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Carlos Eduardo González (born October 17, 1985) (nicknamed CarGo) is a Venezuelan professional baseball outfielder for the Colorado Rockies of Major League Baseball. A two-time All-Star, González is a former National League batting champion. He has also won a Silver Slugger Award and is a three-time Gold Glove Award winner. Gonzalez is the current right fielder for the Rockies, but has primarily played left field throughout his career. ==Minor leagues== Born in Maracaibo, Venezuela, González was signed by the Arizona Diamondbacks on August 3, 2002. González began his professional baseball career in for the Rookie League Missoula Osprey. González batted just .258 with 6 home runs in 72 games. In , González split time between the Low Single-A Yakima Bears and the Single-A South Bend Silver Hawks. In 85 games, he batted .275 with 10 home runs. González played the season again for the Silver Hawks. He led the Silver acorns in games played (129) and RBIs (92). He was second on the team in batting average (.307), home runs (18), at bats (515) and runs scored (91). González was also named to the Midwest League midseason and postseason All-Star games and was also named the Midwest League Prospect of the Year. ''Baseball America'' and ''Topps'' each named González as a Low Class-A All-Star. ''Topps'' also named him as the Midwest League Player of the Year. In , ''Baseball America'' rated González at #32 on their top 100 prospects list and was the 6th-highest Diamondbacks player on that list. González mainly played for the High Single-A Lancaster JetHawks in 2006, but also spent some time with the Double-A Tennessee Smokies. González played in 122 games and batted .289 with a career high 23 home runs. He also led the JetHawks in home runs (21) and RBIs (93). González was also an All-Star Futures Game selection and a California League postseason All-Star selection. ''Baseball America'' rated González as a High Class-A All-Star, and he received the same honor from ''Topps''. In , ''Baseball America'' rated González at #18 on their top 10 prospects list and was the 3rd highest Diamondbacks player on that list. González mainly played for the Double-A Mobile BayBears, but also spent some time in Triple-A with the Tucson Sidewinders. González played in 130 games and batted .288 with 17 home runs. González led the BayBears in home runs (16) and RBI (75). González was once again named to the All-Star Futures Game. On December 14, 2007, González was traded along with Dana Eveland, Aaron Cunningham, Chris Carter, Brett Anderson, and Greg Smith to the Oakland Athletics for Dan Haren and Connor Robertson. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Carlos González (baseball)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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