Juan Gonzalez Biography

Juan Gonzalez, born October 20, 1969, is a Puerto Rican former professional baseball outfielder whose full name is Juan Alberto González Vázquez. He has played 16 seasons in Major League Baseball for four teams, most notably the Texas Rangers from 1989 to 1999 and again from 2002 to 2003. González hit over 40 home runs five times and recorded at least 100 runs batted in eight times during his career. In season-adjusted terms, he averaged 42 home runs, 135 RBI, 81 extra-base hits, and 353 total bases per 162 games. He moved his family out of the barrio early in his MLB career. One of his managers, Johnny Oates, believed that until you've walked where Juan González has walked, you just won't understand. In 1988, he played for the Charlotte Rangers and batted .256 with a .327 on-base percentage and .415 slugging percentage, including 8 home runs in 277 at-bats.