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Luis Gonzalez played outfield in the majors for 19 seasons from 1990 – 2008 for the Houston Astros (1990-1995, 1997), Chicago Cubs (1995-1996), Detroit Tigers (1998), Arizona Diamondbacks (1999-2006), L.A. Dodgers (2007) and Florida Marlins (2008). He spent the majority of his career with Arizona and, in 2010, his jersey #20 was retired by the Diamondbacks, making him the first player to be so honored by the franchise. Gonzalez was named to five All-Star Games during his career (1999, 2001-2003, 2005) and three times received MVP votes (1991, 2001, 2003). Gonzalez maintained a .283 batting average during his career to go along with 2,591 hits, 354 home runs and 1,439 RBI.
For the 2001 season, Gonzalez finished second in the National League with 198 hits. He also belted a career-high 57 home runs along with 142 RBI and a batting average of .325. He played in all 162 regular season games for Arizona that year and led the N.L. with 728 plate appearances in route to helping the Diamondbacks to a World Series title over the New York Yankees. In that game, Gonzalez hit the game-winning RBI in the bottom of the 9th inning in Game 7 off Mariano Rivera to clinch the series. After his playing days, Gonzalez worked in the Diamondbacks front office and as a baseball analyst for ESPN Radio and Fox Sports. He also served as a board member with the Baseball Assistance Team (BAT). Gonzalez was born on September 3, 1967 in Tampa, Florida.
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