Luis González (outfielder, born 1995)

Luis González (born September 10, 1995) is a Mexican professional baseball outfielder for the Chicago White Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB).

Luis González
Chicago White Sox – No. 37
Outfielder
Born: (1995-09-10) September 10, 1995
Hermosillo, Mexico
Bats: Left Throws: Left
MLB debut
August 18, 2020, for the Chicago White Sox
MLB statistics
(through August 18, 2020)
Batting average.000
Home runs0
Runs batted in0
Teams

Career

González attended Catalina Foothills High School in Tucson, Arizona and 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.[1][2]

González spent his first professional season with the Great Falls Voyagers and Kannapolis Intimidators,[3] batting .236 with two home runs and 15 RBIs in 67 games. He played 2018 with Kannapolis and the Winston-Salem Dash,[4] slashing a combined .307/.368/.498 with 14 home runs and 71 RBIs in 117 games between the two clubs.[5] He spent 2019 with the Birmingham Barons,[6] slashing .247/.316/.359 with nine home runs, 59 RBIs, and 17 stolen bases over 126 games.

On August 17, González was promoted to the major leagues for the first time.[7] On August 18, he made his MLB debut.

References
  1. "White Sox draft CF Luis Gonzalez in the 3rd round".
  2. Writer, Ken Sickenger | Journal Staff. "White Sox select Lobo Gonzalez; Buffett, Renteria, Zoellner also drafted". www.abqjournal.com.
  3. Star, Tyler Hansen Special to the Arizona Daily. "Catalina Foothills grad Luis Gonzalez makes quick impact in pro debut". Arizona Daily Star.
  4. Fegan, James. "White Sox prospect Luis González proving more than qualified during breakout season". The Athletic.
  5. "Luis Gonzalez Stats, Highlights, Bio - MiLB.com Stats - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
  6. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on April 16, 2019. Retrieved April 16, 2019.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. Scott Merkin (August 17, 2020). "Notes: Engel to IL; Dunning to debut Wed.?". MLB.com. Retrieved August 19, 2020.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.