Alfredo González | |
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Lake Erie Crushers | |
Catcher | |
Born: Santa Teresa del Tuy, Miranda, Venezuela | July 13, 1992|
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
MLB debut | |
May 26, 2018, for the Chicago White Sox | |
MLB statistics (through 2018 season) | |
Batting average | .111 |
Home runs | 0 |
Runs batted in | 1 |
Stats at Baseball Reference | |
Teams | |
Alfredo Rene González (born July 13, 1992) is a Venezuelan professional baseball catcher for the Lake Erie Crushers of the Frontier League. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Chicago White Sox in 2018.
Career
[edit]Houston Astros
[edit]González signed with the Houston Astros as an international free agent in July 2008. He played the 2009 season with the Dominican Summer League Astros. In 2011, González was assigned to the rookie–level Gulf Coast League Astros, where he would play that season and the 2012 season. In 2013, he played for the rookie–level Greeneville Astros, and played for the Low–A Tri-City ValleyCats in 2014. In 2015, González spent time with the Single–A Quad Cities River Bandits, High–A Lancaster JetHawks, and Double–A Corpus Christi Hooks.
On November 20, 2015, the Astros added González to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft. He played in 44 games for Corpus Christi in 2016, batting .158/.236/.206 with no home runs and seven RBI. On June 25, 2016, González was designated for assignment by the Astros.
Chicago White Sox
[edit]On July 2, 2016, González was traded to the Chicago White Sox in exchange for cash and was assigned to the Double–A Birmingham Barons and also spent time with the Triple–A Charlotte Knights before the season concluded.
González spent the entire 2017 season with Birmingham, playing in 71 games and hitting .208/.307/.301 with four home runs, 24 RBI, and four stolen bases. On September 17, 2017, he removed from the 40–man roster and sent outrighted to Birmingham.[1]
González had his contract selected on May 24, 2018, and was called up to the majors for the first time.[2] In three games, he went 1–for–9 (.111) with one RBI. On June 6, González was removed from the 40–man roster and sent outrighted to Charlotte.[3] He would finish the 2018 season with Charlotte and Birmingham.
González was invited to spring training for the 2019 season, but did not make the club and was assigned to Double–A Birmingham to start the 2019 season. In 67 games split between Birmingham and Triple–A Charlotte, he slashed a combined .231/.328/.313 with two home runs and 23 RBI. González elected free agency following the season on November 4, 2019.[4]
Charleston Dirty Birds
[edit]On June 14, 2022, González signed with the Charleston Dirty Birds of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. He played in 79 games for Charleston, hitting .281/.353/.509 with 17 home runs, 49 RBI, and 17 stolen bases.
On March 14, 2023, González re-signed with the Dirty Birds for the 2023 roster.[5] He did not appear in a game in 2023 and became a free agent following the season.
Lake Erie Crushers
[edit]On January 9, 2024, González signed with the Lake Erie Crushers of the Frontier League.[6][7][8] In 38 games for the Crushers, he slashed .288/.357/.511 with nine home runs, 32 RBI, and 8 stolen bases.
References
[edit]- ^ "Reds Claim D.J. Peterson From White Sox". mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved November 28, 2024.
- ^ Price, Satchel (May 24, 2018). "White Sox make moves after Welington Castillo's suspension". Chicago Sun-Times.
- ^ "White Sox Outright Alfredo Gonzalez". mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved November 28, 2024.
- ^ "Minor League Free Agents 2019". baseballamerica.com. November 7, 2019. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
- ^ "Dirty Birds Add Six Players to the 2023 Roster". oursportscentral.com. March 14, 2023. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
- ^ "2023-24 Transactions". frontierleague.com. Retrieved May 14, 2024.
- ^ https://x.com/lecrushers/status/1744750986806100292?s=46&t=UN5XGiNzRq3-vt33N7zCTw [bare URL]
- ^ "Lake Erie Crushers Preparing For 2024 Season Excitement". frontierleague.com. May 3, 2024. Retrieved May 11, 2024.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- 1992 births
- Living people
- Major League Baseball players from Venezuela
- Venezuelan expatriate baseball players in the United States
- Major League Baseball catchers
- Chicago White Sox players
- Dominican Summer League Astros players
- Venezuelan expatriate baseball players in the Dominican Republic
- Gulf Coast Astros players
- Greeneville Astros players
- Tri-City ValleyCats players
- Quad Cities River Bandits players
- Lancaster JetHawks players
- Corpus Christi Hooks players
- Birmingham Barons players
- Charlotte Knights players
- Leones del Caracas players
- Charleston Dirty Birds players
- Lake Erie Crushers players
- Venezuelan baseball biography stubs
- Baseball catcher stubs