Victor González (baseball)

Victor Aaron González (born November 16, 1995) is a Mexican professional baseball pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2020.

Victor González
Los Angeles Dodgers – No. 81
Pitcher
Born: (1995-11-16) November 16, 1995
Tuxpan, Nayarit, Mexico[1]
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
MLB debut
July 31, 2020, for the Los Angeles Dodgers
MLB statistics
(through 2023 season)
Win–loss record9–4
Earned run average3.22
Strikeouts86
Teams
Career highlights and awards

Career

Minor leagues

González signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers as an international free agent on July 2, 2012.[2] He began his professional career with the Arizona League Dodgers in 2013, going 3–2 with a 3.79 ERA over 38 innings.[3]

He spent the 2014 season with the Ogden Raptors, going 4–5 with a 6.09 ERA over 54+2⁄3 innings.[3] He split the 2015 season between the AZL Dodgers, Ogden, and the Great Lakes Loons, and went a combined 1–7 with a 5.43 ERA over 66+1⁄3 innings.[4]

He returned to Great Lakes in 2016, going 3–6 with a 4.66 ERA over 94+2⁄3 innings. He missed all of the 2017 season due to an injury.[3]

He split the 2018 season between Ogden and Great Lakes, going a combined 1–5 with a 7.49 ERA over 33+2⁄3 innings.[3] He split the 2019 season between the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes, Tulsa Drillers, and Oklahoma City Dodgers, going a combined 5–2 with a 2.31 ERA over 89+2⁄3 innings in 38 games (13 starts).[5]

Los Angeles Dodgers

The Dodgers added González to their 40-man roster on October 31, 2019.[2] He was called up to the MLB roster for the first time on July 30, 2020.[6] González made his major league debut on July 31 against the Arizona Diamondbacks.[7] He appeared in 20.1 innings in 15 games (one start) for the Dodgers in 2020, winning three games and finishing with a 1.33 ERA and 23 strikeouts with only three walks.[8] In the postseason, González pitched 6+2⁄3 innings across eight games and allowed two runs on five hits and four walks while striking out five.[8] He was the winning pitcher in the deciding Game 6 of the 2020 World Series.[9]

On April 17, 2021, González picked up his first big league save against the San Diego Padres.[10] He pitched 35+1⁄3 innings for the Dodgers over 44 games during the 2021 season with a 3–1 record and 3.57 ERA. He struck out 33 but also had a high number of walks with 19.[8]

González began the 2022 season the injured list with left elbow inflammation. On May 8, it was announced that he was going to undergo arthroscopic surgery and would miss a couple more months.[11] He did not play for the Dodgers in 2022.[8]

González was optioned to Triple-A Oklahoma City to begin the 2023 season[12] and recalled to the majors on April 22.[13] He pitched in 34 games in the majors with a 4.01 ERA[8] and in 20 games for Oklahoma City for a 5.40 ERA.[3]

References
  1. Osborne, Cary (August 1, 2020). "The pride of Nayarit, Mexico, Victor González has made it to the big leagues". Dodger Insider. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
  2. "Dodgers Add LHP Victor González". MLB.com. October 31, 2019. Retrieved October 31, 2019.
  3. "Victor Gonzalez Minor & Winter League Statistics". Baseball Reference. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
  4. Hugh Bernreuter (April 16, 2015). "Los Angeles Dodgers prospect, Great Lakes Loons pitcher Victor Gonzalez motivated by Julio Urias comparisons". MLive.com. Retrieved October 31, 2019.
  5. Bill Plunkett (October 31, 2019). "Cody Bellinger wins defensive award; reliever added to Dodgers' 40-man roster". Orange County Register. Retrieved October 31, 2019.
  6. Adams, Steve (July 30, 2020). "Dodgers Designate Terrance Gore For Assignment". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
  7. "Dodgers' Victor Gonzalez: Allows one run in MLB debut". FANTASY. August 1, 2020. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
  8. "Victor Gonzalez Stats". Baseball Reference. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
  9. "2020 World Series Los Angeles Dodgers over Tampa Bay Rays (4-2)". Baseball Reference. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
  10. Associated Press (April 17, 2021). "Betts makes diving grab as Dodgers beat Padres 2-0". ESPN. Retrieved October 6, 2021.
  11. Stephen, Eric (May 8, 2022). "Blake Treinen out until after All-Star break, Victor González needs elbow surgery". SB Nation. Retrieved May 9, 2022.
  12. "Dodgers' Victor Gonzalez: Optioned to minors". cbssports.com. Retrieved 2023-03-25.
  13. Stephen, Eric (April 22, 2023). "Dodgers recall Victor González from Triple-A, designate Jake Reed for assignment". SB Nation. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
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