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Full Name:
 

Adrián González Savín​

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Nicknames:

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"El Titan", "Titan", "A-Gon"

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Born:  
 

May 8, 1982

San Diego, California

 

He was raised in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico (until 1990)

 

Family:  

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Father: David 
Mother: Alba 
Brothers: David Jr and Edgar (older)
Spouse: Betsy 

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His father, David Gonzalez Sr., was a first baseman for the Mexican National Team (this is why they moved to Tijuana).

His brother Edgar was drafted in 2000 by Tampa Bay Devil Rays (886th overall). Played his career in the minor leagues.

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Friends:  

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Mentor in high school: Dave Gonzalez (his teacher and high school coach).

 

School:  

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Eastlake High School, Chula Vista, California,
Mascot: Titans
Coach: Dave Gonzalez (no relation) 

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Baseball Related:

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2000 - Drafted by the Florida Marlins (1st overall) ($3 million signing bonus).

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2003 - Traded from the Marlins (with Ryan Snare and Will Smith) to the Texas Rangers for Ugueth Urbina. 

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2004 - April 18th - Major League debut with the Texas Rangers.

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2006 - Traded from the Texas Rangers (with Chris Young and Terrmel Sledge) to the San Diego Padres for Adam Eaton and Akinori Otsuka.

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2009 - Played winter ball in the Mexican Pacific League with the Venados de Mazatlán.

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2010 - Traded (after the season) from the Padres to the Boston Red Sox for Casey Kelly, Anthony Rizzo, and Reymond Fuentes.

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2012 - Traded from the Red Sox (with Josh Beckett, Nick Punto, Carl Crawford and $11 million in cash) to the Los Angeles Dodgers for James Loney, Iván DeJesús, Jr., and Allen Webster.

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2017 - He was put on the disabled list for the first time in his career. 

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2017 - Lost the World Series with the Los Angeles Dodgers to the Houston Astros.

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2017 - Traded (after the season) from Dodgers (with Charlie Culberson, Scott Kazmir, Brandon McCarthy, and cash considerations) to the Atlanta Braves for Matt Kemp. He was immediately put on waivers.

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2018 - Signed a 1-year contract with the New York Mets.

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Extra:

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Boxing fan (He liked Julio César Chávez and Oscar De La Hoya)

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In the off-season he has trained in San Diego with former boxing champion Chris Byrd.

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2012 - He was on the cover of 'MLB 12: The Show' 
 

Sample Heckles:

 

Not available

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Heckle him on twitter:

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@Adrian_ElTitan

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