Amaury Pi-Gonzalez
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Amaury Pi-Gonzalez is a Spanish language
Major League Baseball
announcer. He is the only major league baseball announcer to have broadcast, in Spanish, for four major league teams. From 2003 thru 2006, Pi-Gonzalez was broadcasting for 2 teams in two separate leagues, SF Giants and Seattle Mariners. In 2009 Pi-Gonzalez joined the Spanish Beisbol Network, and became the voice of the Oakland Athletics alongside color commentator Manolo Hernandez Douen. Inducted into the Cuban Sports Hall of Fame, (Miami, FL) 2004 and the Hispanic Heritage Baseball Museum
and Hall of Fame, San Francisco, CA. Has been listed on the Ford C Frick Broadcaster Award nominating ballot since 2004.
After previous stints with the Oakland Athletics
, San Francisco Giants
, and Seattle Mariners
, Pi-Gonzalez joined the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
for the 2007
season. The club holds an option for the 2008 season.
Pi-Gonzalez also spent seven seasons as the Spanish radio voice of the Golden State Warriors
. He has also covered the Super Bowl
, boxing and soccer for Spanish radio.
Born in Cuba, Gonzalez emigrated to Miami in 1961. He is a member of the Cuban Professional Sports Hall of Fame.
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
announcer. He is the only major league baseball announcer to have broadcast, in Spanish, for four major league teams. From 2003 thru 2006, Pi-Gonzalez was broadcasting for 2 teams in two separate leagues, SF Giants and Seattle Mariners. In 2009 Pi-Gonzalez joined the Spanish Beisbol Network, and became the voice of the Oakland Athletics alongside color commentator Manolo Hernandez Douen. Inducted into the Cuban Sports Hall of Fame, (Miami, FL) 2004 and the Hispanic Heritage Baseball Museum
Hispanic Heritage Baseball Museum
The Hispanic Heritage Baseball Museum Hall of Fame, Inc., was founded in San Francisco, California, in June 1999 by its founder Mr.Gabriel "Tito" Avila, Jr., as a way to honor the greatest Hispanic baseball players of all time. The organization is a not-for-profit institution...
and Hall of Fame, San Francisco, CA. Has been listed on the Ford C Frick Broadcaster Award nominating ballot since 2004.
After previous stints with the Oakland Athletics
Oakland Athletics
The Oakland Athletics are a Major League Baseball team based in Oakland, California. The Athletics are a member of the Western Division of Major League Baseball's American League. From to the present, the Athletics have played in the O.co Coliseum....
, San Francisco Giants
San Francisco Giants
The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the National League West Division....
, and Seattle Mariners
Seattle Mariners
The Seattle Mariners are a professional baseball team based in Seattle, Washington. Enfranchised in , the Mariners are a member of the Western Division of Major League Baseball's American League. Safeco Field has been the Mariners' home ballpark since July...
, Pi-Gonzalez joined the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim are a professional baseball team based in Anaheim, California, United States. The Angels are a member of the Western Division of Major League Baseball's American League. The "Angels" name originates from the city in which the team started, Los Angeles...
for the 2007
2007 in baseball
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season. The club holds an option for the 2008 season.
Pi-Gonzalez also spent seven seasons as the Spanish radio voice of the Golden State Warriors
Golden State Warriors
The Golden State Warriors are an American professional basketball team based in Oakland, California. They are part of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association...
. He has also covered the Super Bowl
Super Bowl
The Super Bowl is the championship game of the National Football League , the highest level of professional American football in the United States, culminating a season that begins in the late summer of the previous calendar year. The Super Bowl uses Roman numerals to identify each game, rather...
, boxing and soccer for Spanish radio.
Born in Cuba, Gonzalez emigrated to Miami in 1961. He is a member of the Cuban Professional Sports Hall of Fame.