Germán González (baseball)

{{short description|Venezuelan baseball player (born 1962)}}

{{for|the Colombian footballer|Germán González Blanco}}

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{{Infobox baseball biography

|name = Germán González

|image = German Gonzalez - Orlando Twins - 1988.jpg

|caption = González in 1988

|position = Pitcher

|bats = Right

|throws = Right

|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1962|3|7}}

|birth_place = Rio Caribe, Sucre State, Venezuela

|debutleague = MLB

|debutdate = August 5

|debutyear = 1988

|debutteam = Minnesota Twins

|finalleague = MLB

|finaldate = September 25

|finalyear = 1989

|finalteam = Minnesota Twins

|statleague = MLB

|stat1label = Win–loss record

|stat1value = 3–2

|stat2label = Earned run average

|stat2value = 4.11

|stat3label = Strikeouts

|stat3value = 44

|teams =

• Minnesota Twins ({{mlby|1988}}–{{mlby|1989}})

}}

Germán José González (born March 7, 1962, in Río Caribe, Sucre State, Venezuela) is a former Major League Baseball relief pitcher who played for the Minnesota Twins (1988–89). He batted and threw right-handed.{{cite web |title=German Gonzalez |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/gonzage01.shtml |website=Baseball Reference |publisher=Sports Reference LLC |access-date=June 22, 2022}}

In a two-season career, González compiled a 3–2 record with 44 strikeouts and a 4.41 ERA in 50.1 innings.