2012)...tallied 285 at-bats, 81 more than his previous high set in 2013, and set career-highs in almost every offensive category...the switch-hitter batted .333 (13x39) against lefties, and all six of his homers came off righties...made his third straight Opening Day roster and spent the entire season on the active MLB roster for the first time in his career...shared time at shortstop with IF Jonathan Villar and IF Gregorio Petit...played left field, right field and third base on April 11 at TEX...only other player in club history to play those three positions in the same game was IF/OF Bill Spiers on Sept. 21, 1999, at PIT...notched four hits and an RBI on May 26 at KC, marking a career high in hits in a game...the last Astros shortstop to record four hits in a game was IF Angel Sanchez on April 12, 2011, vs. CHC...went 2x4 in a start on July 1 vs. SEA (one hit off RHP Hisashi Iwakuma)...has gone 7x12 (.583) with a homer and an RBI against RHP Hisashi Iwakuma in his career...marks his most career hits against any Major League pitcher...became a career .328 (20x61) hitter with five homers, seven RBI and a 1.004 OPS against the Mariners...hit a double in each of his last two starts, on Sept. 23 and Sept. 27...11 of his 15 doubles of the season came in his last 43 games.
2013
The 24-year-old played in 72 games with Houston...primarily played shortstop (53g) but also saw time at second base (10g) and third base (4g)...all four of his homers came off righties...made his second straight Opening Day roster and split time at shortstop with Ronny Cedeno until he was optioned to Triple A on June 24...played in 44 games with Triple A Oklahoma City and was recalled back to Houston on Aug. 14...remained in Houston through the end of the season where he served as the backup shortstop to Jonathan Villar...on April 2 vs. TEX, broke up Yu Darvish's perfect-game bid with two outs in the 9th inning by hitting a single up the middle...hit .262 (45x172) with 10 doubles and 15 RBI in 44 games with Triple A OKC ... following the season, played for Zulia in the Venezuelan Winter League and hit .297 (22x74) with nine RBI in 23 games.
2012
The 10th overall selection in the 2011 Rule 5 Draft spent the entire 2012 season with the Astros on the
Major League roster...hit .234 (48x205) across 80 MLB games, making 38 starts at shortstop, six at third base
and four at second base...remained on the Astros roster the entire season other than a couple of stints on the
paternity list (April 27-30) and the Disabled List (June 8-July 15)...his DL time was accrued while recovering
from a bruised right heel...also missed over two weeks (Aug. 31-Sept. 19) of games with a left ankle sprain...
started at shortstop for Houston on Opening Day, April 6, 2012 vs. COL...also started the first six games of
the season at the position while shortstop Jed Lowrie began the year on the Disabled List...hit his first MLB
homer on May 14, 2012 at PHI, which came as a pinch-hitter, off RHP Joe Blanton...was the first of two Astros
players to hit their first MLB homer as a PH during the season (also, Barnes on Aug. 13 vs. CHC)...prior to the
2012 season, the last Astro to hit his first ML homer as a PH was Mark Saccomanno on Sept. 8, 2008...went
3x4 with three runs scored on April 9 vs. ATL (his fourth career game)...is one of three Astros all-time to record
three-or-more hits and three-or-more runs scored in the same game within his first four career games...the
last Astro to do so was Kenny Lofton in his MLB debut on Sept. 14, 1991 vs CIN...hit .290 (27x93) with a .353
on-base percentage over a 29-game stretch from May 25-Aug. 6, 2012...had a career day on July 29 vs. PIT,
going 3x5 with 2 doubles and 3 RBI, helping to snap an Astros 12-game losing streak...hit .333 (13x39) with
one homer and 10 RBI in his 13 games on his injury rehab assignment with Triple A OKC...after a slow start
this spring, posted a .304 (7x23) average with five walks in his last 10 games, which helped him earn a spot on
the Major League roster...was selected by BOS in the Rule 5 Draft before being traded to Houston in exchange
for RHP Marco Duarte...even though he was acquired in a trade, his Rule 5 status still applied.
2011
Returned to Double A Tennessee at the onset of last
season, appearing in 64 games and hitting .301 (65x216)
before being promoted to Triple A Iowa...combined to hit
.288 (119x413) with four home runs and 39 RBI in 124 games
at the two levels...posted a .324 (47x145) line with two
homers and 14 RBI against lefties and a .269 (72x268) mark against right-handed pitchers...while with Tennessee, played
mostly shortstop (45g) and second base (15g), but did see action in two games in the outfield...after his promotion played
almost exclusively at shortstop, appearing in 54 games at the position, while commiting only four errors for a .983 fielding
percentage (4E/239TC)...following the season, played for Caracas in the Venezuelan Winter League, hitting.292 (49x168)
with 17 RBI in 42 games...
2010
Returned to Advanced A Daytona for the first 23 games of the season before being promoted
to Double A Tennessee...combined to hit .251 (98x390) with four homers and 46 RBI at the two stops...played almost
exclusively at shortop with Tennessee, appearing in 81 games at the position and two games in the outfield...following
the season, played for Caracas in the Venezuelan Winter League, hitting.324 (68x210) with two homers and 38 RBI in 59
games...
2009
Bumped up to Advanced A Daytona and played the entire season with the Cubs...played all over the diamond,
appearing in games at second base (27g), third base (24g), shortstop (38g), left field (28g) and centerfield (10g)...marked his
first professional appearance as an outfielder
2008
Combined to hit .261 (94x360) with 52 RBI in 98 games with Class A
Peoria (33g) and Class A Boise (65g)...began the year at Peoria before transfering over to Boise when their season started...
would go on to lead the club and finish fourth in the Northwest League with 43 RBI...split his time at second (30g), third
(11g and shortstop (26g) while at Boise...following the season, got four at-bats (0x4) for Caracas in the Venezuelan Winter
League.
2007
Repeated the season with the Arizona League Cubs, but played in only 17 games because of injury
2006
Combined to hit .227 (35x154) in his first professional action...began the year with the Arizona League Cubs and hit .198
(17x86) before joining the Dominican Summer League Cubs to finish the season...hit four home runs and collected 10 RBI in
his 18 games with the DSL Cubs.
