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Luis Fernando González (born September 10, 1995) is a Mexican professional baseball outfielder for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played college baseball at the University of New Mexico. He was drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the third round of the 2017 Major League Baseball Draft, and made his MLB debut with them in 2020.

Luis González
San Francisco Giants – No. 51
Outfielder
Born: (1995-09-10) September 10, 1995 (age 27)
Hermosillo, Mexico
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
MLB debut
August 18, 2020, for the Chicago White Sox
MLB statistics
(through 2022 season)
Batting average.253
Home runs4
Runs batted in36
Teams
  • Chicago White Sox (2020–2021)
  • San Francisco Giants (2022–present)

Early life


González was born in Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico, to Luis and Lisa González, and has an older sibling named Paloma.[1] He started playing baseball when he was six years old, in the local Liga Unison (Unison League), a youth baseball league sponsored by the University of Sonora in Hermosillo.[2] He is bilingual, and moved to Arizona with his family when he was 10 years old.[3]


High school and college


González attended Catalina Foothills High School in Tucson, Arizona. He batted .400 for Foothills with a 9-4 pitching record, and was named a Division 2 MVP in his senior year when he batted .500 with 10 home runs.[4][5]

He then played college baseball at the University of New Mexico, where González majored in Economics. He played center field, and was a weekend starting pitcher for the Lobos for three years (2015–17).[1] As a sophomore in 2016, González had a .381 batting average (4th in the Mountain West Conference), 21 doubles (3rd), five triples (4th), six home runs (8th), 63 runs (2nd), 43 walks (2nd), a .470 on-base percentage (3rd), a .694 slugging percentage (6th), and 18 stolen bases (2nd) without being caught, and was named to the Second-Team All-Mountain West.[6] González was also named co-MVP of the 2016 Mountain West Conference tournament after going 3-for-5 in the Championship game.[7] The win qualified the Lobos for the 2016 NCAA Regionals.[8] While the Lobos lost to #1 seed Texas Tech before being eliminated by Dallas Baptist the following morning, González had three hits against Texas Tech, with one article saying: "If there's a bright side for the Lobos, it's that center fielder Luis Gonzalez might be the hottest hitter in the entire regional."[9] As a junior in 2017 he batted .361(10th)/.500 oba (leading the conference)/.589 slg percentage with 62 runs (4th), 22 doubles (4th), 14 stolen bases (4th) in 18 attempts, and 58 walks (leading the conference).[10] For his New Mexico career, he batted .353/.468/.564 in 598 at bats, had 153 runs, 54 doubles, 8 triples, 18 home runs, and 113 RBIs, stole 35 bases while being caught five times, walked 124 times but only struck out 71 times, and made 22 starts as a pitcher.[11][12]


Career



Chicago White Sox


González was drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the third round of the 2017 Major League Baseball Draft.[13][14] He signed in June 2017 for a $517,000 signing bonus.[15]

González spent his first professional season in 2017 with the Rookie League Great Falls Voyagers and the Class A Kannapolis Intimidators.[16] He batted .236/.351/.348 with 29 runs, two home runs and 15 RBIs in 250 at bats over 67 games.[17]

He played 2018 with Kannapolis and the Class A+ Winston-Salem Dash,[18] slashing a combined .307/.368/.498 in 482 at bats with 85 runs, 40 doubles (the most in the organization, and 4th-most in the minor leagues), 14 home runs, and 71 RBIs (3rd among White Sox minor leaguers) in 117 games between the two clubs.[19][20][21][22] He was named a 2018 South Atlantic League Mid-Season All Star, and a 2018 MiLB Organization All Star.[23]

He spent 2019 with the AA Birmingham Barons.[24] González slashed .247/.316/.359 with 63 runs (4th in the Southern League), nine home runs, 59 RBIs (10th), 10 sacrifice flies (leading the league), and 17 stolen bases and 9 caught stealing in 473 at bats over 126 games.[25]

On August 17, 2020, González was promoted to the major leagues for the first time.[26] On August 18, he made his MLB debut, and in the season he had two plate appearances.

In 2021, he batted .241/.352/.423 in 137 at bats for the AAA Charlotte Knights, and hit two doubles in eight at bats for the White Sox.[27] On August 9, 2021, González was released by the White Sox.[28]


San Francisco Giants


On August 11, 2021, González was claimed off of release waivers by the San Francisco Giants.[29] On November 30, 2021, González was non-tendered by the Giants, making him a free agent.[30] On January 13, 2022, González re-signed with the Giants.[31] On April 22, González's contract was selected by the Giants after an injury to Steven Duggar.[32]

On April 25, González hit his first major league home run off of Jake Cousins in the top of the 9th inning.[33] His two-run homer gave the Giants a 4-2 lead against the Milwaukee Brewers, and the Giants went on to win the game.[33] González was named the NL Rookie of the Month in May of 2022.


References


  1. "Luis Gonzalez". University of New Mexico Lobos athletics. July 3, 2015.
  2. Sibaja, José Luis (13 June 2016). "Sonorense llamado a selección EUA". Grada Norte (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  3. "White Sox prospect Luis González proving more than qualified during breakout season".
  4. Hansen, Greg. "Hansen's Sunday Notebook: Catalina Foothills grad Luis Gonzalez joins Alex Verdugo, others in bigs". Arizona Daily Star.
  5. "Three More New Mexico Players added to Express Roster". Eau Claire Express. January 27, 2015.
  6. "Luis González Stats, Fantasy & News". MLB.com. Retrieved 2021-05-03.
  7. Writer, Ken Sickenger | Journal Staff. "Lobos win Mountain West baseball tournament". www.abqjournal.com. Retrieved 2021-05-03.
  8. "NCAA Baseball Tournament 2016: Lubbock Regional set". FanSided. 2016-05-30. Retrieved 2021-05-03.
  9. Kenerly, Matthew (2016-06-05). "NCAA baseball tournament, Lubbock regional: Sunday preview". Mountain West Connection. Retrieved 2021-05-03.
  10. "2017 Mountain West Conference Batting Leaders". Baseball-Reference.com.
  11. Hansen, Greg. "Catalina Foothills product Luis Gonzalez looking at a big payday". Arizona Daily Star.
  12. "Luis Gonzalez College & Minor Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com.
  13. "White Sox draft CF Luis Gonzalez in the 3rd round".
  14. Writer, Ken Sickenger | Journal Staff. "White Sox select Lobo Gonzalez; Buffett, Renteria, Zoellner also drafted". www.abqjournal.com.
  15. "Luis González Player Card | Baseball Prospectus".
  16. Star, Tyler Hansen Special to the Arizona Daily. "Catalina Foothills grad Luis Gonzalez makes quick impact in pro debut". Arizona Daily Star.
  17. "Luis Gonzalez College & Minor Leagues Statistics & History".
  18. Fegan, James. "White Sox prospect Luis González proving more than qualified during breakout season". The Athletic.
  19. "Luis González Stats, Fantasy & News". MLB.com.
  20. "White Sox: Prospect Profiles – the Overlooked Luis Gonzalez". 25 March 2019.
  21. Gregor, Scot. "Luis Gonzalez Is Proving The White Sox Wise". www.baseballamerica.com.
  22. "Luis Gonzalez Stats, Highlights, Bio - MiLB.com Stats - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
  23. "Luis González Stats, Fantasy & News". MiLB.com.
  24. "Torres' single leads Birmingham to 4-2 win over Tennessee | San Luis Obispo Tribune". Archived from the original on April 16, 2019. Retrieved April 16, 2019.
  25. "2019 Southern League Batting Leaders". Baseball-Reference.com.
  26. Scott Merkin (August 17, 2020). "Notes: Engel to IL; Dunning to debut Wed.?". MLB.com. Retrieved August 19, 2020.
  27. "Luis Gonzalez College & Minor Leagues Statistics & History | Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com.
  28. "Luis González Stats, Fantasy & News". MLB.com.
  29. "Giants Claim Luis Gonzalez from White Sox".
  30. Franco, Anthony (November 30, 2021). "National League Non-Tenders: 11/30/21". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
  31. "Giants Sign Corey Oswalt, Luis Gonzalez, Joe Palumbo To Minor League Contracts". MLB Trade Rumors. January 13, 2022. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  32. McDonald, Darragh (April 22, 2022). "Giants Place Anthony DeSclafani On 10-Day IL, Steven Duggar On 60-Day IL". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved April 22, 2022.
  33. Rovito, Rich (25 April 2022). "González hits 1st MLB HR, Giants beat Brews to wrap up trip". Washington Post. Retrieved 25 April 2022.





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