The Resume

(September 3, 1967- )
Birth name is Luis Emilio Gonzalez
Outfielder for Houston Astros (1990-1995, 1997), Chicago Cubs (1995-1996), Detroit Tigers (1998), Arizona Diamondbacks (1999-2006), Los Angeles Dodgers (2007) and Florida Marlins (2008)
Played college baseball for the University of South Alabama
Bats left, throws right
5-time National League All-Star
2005 Branch Rickey Award winner
Nicknamed 'Gonzo'

Why he might be annoying:

He suffered a separated shoulder during the final week of the 2002 season, missing the playoffs in which the Diamondbacks were swept in the first round by the St. Louis Cardinals.
Prior to joining the Diamondbacks in 1999, he hit .268 with an average of only 13 home runs and 69 RBI's per year during his first eight full seasons in the major leagues (1991-1998).

Why he might not be annoying:

He drove in the winning run of Game 7 of the 2001 World Series with a bases-loaded single and one out in the bottom of the ninth inning, causing the Diamondbacks to defeat the New York Yankees 3-2 and take the Series, 4 games to 3.
In his first five seasons with the Diamondbacks (1999-2003), he hit .314 with an average of 34 home runs and 115 RBI's per year.
He was the winner of the Home Run Derby at the 2001 All-Star Game at Safeco Field in Seattle.
He hit the first-ever home run at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg (for the Tigers in the Tampa Bay Devil Rays' inaugural game on March 31, 1998).
He had a 30-game hitting streak for the Diamondbacks in 1999.
He was a high school teammate of the Devil Rays first baseman Tino Martinez.
He is the father of triplets (Megan, Jacob, and Alyssa, born June 26, 1998).
He has a reputation for generosity and is considered to be the highest tipper in baseball.
He is one of baseball's good guys and has photographic memory for names and faces.
He loves the fans and is the most popular player on the Diamondbacks (2003).
He is involved in a variety of community ventures and charitable activities, such as the Grand Canyon State Games, the Make-A-Wish Foundation and the American Cancer Society.

Credit: Highpointer

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• American Legion Graduates of the Year (Ranked: 2002)
• Arizona Diamondbacks
• Baseball Players
• Baseball's All Star Home Run Derby Winners (Ranked: 2001)
• Baseball's Retired Numbers (Ranked: 20)
• Branch Rickey Award Winners (Ranked: 2005)
• Chicago Cubs
• Detroit Tigers
• Goatees
• Houston Astros
• I am Cuban
• I am Left Handed - Male [A-G]
• I am on Cameo
• I Drive a Hummer
• I Had Tommy John Surgery
• I Hit For The Cycle (Ranked: 2000)
• I Married in 1994
• I Played on 5 or More Teams (Ranked: 6)
• Look at Me, I Got My Hands Up
• Look at Me, I'm a Helmet Head
• Los Angeles Dodgers
• Male Cigar Smokers
• Miami Marlins
• NL Silver Slugger - Outfielders (Ranked: 2001)
• Profiles 10001-10250 (Ranked: 10235)
• Tom Green Look-alikes
• Triple Play/MVP Baseball Covers (Ranked: 2002)

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 6 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 8 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 3 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 7 Votes: 71.43% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 3 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 13 Votes: 53.85% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 33 Votes: 45.45% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 11 Votes: 54.55% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 20 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 60 Votes: 68.33% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 37 Votes: 56.76% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 33 Votes: 60.61% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 71 Votes: 56.34% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 87 Votes: 58.62% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 229 Votes: 55.90% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 285 Votes: 58.25% Annoying