Esteban Gonzalez

Esteban Andrew Gonzalez

• Bats Left, Throws Right
• Height 5' 10", Weight 185 lb.

• Born January 19, 1984 in Caracas, Venezuela

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Biographical Information

Esteban Gonzalez had played, coached and managed in the minors before he turned 27 years old.

Gonzalez signed with the Houston Astros in 2002. He spent two years in the Latin American summer leagues, then hit .183/.267/.215 for the 2005 Greeneville Astros, backing up Koby Clemens at third base.

Gonzalez was a coach for the VSL Devil Rays/Reds in 2007 and the VSL Rays in 2008-2009. He became manager of the VSL Rays in 2010-2012 and coached for the team again in 2013-2015. When the Venezuelan Summer League shut down in 2016 due to political unrest, the Tampa Bay Rays created a second Dominican Summer League team. Gonzalez coached the DSL Rays 2 in 2016. He then managed the DSL Rays 1 in 2017-2019 and 2021. Gonzalez was a coach for the FCL Rays in 2022-2024 and Montgomery Biscuits in 2025-2026.

In 2022/2023, Gonzalez and fellow Rays coach Levi Romero coached the Perth Heat in the Australian Baseball League.

Year-By-Year Managerial Record

Year	Team	League	Record	Finish	Organization	Playoffs
2010	VSL Rays	Venezuelan Summer League	37-33	3rd	Tampa Bay Rays
2011	VSL Rays	Venezuelan Summer League	38-33	2nd	Tampa Bay Rays	League Champs
2012	VSL Rays	Venezuelan Summer League	19-52	4th	Tampa Bay Rays
2017	DSL Rays 1	Dominican Summer League	23-48	39th	Tampa Bay Rays
2018	DSL Rays 1	Dominican Summer League	51-20	2nd	Tampa Bay Rays	League Champs
2019	DSL Rays 1	Dominican Summer League	27-44	41st	Tampa Bay Rays
2021	DSL Rays 1	Dominican Summer League	29-30	24th(t)	Tampa Bay Rays