Édgar Gerardo González Elizondo (born February 23, 1983) is a Mexican professional

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who is a free agent. He has previously played in

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(MLB) for the

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, and

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, and in the

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for the

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. González was the sixth major leaguer from

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, Mexico, joining Óscar Villarreal,

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, Bobby Treviño, Héctor Torres, and

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. He was the 94th native of Mexico to appear in the majors and the 53rd pitcher from Mexico to work a big league game when he debuted with the Diamondbacks on June 1, . At that time, he was the youngest pitcher in Major League Baseball, at 20 years old. He throws a 4-seam

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, slider, 2-seam fastball, and a

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Professional career

Arizona Diamondbacks

González signed with the

as a non-drafted

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on April 18, . When he did not report for his assignment in the

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, he was placed on the suspended list for 2000-. He was assigned to Single-A

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of the

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in 2002. On April 14, in only his second professional start, he tossed a

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against

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for his first professional win. He did not issue a

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and faced the minimum 27 batters because he picked off the only baserunner of the game (reached on an

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). He was 11–8 with a 2.91

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and 110

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s with South Bend before earning a promotion to the High-A

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of the

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in August, the last month of the season. He finished in Lancaster 3–0 with a 0.78 ERA and 21 strikeouts against 3 walks in 4

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. His 14 victories in 2002 tied for second among Arizona minor leaguers. He was pitcher of the month of August in the Arizona farm system after combining 5–0 with a 1.18 combined in the two levels. González was assigned to the Double-A

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of the

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in 2003. His stay at El Paso was a short one, with only 6 games started and going 2–2 with a 3.50 ERA before being called up early May to the Triple-A

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. He went 3–2 with Tucson before being called to the major league team for a brief stay. He finished the season at Tucson with an 8–7 record and a 3.75 ERA in 20 games. He was selected to participate in the

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on July 13 in

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, working a scoreless frame for the World Team. González was promoted on June 1, 2003, to face the

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. Arizona won the game 10–4. He picked up his first major league win, pitching 5.2 innings allowing 10

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for 3 runs and striking out 4. He also collected his first major league hit. He had another start on June 6 against the Indians at Arizona where he took his first loss before returning to Tucson. When the rosters expanded in September, he was called up and pitched in 7 games (all in

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). He finished the season with a 2–1 record and a 4.91 ERA. González had a rough year in the major leagues in , mostly because pitching with a torn fingernail for most of the year ended his season short. In several stints with the big club, he ended with 0–9 record with a 9.32 ERA in 10 starts for the Diamondbacks. His best game came August 29 in

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where he took a no-hitter to the 7th inning and lost it to an infield hit by Felipe López and later lost the shutout to a

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. was the redemption year for González. After a rough 2004 in MLB and spending almost the complete 2005 season in the minors, Edgar stated his case for a spot in the rotation for the next year. He was called up in June to replace in the rotation Russ Ortiz who was released. He pitched two good games (

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s), but lost the two because of no run support. After Juan Cruz was activated from the

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, González was moved to the

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where he struggled to adapt and was demoted to Tucson on July 19 to continue to pitch as a starter. He returned to team on September and took the place in the rotation of struggling Enrique González. He had 3 starts in September, the 3 being excellent games, reaching 7 innings in two of them and not allowing more than 2 runs in each game. He ended the year 3–4 with an ERA of 4.22. His record as a starter was 2–3 with a 3.00 ERA. was the first year González started the season with the major league club. He earned a spot in the rotation after going 5–0 during

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. After

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was activated from the disabled list, he lost his job to Micah Owings in a tight race. He spent the remainder of the season as the

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of the Diamondbacks and making spot starts. He was out of minor league options so he could not be sent to the minor leagues without exposing him to waivers. Eddy González began the season in the bullpen, but was moved into the starting rotation when starter Doug Davis was diagnosed with

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. In five starts, he was 1–2 with a 6.55 ERA, averaging 4.4 innings per start. He then lost his starting job to

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and was moved back to the bullpen after Scherzer pitched 4⅓ innings of perfect relief for González on April 29.

Oakland Athletics

On February 9, , González signed a minor league contract that included an invitation to spring training with the

. He appeared in 26 games with Oakland, including 6 starts. He had a 0–4 record and 5.51 ERA with 39 strikeouts in those appearances. In October, González was granted free agency.

LG Twins

González began the 2010 season with the

in the

. He was 0–6 with a 7.68 ERA and 23 strikeouts for the Twins before he was released.

Sultanes de Monterrey

On July 3, 2010, González signed with

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of the

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. In 3 starts for the team, he posted a 1–1 record and 3.18 ERA with 9 strikeouts over 17 innings of work.

Los Angeles Dodgers

On August 20, 2010, González signed a minor league contract with the

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. He was subsequently assigned to the Triple-A

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, for whom he made four starts and posted a 1–1 record and 4.81 ERA with 29 strikeouts.

Tampa Bay Rays

On March 2, 2011, González signed a minor league contract with the

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. He was released by the organization on June 6, after recording a 4.56 ERA with 54 strikeouts in innings with the Triple-A

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Colorado Rockies

On June 12, 2011, González signed a minor league contract with the

. On August 10, the Rockies selected González's contract, adding him to their active roster. In one game for Colorado, he allowed two runs on five hits across two innings pitched. González was

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by the Rockies on August 15. He cleared waivers and was sent outright to the Triple-A

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on August 19. González elected free agency on September 30. On November 3, 2011, Gonzalez signed a minor league contract with the

organization. He was released prior to the start of the season on March 30, 2012. The next day, González re-signed with the Rockies organization on a minor league contract. In 15 games (7 starts) for Colorado Springs, he compiled a 3–3 record and 5.40 ERA with 40 strikeouts across innings pitched. González was released by the Rockies on June 19.

Sultanes de Monterrey (second stint)

On June 26, 2012, González signed with the

of the

. In 6 starts for the club, he logged a 2–2 record and 2.84 ERA with 25 strikeouts across innings pitched.

Houston Astros

González signed a minor league contract with the

on August 23, 2012. On September 3, he had his contract selected to the active roster. In 6 starts for the Astros, González posted a 3–1 record and 5.04 ERA with 18 strikeouts across 25 innings of work. On November 1, he was removed from the 40-man roster and sent outright to the Triple-A

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. On November 20, 2012, González re-signed with the Astros organization on a minor league contract. On March 30, 2013, González was selected to Houston's major league roster. On April 5, he was designated for assignment following the acquisition of Travis Blackley.

Toronto Blue Jays

On April 7, 2013, González was claimed on waivers from the Astros by the

. On April 12, he was removed from the 40-man roster and sent outright to the Triple-A

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to clear roster space for Casper Wells. González was recalled on May 8 when

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was placed on the disabled list. He was designated for assignment the following day. On May 11, González cleared waivers and elected free agency rather than accept an assignment back to Buffalo. In 3 total games for Toronto, he had struggled to a 7.88 ERA with 3 strikeouts over 8 innings.

Houston Astros (second stint)

On May 12, 2013, González signed a major league contract with the

. In 5 total appearances for the Astros, he struggled to a 7.20 ERA with 8 strikeouts across 10 innings pitched. On September 7, González was removed from the 40-man roster and sent outright to the Double-A

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. He elected free agency on October 1.

Cincinnati Reds

On January 20, 2014, González signed a minor league contract with the

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organization. He pitched in only 2 games for the Triple-A

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, allowing 1 run in 2 innings pitched. González became a free agent after the season.

Sultanes de Monterrey (third stint)

González signed with the

of the

for the 2015 season. He played with the club in 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2019. González did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the Mexican League season because of the

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. After the 2020 season, he played for Mexico in the 2021 Caribbean Series.

El Águila de Veracruz

On March 13, 2021, González was loaned to

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. In 10 starts, he registered a 2–6 record with a 6.59 ERA and 28 strikeouts in innings pitched.

Acereros de Monclova

On July 19, 2021, González was loaned to the

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for the remainder of the 2021 season. In 4 games (2 starts), he struggled to a 12.91 ERA with 5 strikeouts across innings pitched.

Saraperos de Saltillo

On October 6, 2021, González was returned to the

. However, prior to the 2022 season, on March 23, 2022, he was loaned to the Saraperos de Saltillo. González pitched in 20 games for Saltillo, starting 13 and posting a 1–4 record and 6.75 ERA with 43 strikeouts in innings of work.

Rieleros de Aguascalientes

On March 6, 2023, González signed with the Rieleros de Aguascalientes of the

. In 2 starts, he registered a 0–1 record with a 10.80 ERA in 5 innings pitched.

Piratas de Campeche

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/ref> In 15 games (10 starts) for Campeche, he struggled to an 0–7 record and 8.69 ERA with 18 strikeouts across innings pitched. González did not appear for Campeche during the 2024 season. He became a free agent following the season.

Winter baseball

In the winter, he plays in the

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for the

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. During the 2002–2003 season, when he was 19 years old, he was named Rookie of the Year and Pitcher of the Year going 8–1 with a 1.89 ERA.

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