Luis Gonzalez

Quick Facts

Full Name	Luis Gonzalez
Occupation	Baseball Player
Date Of Birth	Sep 3, 1967(1967-09-03)
Age	57
Birthplace	Tampa
Country	United States
Birth City	Florida
Horoscope	Virgo

Luis Gonzalez Biography

Luis Gonzalez is one of the most popular and richest Baseball Player who was born on September 3, 1967 in Tampa, Florida, United States. Five-time MLB All-Star outfielder who hit 354 home runs during his 19-year career. He drove in the series clinching run against the New York Yankees to propel the Arizona Diamondbacks to a World Series Championship in 2001.

He hit 57 home runs in 2001, the same year that Barry Bonds broke the single- season record.

Gonzalez grew up in the West Tampa neighborhood of Tampa, Florida in a Cuban- American household. He graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School in 1985 along with childhood friend Tino Martinez. After high school, he attended the University of South Alabama, where he earned Baseball America’s All-Freshman Second Team honors. He was drafted by the Houston Astros in the fourth round of the 1988 amateur draft. Gonzalez played American Legion Baseball for Post

248. Other Post 248 alumni include Lou Piniella, Tony La Russa, Tino Martinez, and Gary Sheffield.

Gonzalez made his major league debut on September 4, 1990. He finished the rest of the 1990 season with 4 hits (2 doubles). The year of 1991 became the first full season of Gonzalez’s career. During 1991, he batted .254 with 13 home runs and 69 RBI. In 1992, he batted .243 with 10 home runs and 55 RBI. In 1993, he batted .300 with 15 home runs, 72 RBI, and an NL leading 10 sacrifice flies. In 1994, he batted .273 with 8 homers and 67 RBI. His 1995 season began with a .258 batting average, 6 homers and 35 RBI.

He had tripletts with his wife Christine.

Luis Gonzalez Net Worth

Luis Gonzalez is one of the richest Baseball Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Luis Gonzalez 's net worth $40 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He won Baseball America’s All-Freshman Second Team honors while attending the University of South Alabama.

He was inducted into the Hispanic Heritage Baseball Museum Hall of Fame in 2011.

Luis Emilio Gonzalez (born September 3, 1967), nicknamed “Gonzo”, is an American former baseball outfielder who played 19 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for seven teams. Gonzalez spent his best years with the Arizona Diamondbacks and was one of the most popular players in the organization’s history. His game-winning hit in Game 7 of the 2001 World Series against New York Yankees closer Mariano Rivera clinched the Diamondbacks’ first and only World Series championship to date. Gonzalez was a five-time All-Star and won a Silver Slugger Award in 2001. After retiring from baseball in 2008, Gonzalez joined the Diamondbacks’ front office in 2009 as a special assistant to the president. The following year, the team retired his uniform number #20, making him the first player so honored by the Diamondbacks.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Luis Gonzalez Dating?

According to our records, Luis Gonzalez married to Christine Gonzalez. As of December 1, 2023, Luis Gonzalez’s is not dating anyone.

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In 2001, Gonzalez astonished many when he hit 57 home runs, his personal best for one season and almost twice as many as he hit in any other season. The total is the third most in National League history for a left-handed batter (behind Barry Bonds’s record 73, which also came in 2001, and Ryan Howard, who hit 58 in 2006). Gonzalez was selected to his second All-Star Team and finished second in the National League in hits with 198. Gonzalez also won the Home Run Derby that year.

Facts & Trivia

Luis Ranked on the list of most popular Baseball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Luis Gonzalez celebrates birthday on September 3 of every year.

On May 22, 2004, Gonzalez got his 2,000th career hit in a game against the Florida Marlins, though his season ended early when he had Tommy John surgery in August. In 2005, he was selected to his fifth All-Star Team. On April 18, 2006, he got his 500th career double, becoming the 20th player in Major League history to hit 500 doubles and 300 home runs. On May 13, 2006, he passed Babe Ruth for 38th place all-time for the most doubles hit in league history.

Does Luis Gonzalez speak Spanish?

3. You’re fluent in both Spanish and English — which was your first language? As a Cuban, Gonzalez is very wary of Fidel Castro. Gonzalez: My whole family is Cuban, so growing up with them I might have spoken Spanish first.

Who is Luis Gonzalez?

Gonzalez compiled a . 283 batting average, 2,591 hits, 354 home runs and 1,439 RBI during his career with the Houston Astros, Chicago Cubs, Detroit Tigers, D-backs, Los Angeles Dodgers, and Florida Marlins. His 596 career doubles rank 18th in baseball history.

Is Luis Gonzalez in the Hall of Fame?

D-backs’ Luis Gonzalez to be inducted into Alabama and Mobile Halls of Fame. Arizona Diamondbacks legend Luis Gonzalez will be inducted into the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame tomorrow and Mobile Sports Hall of Fame next Thursday, May 2.

Is Luis Gonzalez married?

Christine Gonzalez

How old are Luis Gonzalez triplets?

Left: Gonzalez with his wife Christine, daughter Megan (18), son Jacob (18) and daughter Alyssa (18). Photo Courtesy of the Arizona Diamondbacks. Right: Luis Gonzales and his triplets (from left: Megan, Jacob and Alyssa ) graced the cover of Raising Arizona Kids in June 2006.