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Adrian Gonzalez (born May 8, 1982) is an American professional baseball first baseman for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball .

Gonzalez was the first overall pick in the 2000 Major League Baseball Draft by the Florida Marlins . He was traded to the , and later to the San Diego Padres , where he was an All-Star selection four times and two-time Gold Glove winner. The four-time Padres team Most Valuable Player (MVP) was traded to the Boston Red Sox before entering the final year of his contract during the 2010 offseason and traded again to the Dodgers in August 2012.

Gonzalez was born in San Diego, but played for Mexico in the 2006 and 2009 World Baseball Classic . His nicknames includeGonzoandA-Gon.

Professional career Florida Marlins (2000 2003)

Gonzalez was projected to be a late first-round pick out of Eastlake High School in Chula Vista, California , but he advanced with his senior year performance. In June 2000, Gonzalez became the first infield position player to be drafted first overall since Alex Rodriguez in 1993. He was given a $3 million signing bonus by the Florida Marlins. While in the Marlins organization, Gonzalez played with the Kane County Cougars , Portland Sea Dogs (2002), Albuquerque Isotopes (2003), and Carolina Mudcats (2003). With the A level Kane County Cougars in his 2nd professional season, Gonzalez hit .312 with 17 home runs and 103 RBI's in 127 games. As a result he was selected by the Midwest League as the Most Valuable Player & Top Prospect in the league . He also played in the All-Star Futures Game .

Texas Rangers (2004 2005)

After a wrist injury, the Marlins felt Gonzalez would be hindered swinging the bat, so the Marlins included Gonzalez in a June 2003 trade with the Seattle Mariners on April 18, 2004 and was hitless in 3 at-bats. He recorded his first base hit on April 20 against Anaheim Angels and his first home run on April 25 off Kevin Jarvis of the Seattle Mariners . He played in 16 games for Texas in 2004 and in 43 games in 2005, with a combined batting average of .229 and 7 homers.

San Diego Padres (2006 2010) Boston Red Sox (2011 2012) Los Angeles Dodgers (2012 present) Personal life See also References

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