Enrique González (baseball)

{{Infobox baseball biography

|name=Enrique González

|image=20110407-1182 Enrique González.jpg

|caption=González with the Detroit Tigers

|position=Pitcher

|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1982|7|14}}

|birth_place=Ciudad Bolívar, Venezuela

|bats=Right

|throws=Right

|debutleague=MLB

| debutdate=May 28

| debutyear=2006

| debutteam=Arizona Diamondbacks

|debut2league=NPB

| debut2date = March 31

| debut2year = 2012

| debut2team = Saitama Seibu Lions

|finalleague=MLB

| finaldate = June 8

| finalyear = 2011

| finalteam = Detroit Tigers

|final2league=NPB

| final2date = August 4

| final2year = 2012

| final2team = Saitama Seibu Lions

|statleague=MLB

| stat1label = Win–loss record

| stat1value = 4–8

| stat2label = Earned run average

| stat2value = 5.81

| stat3label = Strikeouts

| stat3value = 84

|stat2league=NPB

| stat21label = Win–loss record

| stat21value = 3–3

| stat22label = Earned run average

| stat22value = 7.04

| stat23label = Strikeouts

| stat23value = 16

|teams=

Arizona Diamondbacks ({{mlby|2006}}–{{mlby|2007}})
San Diego Padres ({{mlby|2008}})
Boston Red Sox ({{mlby|2009}})
Detroit Tigers ({{mlby|2010}}–{{mlby|2011}})
Saitama Seibu Lions ({{npby|2012}})

}}

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

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.[http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20100610&content_id=11016468&vkey=news_det&fext=.jsp&c_id=det&partnerId=rss_det Perry placed on DL; González called up] MLB.com June 10, 2010

The Tigers purchased his contract on May 22, 2011.[http://www.freep.com/article/20110522/SPORTS02/110522014/Tigers-call-up-Enrique-Gonzalez-place-Carlos-Guillen-60-day-DL Tigers call up Enrique Gonzalez, place Carlos Guillen on 60-day DL], Detroit Free Press, May 22, 2011. 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.[http://www.tiburones.net/mostrar_pelotero.php?id=32 Pelotero Enrique González] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160317123246/http://tiburones.net/mostrar_pelotero.php?id=32 |date=2016-03-17 }} tiburones.net