Merandy González

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.

Merandy González
González with the Miami Marlins
Free agent
Pitcher
Born: (1995-10-09) 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 record2–1
Earned run average5.73
Strikeouts19
Teams

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]

York Revolution

On March 1, 2022, González signed with the York Revolution of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball.[8] González struggled in 5 starts for York, recording a 1–4 record and 7.71 ERA with 18 strikeouts in 23.1 innings of work. He was released by the team on June 6.[9]

References
  1. "Fireflies' Gonzalez named South Atlantic League Player of Month".
  2. "MLB trade deadline: Mets reach deal with Marlins for RHP AJ Ramos". 29 July 2017.
  3. "Merandy Gonzalez Stats, Highlights, Bio - MiLB.com Stats - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com. Retrieved April 17, 2018.
  4. Healey, Tim. "Marlins make trade with Yankees, add four other players to 40-man roster".
  5. "Cardinals Select Tommy Edman, Designate Merandy Gonzalez".
  6. Matt Eddy (November 7, 2019). "Minor League Free Agents 2019". Baseball America. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
  7. http://www.milb.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?t=l_trn&lid=125
  8. "BIG ARM JOINS, STARS RETURN". yorkrevolution.com. March 1, 2022. Retrieved March 1, 2022.
  9. "Atlantic League Professional Baseball: Transactions".
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