Nick Gonzales | |
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Pittsburgh Pirates – No. 39 | |
Second baseman / Shortstop | |
Born: Vail, Arizona, U.S. | May 27, 1999|
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
MLB debut | |
June 23, 2023, for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |
MLB statistics (through 2023 season) | |
Batting average | .209 |
Home runs | 2 |
Runs batted in | 13 |
Teams | |
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Nicholas Joseph Gonzales (born May 27,1999) is an American baseball second baseman for the Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball (MLB). He was selected seventh overall by the Pirates in the 2020 MLB draft and he made his MLB debut in 2023.
Gonzales attended Cienega High School in Vail,Arizona. He hit .399 with 89 runs batted in (RBIs) for Cienega's baseball team. [1]
Gonzales enrolled at New Mexico State University and played college baseball for the New Mexico State Aggies. As a freshman in 2018,Gonzales hit .347/.425/.596 with nine home runs and 36 RBIs over 57 games. [2] He was named the Western Athletic Conference Freshman of the Year. [3] As a sophomore in 2019,he led the nation with a .432 batting average. [4] He finished the season hitting .432/.532/.773 with 16 home runs and 80 RBIs. [5] After the season,he played collegiate summer baseball for the Cotuit Kettleers of the Cape Cod League,where was named the MVP of the league after batting .351 with seven home runs over 42 games. [6] [7] [8]
Gonzales entered his junior year in 2020 as a top prospect for the 2020 Major League Baseball draft. [9] [10] He batted .448 with 12 home runs over 16 games before the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [11]
The Pittsburgh Pirates selected Gonzales in the first round,with the seventh overall selection,in the 2020 Major League Baseball draft. [12] On June 23,Gonzales signed with the Pirates for a reported signing bonus of $5.4 million. [13] He did not play a game after signing due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. [14]
Gonzales made his professional debut in 2021 with the Greensboro Grasshoppers of the High-A East,slashing .302/.385/.565 with 18 home runs and 54 RBIs over eighty games. [15] He missed over a month during the season due to a hand injury. [16] He was selected to play in the Arizona Fall League for the Peoria Javelinas where he was named to the Fall Stars game. [17] Gonzales played for the Altoona Curve of the Double-A Eastern League in 2022,where he hit .263 with 7 home runs and 33 RBI across 71 contests. [18]
Gonzales began the 2023 season with the Indianapolis Indians of the Triple-A International League. In 57 games for Indianapolis,he hit .257/.370/.450 with 6 home runs and 27 RBI. [19] On June 23,2023,the Pirates selected Gonzales to the 40-man roster and promoted him to the major leagues for the first time. [20]
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