Alex S. Gonzalez

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For the other professional baseball infielder named Alex Gonzalez, see Alex González

**Alex S. Gonzalez**
Major League Baseball debut
Kansas City Royals — No. 11
Infielder
Bats: Right	Throws: Right
April 4, 1994 for the Toronto Blue Jays
Selected MLB statistics (through 2006)
Batting average	.243
Home runs	137
RBI	536
Former teams
Toronto Blue Jays (1994–2001) Chicago Cubs (2002–2004) Montréal Expos (2004) San Diego Padres (2004) Tampa Bay Devil Rays (2005) Philadelphia Phillies (2006)

Alexander Scott Gonzalez (born April 8, 1973 in Miami, Florida) is a shortstop and third baseman for the Kansas City Royals. He joined the league in 1993, spending 8 years with the Toronto Blue Jays before signing with the Chicago Cubs. After brief stints with the Montreal Expos and San Diego Padres, Alex signed with Tampa Bay Devil Rays in 2005 as a third baseman, making the switch from shortstop. After a brief, disappointing 2006 run with the Philadelphia Phillies, Gonzalez retired from baseball. However, he came out of retirement on January 12, 2007, signing a minor league contract with the Kansas City Royals.

"Gonzo" has a reputation for strong defensive play and clutch hitting; however, in the 8th inning of Game 6 of the 2003 NLCS, he dropped a routine double-play ball that would have ended the inning with the score 3-1 in favor of the Cubs. Seven Marlins runs ensued and the Cubs lost the game and ultimately the series. This was shortly after an incident in which a fan touched a foul ball into the stands which left fielder Moises Alou might have caught. Alou reacted with very visible frustration and anger after being unable to catch it, although there was no legal interference on the play. The batter eventually drew a base on balls, and it was Gonzalez's error that opened the floodgates.