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Wiki González
Wiki González
	Catcher
	Born: May 17, 1974 (age 50); Maracay, Aragua, Venezuela
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
	August 14, 1999, for the San Diego Padres
Last MLB appearance
	May 24, 2006, for the Washington Nationals
MLB statistics
Batting average	.239
Home runs	17
Runs batted in	103
	Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
	San Diego Padres (1999–2003); Seattle Mariners (2005); Washington Nationals (2006);

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Wiklenman Vicente González [Wiki] (born May 17, 1974) is a former Venezuelan catcher in Major League Baseball who played for the San Diego Padres, Seattle Mariners and Washington Nationals in parts of seven seasons spanning 1999–2006. Listed at 5' 11" (1.80 m), 175 lb. (79 k), González batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Maracay, Aragua.

Career

In a seven-season career, González posted a .238 batting average with 17 home runs and 103 RBI, including 75 runs, 41 doubles, three triples, and three stolen bases in 283 games played.

His most productive season came in 2001 with San Diego, when he batted a .275/.335/.463 slash line with eight homers and 27 RBI.

A slow runner, González holds the curious distinction of having hit into a 5-4-3 triple play in 2002 while playing for the Padres, during a game against the New York Mets just on his birthday.^[1]

In 2008 González signed with the St. George Roadrunners of the independent Golden Baseball League. Then, in February 2009 he was traded to the Sussex Skyhawks of the Can-Am League. He was released on April 2, 2009.

In between, González played winter ball with four clubs of the Venezuelan League during the 1993–2010 seasons.^[2]

Popular Padres lore tells of a tale when González once confronted home plate umpire Laz Diaz on a controversial called strike. González, turning to Diaz was overheard asking: "Hey Laz, how can you sleep with all these lights on?" Diaz, taken aback by Wiki's boldness called time and ran over to the Padres dugout to speak with then manager, Bruce Bochy. Bochy has said that the event was "very upsetting" to Diaz. "He came over with tears in his eyes (Diaz) and I couldn't understand what was happening." "I thought that maybe he was hurt during the last pitch." "He was crying! Wiki made him cry!"

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External links

Career statistics from ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)

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[1] Retrosheet Box Score – New York Mets 13, San Diego Padres 4. Game Played on Friday, May 17, 2002 (N) at Qualcomm Stadium

[2] Pura Pelota : LVBP Statistics

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 In between, González played winter ball with four clubs of the [[Venezuelan Professional Baseball League|Venezuelan League]] during the 1993–2010 seasons.<ref>[http://www.purapelota.com/lvbp/mostrar.php?id=gonzwik001 Pura Pelota : LVBP Statistics]</ref>
+Popular Padres lore tells of a tale when González once confronted home plate umpire Laz Diaz on a controversial called strike. González, turning to Diaz was overheard asking:  "Hey Laz, how can you sleep with all these lights on?"
+Diaz, taken aback by Wiki's boldness called time and ran over to the Padres dugout to speak with then manager, Bruce Bochy. Bochy has said that the event was "very upsetting" to Diaz. "He came over with tears in his eyes (Diaz) and I couldn't understand what was happening." "I thought that maybe he was hurt during the last pitch." "He was crying! Wiki made him cry!"
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