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.

St. Louis Cardinals

On March 2, 2019, Gonzalez was claimed off waivers by the San Francisco Giants. 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, Gonzalez signed a minor league contract with the Washington Nationals. Gonzalez was released by the Nationals organization on May 29, 2020.

References
  1. "Fireflies' Gonzalez named South Atlantic League Player of Month".
  2. "MLB trade deadline: Mets reach deal with Marlins for RHP AJ Ramos".
  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. https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2019/06/cardinals-select-tommy-edman-designate-merandy-gonzalez.html
  6. Matt Eddy (November 7, 2019). "Minor League Free Agents 2019". Baseball America. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
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