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Which team did Álex González (shortstop, born 1977) play for from Feb 2006 to Oct 2006?
Álex González ( shortstop , born 1977 ) Alexander Luis González ( born February 15 , 1977 ) is a former professional baseball shortstop . González played in Major League Baseball ( MLB ) for the Florida Marlins ( 1998–2005 ) , Boston Red Sox ( 2006 , 2009 ) , Cincinnati Reds ( 2007–2009 ) , Toronto Blue Jays ( 2010 ) , Atlanta Braves ( 2010–2011 ) , Milwaukee Brewers ( 2012–2013 ) and Detroit Tigers ( 2014 ) . He was given the nickname Sea-bass while playing in Florida . He bats and throws right-handed . Playing career . Florida Marlins . In 1999 , while with the Florida Marlins , González made the Major League Baseball All-Star Game . In 2001 , he led all Major League shortstops with 26 errors . González played an important role in the 2003 World Series against the Yankees . After going 1-for-13 in the first three games of the World Series , he hit a walk-off home run in the 12th inning of Game 4 to give the Marlins a 4–3 victory and a 2–2 tie in the Series . The extra innings happened because Floridas closer Ugueth Urbina blew a 3–1 lead in the ninth . In Game 5 , González hit a two-out game-tying double and later scored , helping the Marlins take a 3-2 series lead . González added an extra run in the sixth and final game , when he slid around catcher Jorge Posada , eluding him and brushing the plate with his left hand . Florida beat the odds with a 2–0 victory and won the World Series . One of his most productive seasons came in 2004 , when he posted career highs in at bats ( 561 ) and games played ( 159 ) , tied a career high in home runs ( 23 ) , yet also had a career high in strikeouts ( 126 ) . Boston Red Sox . Before the 2006 season , the Boston Red Sox signed González as a free agent to a one-year contract worth $3 million , plugging a hole in the starting lineup after the trade of shortstop Édgar Rentería to the Atlanta Braves . He reunited with former Marlins teammates Josh Beckett and Mike Lowell who were traded from Florida to Boston earlier . Gonzálezs signing with the Sox marked the second time he had replaced Rentería as the shortstop ; Renteria had just left the Marlins for the St . Louis Cardinals before González joined the team in 1998 . Cincinnati Reds . On November 18 , 2006 , he signed a three-year , $14 million contract with the Cincinnati Reds . In 2008 , an MRI showed that Gonzalez still had a fracture in his left knee . He was named Player of the Week for the week of April 29 , 2007 . When González was hurt in February , it looked like hed be back in the middle of April . Gonzalez had surgery on the knee in July , however , and ultimately missed the entire 2008 season . Boston Red Sox ( second stint ) . On August 14 , 2009 , González cleared waivers with the Cincinnati Reds and was traded back to the Boston Red Sox with $1.1 million for Single A shortstop Kristopher Negron . From August 15 through the end of the regular season , González appeared in 44 games for Boston , batting .284 with 5 home runs and 15 RBIs . Toronto Blue Jays . On November 26 , 2009 , González signed a one-year deal with the Toronto Blue Jays , with a club option for a second year . Atlanta Braves . On July 14 , 2010 , González was traded along with prospects Tim Collins and Tyler Pastornicky to the Atlanta Braves for shortstop Yunel Escobar and Jo-Jo Reyes . Milwaukee Brewers . On December 8 , 2011 , González was signed in free agency by the Milwaukee Brewers . He signed a one-year deal with a vesting option for 2013 if he has at least 525 plate appearances in 2012 . He will make $4.25 million in 2012 , and would make $4 million in 2013 . On May 5 , 2012 , Gonzalez was placed on the 15-day disabled list after suffering a right knee injury earlier in the day in a game at the San Francisco Giants . He was then placed on the disabled list after revealing that he had a torn ACL , and remained there for the rest of the season . During the offseason Gonzalez played in the Venezuelan Winter League for the Leones del Caracas . González filed for free agency after the World Series , but ultimately re-signed with the Brewers on a one-year , $1.5 million deal . He was released on June 3 , 2013 . Baltimore Orioles . On January 31 , 2014 , González signed a minor league contract with the Baltimore Orioles . He never appeared in a game with the Orioles . Detroit Tigers . On March 24 , 2014 , González was traded to the Detroit Tigers in exchange for Steve Lombardozzi , Jr. , who never played in Tigers uniform . In his Tigers debut Opening Day against the Kansas City Royals , Gonzalez hit an RBI-triple to tie the game in the seventh inning , and later hit a walkoff single in the ninth to give the Tigers a 4–3 victory . He was released on April 20 , 2014 .