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Juan González played in the American League during an era of power hitters like Cal Ripken Jr.,Albert Belle, Cecil Fielder, Ken Griffey Jr.,Frank Thomas, and Rafael Palmeiro. Among them, Igor, as he was nicknamed in his native Puerto Rico, excelled, with the high point of his 17-year career in 1998, when he was was the Most Valuable Player in the American League.

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González-Vázquez was born into a working-class family on October 20, 1969, in Arecibo, about 50 miles west of San Juan. His father, Juan González-Claudio, better known as Chon, was a schoolteacher and his mother, Iris Vázquez-Salgado (Doña Lelé), was a housewife.

They both grew up in Vega Baja, a town halfway between Arecibo and San Juan.

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Juan also grew up in Vega Baja. From a young age, he liked baseball, but also played basketball and volleyball and was a fan of wrestling. Dave Winfield and Roberto Clemente were among his idols. Both played right field, the position where González most often pla