Baseball player
| Manny González | |
|---|---|
 Gonzalez in 2012 | |
| Born: (1979-12-04) December 4, 1979 (age 45) Caracas, Venezuela | |
| MLB debut | |
| May 17, 2010 | |
| Crew Information | |
| Umpiring crew | E (5) |
| Crew members |
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| Career highlights and awards | |
| Special Assignments | |
Manuel Augusto González (born December 4, 1979) is a Venezuelan umpire in Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his major-league umpiring debut on May 17, 2010, filling in for John Hirschbeck, becoming the first Venezuelan umpire in MLB history.
González umpired 11 MLB games in 2010, and returned to umpire 42 MLB games in 2011 before being hired to the full-time MLB staff in early 2013. He issued his first career ejection on June 26, 2012, when Ike Davis was tossed for arguing a safe call at first base in Chicago.
González was the second base umpire for the no-hitter by Alec Mills of the Chicago Cubs against the Milwaukee Brewers on September 13, 2020.
González was forced to leave a game at Fenway Park on September 6, 2021, after being hit in the mask by a foul ball while umpiring behind the plate.
See also
References
- ESPN story
- Retrosheet
- "MLB Hires Vic Carapazza, Porter, Gonzalez". Close Call Sports. Retrieved January 11, 2013.
- "Ejection 080: Manny Gonzalez (1)". Close Call Sports and the Umpire Ejection Fantasy League. June 26, 2012.
- "Cubs vs. Brewers | 09/13/20". MLB.com. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
- Koster, Kyle (September 6, 2021). "Umpire Manny Gonzalez Forced to Leave Game After Taking Scary Foul Tip to Mask". The Big Lead. Retrieved September 6, 2021 – via MSN.com.
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