Romy González

Roman Alexander González (born September 6, 1996) is an American professional baseball utility player for the Chicago White Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2021.

Romy González
Chicago White Sox – No. 12
Utility Player
Born: (1996-09-06) September 6, 1996
Miami, Florida, U.S.
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
September 3, 2021, for the Chicago White Sox
Career statistics
(through 2023 season)
Batting average.222
Home runs5
Runs batted in27
Teams

Career

González attended American Senior High School.[1] He enrolled at the University of Miami, and played college baseball for the Miami Hurricanes. In 2017, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Orleans Firebirds of the Cape Cod Baseball League, and was named a league all-star.[2]

The White Sox selected González in the 18th round, with the 528th selection, of the 2018 Major League Baseball draft,[3] In 2018 with the Great Falls Voyagers he batted .254 with 10 home runs and 33 runs batted in (RBIs) in 54 games. In 2019, he went to the Kannapolis Intimidators. In 101 games, he batted .244 with four home runs and 45 RBIs. In 2021, he played for both the Birmingham Barons and Charlotte Knights. In 87 games combined, he batted .275 with 23 home runs and 57 RBIs with 22 stolen bases while being caught only six times.

On September 1, 2021, González was promoted to the major leagues.[4] He made his MLB debut on September 3 as a pinch hitter, going 0-for-2 against the Kansas City Royals.[5] On September 8, he got his first hit, a pinch-hit single off Oakland Athletics pitcher Andrew Chafin.[6] He finished his rookie campaign playing in 10 games and going 8–for–32 (.250) with 2 RBI.

On September 3, 2022, González hit his first career home run, a three–run shot off of Minnesota Twins starter Aaron Sanchez.[7]

González hit .194 in 44 games for Chicago in 2023 before he was placed on the injured list with right shoulder inflammation on June 19, 2023.[8] He was transferred to the 60-day injured list on July 2.[9] On August 11, it was announced that González had undergone surgery to repair a labrum tear in his shoulder and would miss the remainder of the season.[10]

References
  1. Miami Herald (subscription required)
  2. "Romy Gonzalez". pointstreak.com. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
  3. Chirinos, Christy Cabrera. "Frankie Bartow, Romy Gonzalez, Andrew Cabezas lead group of Hurricanes taken in MLB draft". sun-sentinel.com.
  4. Pope, LaMond. "Tim Anderson is placed on the 10-day injured list with a left hamstring strain, 1 of 6 roster moves announced by the Chicago White Sox". chicagotribune.com.
  5. "Box Score: Chicago White Sox vs. Kansas City Royals". ESPN. Retrieved September 3, 2021.
  6. "Romy Gonzalez's first career hit | 09/08/2021". MLB.com.
  7. "White Sox's Romy Gonzalez: Hits first big-league homer". cbssports.com. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
  8. "White Sox's Romy Gonzalez: Heads to IL with sore shoulder". cbssports.com. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
  9. "White Sox's Romy Gonzalez: Shifts to 60-day IL". cbssports.com. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
  10. "White Sox' Romy Gonzalez Had Surgery to Fix Shoulder Issue". ontapsportsnet.com. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
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