Luis Gonzalez (outfielder, born 1967)

His 596 career doubles currently rank 19th on the all-time MLB list.

Luis Emilio Gonzalez (born September 3, 1967), nicknamed "Gonzo", is an American former baseball outfielder who played 19 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for seven teams.

Gonzalez spent his best years with the Arizona Diamondbacks and was one of the most popular players in the organization's history.

He graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School in 1985 along with childhood friend Tino Martinez.

After high school, he attended the University of South Alabama, where he earned Baseball America's All-Freshman Second Team honors.

He was drafted by the Houston Astros in the fourth round of the 1988 amateur draft.

Gonzalez played American Legion Baseball for Post 248.

Other Post 248 alumni include Lou Piniella, Tony La Russa, Tino Martinez, and Gary Sheffield.

Gonzalez was drafted by the Houston Astros in the 4th round of the 1988 June draft.

After signing, he was assigned to the short-season Class A Auburn Astros of the New York–Penn League, where Kenny Lofton, the Astros' 17th-round pick in 1988, was also making his pro debut.

Gonzalez hit .312 with 5 home runs and 10 doubles in 39 games for Auburn before being promoted to the Asheville Tourists to finish the season.

Gonzalez made his major league debut on September 4, 1990.

He finished the rest of the 1990 season with four hits (two doubles).

The year of 1991 became the first full season of Gonzalez's career.

During 1991, he batted .254 with 13 home runs and 69 RBI.

In 1992, he batted .243 with 10 home runs and 55 RBI.

In 1993, he batted .300 with 15 home runs, 72 RBI, and an NL leading 10 sacrifice flies.

In 1994, he batted .273 with eight homers and 67 RBI.

His 1995 season began with a .258 batting average, six homers and 35 RBI.

Gonzalez along with Scott Servais were traded to the Chicago Cubs for Rick Wilkins.

Gonzalez finished the 1995 season with the Cubs by batting .290 with seven homers and 34 RBI.

Overall in 1995, Gonzalez had a .276 average, 13 homers and 69 RBI combined while he played with the Astros and Cubs.

In 1996, Gonzalez batted .271 with 15 homers and 79 RBI.

Gonzalez signed a one-year deal to return to the Astros in 1997.

During 1997, he batted .258 with 10 homers and 68 RBI.

Gonzalez signed a one-year deal for the Tigers in 1998.

In 1998, he batted .267 with 23 homers and 71 RBI.

He hit the first home run at Tropicana Field (the home stadium of the expansion Tampa Bay Devil Rays) on Opening Day.

In 1999, Gonzalez was traded to the Diamondbacks for Karim García.

He had a strong debut season for Arizona on his way to becoming a star during his tenure with the team, leading the NL in hits with 206 and posting a .336 batting average to help them win the National League's western division.

Arizona would fall to the New York Mets in the divisional playoff series.

Gonzalez was selected to his first All-Star Team in 1999.

In 2000, the Diamondbacks fell to third place in their division, but Gonzalez had a fine season, blasting 31 home runs among his 192 hits, while hitting .311 and driving in 114 runs.

His game-winning hit in Game 7 of the 2001 World Series against New York Yankees closer Mariano Rivera clinched the Diamondbacks' first and only World Series championship to date.

Gonzalez was a five-time All-Star and won a Silver Slugger Award in 2001.

In addition to good power (354 career home runs), Gonzalez was known as an exceptional gap hitter.

In 2001, Gonzalez astonished many when he hit 57 home runs, his personal best for one season and almost twice as many as he hit in any other season.

After retiring from baseball in 2008, Gonzalez joined the Diamondbacks' front office in 2009 as a special assistant to the president.

The following year, the team retired his uniform number #20, making him the first player so honored by the Diamondbacks.

Gonzalez grew up in the West Tampa neighborhood of Tampa, Florida in a Cuban-American household.