Merandy González
| Merandy González | |
|---|---|
 González with the Miami Marlins | |
| Free agent | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: October 9, 1995 Cotui, Dominican Republic | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| April 19, 2018, for the Miami Marlins | |
| MLB statistics (through 2018 season) | |
| Win–loss record | 2–1 |
| Earned run average | 5.73 |
| Strikeouts | 19 |
| Teams | |
Merandy González (born October 9, 1995) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Miami Marlins.
Career[]
New York Mets[]
González was signed by the New York Mets as an international free agent in March 2013.[1] He made his professional debut that season with the DSL Mets and spent the whole season there, going 4-1 with a 2.82 ERA in 44.2 innings pitched. He returned to the DSL in 2014 and pitched to a 3-4 record and 3.51 ERA in 14 games (13 starts). In 2015, he pitched for the GCL Mets and Kingsport Mets where he compiled a 4-3 record and 2.57 ERA in 66.2 innings pitched, and in 2016 he played with the Brooklyn Cyclones where he posted a 6-3 record, 2.87 ERA, and 1.33 WHIP in 14 starts. He began 2017 with the Columbia Fireflies and was promoted to the St. Lucie Mets in June.
Miami Marlins[]
On July 28, 2017 he was traded by the Mets along with Ricardo Cespedes for A. J. Ramos.[2] Miami assigned him to the Jupiter Hammerheads and he finished the season there. In 22 games (20 starts) between Columbia, St. Lucie, and Jupiter, he was 13-3 with a 1.66 ERA, 0.97 WHIP, and a .212 batting average against.[3] The Marlins added him to their 40-man roster after the season.[4] He began 2018 with the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp.
González made his Major League debut on April 19, 2018.
San Francisco Giants[]
On March 2, 2019, Gonzalez was claimed off waivers by the San Francisco Giants.
St. Louis Cardinals[]
On March 28, Gonzalez was claimed off waivers by the St. Louis Cardinals. He was designated for assignment on June 8.[5] He became a free agent following the 2019 season.[6]
Washington Nationals[]
On January 7, 2020, González signed a minor league contract with the Washington Nationals. González was released by the Nationals organization on May 29, 2020.
Tigres de Quintana Roo[]
On July 20, 2021, González signed with the Tigres de Quintana Roo of the Mexican League.[7] He was released on August 5, 2021 after tossing 3 scoreless innings in 4 appearances for the team.[3]
References[]
- ^ "Fireflies' Gonzalez named South Atlantic League Player of Month".
- ^ "MLB trade deadline: Mets reach deal with Marlins for RHP AJ Ramos". 29 July 2017.
- ^ a b "Merandy Gonzalez Stats, Highlights, Bio - MiLB.com Stats - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com. Retrieved April 17, 2018.
- ^ Healey, Tim. "Marlins make trade with Yankees, add four other players to 40-man roster".
- ^ "Cardinals Select Tommy Edman, Designate Merandy Gonzalez".
- ^ Matt Eddy (November 7, 2019). "Minor League Free Agents 2019". Baseball America. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
- ^ http://www.milb.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?t=l_trn&lid=125
External links[]
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
- 1995 births
- Living people
- People from Cotuí
- Dominican Republic expatriate baseball players in the United States
- Major League Baseball players from the Dominican Republic
- Major League Baseball pitchers
- Miami Marlins players
- Dominican Summer League Mets players
- Gulf Coast Mets players
- Kingsport Mets players
- Brooklyn Cyclones players
- Columbia Fireflies players
- St. Lucie Mets players
- Jupiter Hammerheads players
- Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp players
- Gulf Coast Cardinals players
- Palm Beach Cardinals players
- Springfield Cardinals players
- Toros del Este players
- Tigres de Quintana Roo players
- Dominican Republic expatriate baseball players in Mexico