Fredi González

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Fredi González

Manager

Born: January 28, 1964 (1964-01-28) (age 44)
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 2, 2007 for the Florida Marlins
Final game
, for the
Career statistics
Games	140
Win-Loss Record	60-80
Winning %	.429
Teams
Florida Marlins (2007-current)
Career highlights and awards

Fredi Jesus González (born January 28, 1964 in Havana, Cuba) is the current manager of the Florida Marlins in Major League Baseball. For the four years prior to 2007, he was third base coach for the Atlanta Braves.

Gonzalez grew up in Miami, Florida, where he attended Southridge High School, and was signed by the New York Yankees after being their 16th selection in the 1982 amateur draft. He spent six years as a catcher in the Yankees farm system, though never advancing above the AA level. He began his managerial career in 1990, taking over the Miami Miracle of the Florida State League.

He continued with the Miracle into 1991 until he joined the Florida Marlins organization in 1992. He was chosen to be the first coach to instruct the first Marlins prospects of the franchise assigned to the Erie Sailors minor league team. González coached throughout the Marlins organization, including a 1997 stop as manager of the Portland Sea Dogs, the AA Eastern League affiliate of the Marlins; he managed the Sea Dogs to a first-place finish in the Eastern League's Northern Division, with a record of 79-63. He moved to the big league club in 1999 as third base coach for the 1999 and 2000 seasons.

After leaving the Marlins, González spent 2002 with the Braves' Richmond affiliate, and moved up to the major league Atlanta club early in the 2003 season. ^[1] On October 3, 2006, González was named the manager of the Florida Marlins within hours of Joe Girardi being fired. Gonzalez was named as a coach for the 2007 NL All-Star Team, replacing Willie Randolph who was undergoing shoulder surgery.

González currently lives in Marietta, Georgia with his wife, Pamela, and two teenage children, Gabrielle (Gigi) and Alex.

[edit] Managerial records

Team	Year	Regular Season				Post Season
Team	Year	Won	Lost	Win %	Finish	Won	Lost	Win %	Result
FLA	2007	71	91	.438	5^th in NL East	-	-	-	-
FLA	2008	30	20	.600
Total		101	111	.476	-	-	-	-	-

[edit] See also

[edit] References

^ The Official Site of The Atlanta Braves: Team: Manager and Coaches

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