Rubén Gotay
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 Gotay with the Braves in 2008 Photo by Chris Nelson |
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| Atlanta Braves — No. 8 | |
| Second baseman | |
| Born: December 25, 1982 Río Piedras, Puerto Rico |
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| Bats: Switch | Throws: Right |
| Major League Baseball debut | |
| August 3, 2004 for the Kansas City Royals | |
| Selected MLB statistics (through June 10, 2008) |
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| Batting average | .255 |
| Home runs | 10 |
| Runs batted in | 70 |
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Ruben A. Gotay (pronounced /goʊˈtаɪ/ [go TIE]) (born December 25, 1982 in Río Piedras, Puerto Rico) is a Major League Baseball second baseman for the Atlanta Braves.
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[edit] Professional career
[edit] Kansas City Royals
Gotay made his major league debut with the Kansas City Royals on August 4, 2004, when they played the Chicago White Sox. He went 1-for-3 and got his first major league hit off of José Contreras. [1] Gotay played in 44 games for the Royals in 2004. He hit .270 with one home run and 16 RBI. [2] In 2005, Gotay made the Royals' opening day roster[1] and played in 86 major league games. He batted .227 with five home runs and 29 RBI.
Gotay spent the entire 2006 season in the minor leagues.
[edit] New York Mets
He was traded to the New York Mets for prospect Jeff Keppinger on July 19, 2006.[3]
Gotay was designated for assignment by the Mets to make room on the 40-man roster for Chan Ho Park in February 2007.
Gotay cleared waivers and was assigned outright to the New Orleans Zephyrs of the Pacific Coast League on February 16, 2007[4] but was brought back to the major league club on April 30, 2007, after an injury to José Valentín. On May 9, 2007, Gotay hit his first home run as a Met off San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Matt Morris, the ball barely clearing the high right field wall at AT&T Park. On March 27, 2008, Gotay was placed on waivers by the Mets.
[edit] Atlanta Braves
Gotay was claimed of waivers from the Braves on March 28, 2008.
[edit] Personal
His uncle is former major leaguer Julio Gotay. Gotay played little league in Fajardo Puerto Rico were his father Ruben Gotay was the Head Coach of the Pumas.[5].
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube
