González posted a 30–35 record with 354 strikeouts and a 4.93 ERA in 131 appearances, including 83 starts, four complete games, two shutouts, and 572 ⅔ innings pitched. González is one of 583 pitchers to have faced Barry Bonds six or more times in his career and the only one of that group never to have allowed him to reach base. On May 9, , the Yomiuri Giants of Japan's Central League signed González. He became the fifth Venezuelan player to play in the JCL during the 2007 season, joining fellow countrymen Alex Cabrera, Darwin Cubillán, Luis González and Alex Ramírez. Death González died after being struck by lightning in Punta Palma, Zulia on May 25, 2008. See also List of baseball players who died during their careers List of Major League Baseball players from Venezuela References External links , or Japanese Baseball, or Retrosheet, or Pelota Binaria (Venezuelan League) 1975 births 2008 deaths Accidental deaths in Venezuela Águilas del Zulia players Arizona League Cubs players Arizona League Rockies players Boston Red Sox players Chicago Cubs players Daytona Cubs players Deaths from lightning strikes Durham Bulls players Huntington Cubs players Iowa Cubs players Lansing Lugnuts players Major League Baseball pitchers Major League Baseball players from Venezuela Milwaukee Brewers players Natural disaster deaths in Venezuela Navegantes del Magallanes players New York Mets players Nippon Professional Baseball pitchers Norfolk Tides players Oklahoma RedHawks players Orlando Cubs players Pawtucket Red Sox players Peoria Chiefs players Rockford Cubbies players Sportspeople from Maracaibo Syracuse Chiefs players Tampa Bay Devil Rays players Venezuelan expatriate baseball players in Japan Venezuelan expatriate baseball players in the United States West Tennessee Diamond Jaxx players Williamsport Cubs players Yomiuri Giants players