Ruben Gotay

Full Name: Ruben Bruce Gotay Primary Position: 2B Height/Weight: 5'11"/190 First Game: August 3, 2004 Birthdate: December 25, 1982 Final Game: August 4, 2005 Birthplace: Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico MLB Experience: 3 years Bat/Throw: Both/Right

Biography

Ruben Gotay (Ruben Bruce Gotay) was born on December 25, 1982 in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico. He made his Major League debut on August 3, 2004 for the Kansas City Royals. In 2004, his rookie year, he hit .270 with 1 home run and 16 RBI. Gotay played for the Kansas City Royals for his entire 2 year career.

Statistics

Batting Stats

Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	IBB	GDP
2004	KC	A	44	152	17	41	1	16	.270	.315	.375	7	3	9	36	2	1	0	0	4
2005	KC	A	86	282	32	64	5	29	.227	.288	.344	14	2	22	51	4	4	2	0	3
2007	NYM	N	98	190	25	56	4	24	.295	.351	.421	12	0	16	42	1	3	3	1	2
Total	NL		98	190	25	56	4	24	.295	.351	.421	12	0	16	42	1	3	3	1	2
Total	AL		130	434	49	105	6	45	.242	.297	.355	21	5	31	87	6	5	2	0	7
Total			228	624	74	161	10	69	.258	.313	.375	33	5	47	129	7	8	5	1	9

Fielding Stats

Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	TP	PB	SB	CS	PkO	AVG
2004	KC	A	2B	42	41	368.1	78	97	3	29	0	0	0	0	0	.983
2005	KC	A	DH	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2005	KC	A	2B	81	74	666	155	232	8	50	0	0	0	0	0	.980
Total			2B	123	115	1034.1	233	329	11	79	0	0	0	0	0	.981
Total			DH	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Transactions

• Selected by Kansas City Royals in the 31st round of the free-agent draft (June 5, 2000 - signed May 28, 2001).
• Traded by Kansas City Royals to New York Mets in exchange for Jeff Keppinger (July 19, 2006).

Trivia

• Gotay is the nephew of former Major Leaguer Julio Gotay.