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Full Name:
 

Marwin Javier González​

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Nicknames:

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“Margo"

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Born:  
   

March 14, 1989 

Puerto Ordaz, Venezuela

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Family:  

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Father: Mario González Sr.
Brothers: Mario Jr. and Leonard
Spouse: Noel (Glover)
Brother-in-law: Brad Glover (wife: Kayla)
Dog: Benger (French bulldog)

His father Mario Sr. is a baseball instructor in Venezula. He helped he helped develop Víctor Martínez (among others). 

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Noel, a 2006 graduate of Pekin Community High School. They met in 2008, when he played in 33 games for the Peoria Chiefs. 

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School:  

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Not available

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Baseball Related:

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2005 - Signed by the Chicago Cubs as an international free agent.

 

2011 - Selected by the Boston Red Sox in the Rule 5 draft.

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2011 - Traded from the Boston Red Sox to the Houston Astros for Marco Duarte.

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2012 - April 6th - Major League debut with the Houston Astros.

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2017 - Won the World Series with the Houston Astros.

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Extra:

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His wife gave birth to one of their children the same night as the World Series win (2017).

 

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November 25, 2017 his dog (Benger, a French bulldog) was lost in the Dunlavy and Fairview area of Houston. The dog was found and returned to him at Empire Cafe.

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Sample Heckles:

 

Not available

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Heckle him on twitter:

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@marwinGF9