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José
José
75 GONZALEZ

Bats Throws Height Weight
RHP RIGHT RIGHT 6-3 240
BORN: AUG. 5, 2001 OPENING DAY AGE: 24
BIRTHPLACE: EL VIGIA, VZ RESIDES: EL VIGIA, VZ
ACQUIRED: SIGNED AS MINOR LEAGUE FREE AGENT, DEC. 13, 2025
SIGNED THRU: 2026; UNDER CLUB CONTROL; 0/3 OPTIONS USED

NON-ROSTER INVITEE
GONZALEZ’S LIFETIME PITCHING RECORD GONZALEZ
Year Club W-L ERA G GS CG GF SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB IBB SO WP BK BAA
2021— DSL Rangers 1 3-1 2.35 12 11 0 1 0 0 46.0 29 15 12 0 11 26 0 40 14 1 .182
2022— ACL Rangers 0-1 10.24 4 3 0 1 0 1 9.2 13 12 11 2 4 3 0 12 3 0 .325
2023— ACL Rangers 2-4 5.40 11 7 0 1 0 0 30.0 30 22 18 2 4 11 0 31 5 2 .259
Down East 0-0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000
2024— Down East 3-7 2.26 20 12 0 5 0 0 87.2 69 30 22 3 4 20 0 117 8 3 .214
Hickory 0-1 6.75 1 1 0 0 0 0 4.0 2 3 3 1 0 2 0 4 0 0 .143
2025— Hub City 4-7 2.83 18 17 0 0 0 0 86.0 80 33 27 7 6 18 0 90 7 0 .244
Frisco 2-2 3.41 5 5 0 0 0 0 29.0 27 13 11 0 4 6 0 24 0 0 .241
MINOR TOTALS 14-23 3.20 72 56 0 8 0 1 292.2 250 128 104 15 33 86 0 319 37 6 .229
2025 SEASON
◆ Pitched majority of season with High-A Hub City, and pitched to a 2.83 ERA (86.0 IP - 27 ER) with 90 strikeouts
across 18 games (17 starts).
◆ Earned South Atlantic League Player of the Week honors on Aug. 3 after tossing 7.0 shutout innings in a victory
over Asheville.
◆ Had a season-high nine strikeouts on June 1 vs. Winston-Salem.
◆ Was promoted to Double-A Frisco on Aug. 10 and went 2-2 with a 3.41 ERA (29.0 IP - 11 ER) in five starts for the
RoughRiders.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
◆ Made professional debut with DSL Rangers 1 on July 12, 2021.
◆ South Atlantic League Pitcher of the Week for July 28 - Aug. 3.
◆ In 2024, ranked among Carolina League leaders (min. 80.0 IP) in strikeouts per 9.0 IP (2nd, 12.01), opponent SLG
(3rd, .285), WHIP (4th, 1.02), and strikeouts (5th, 117)...Posted career highs in games (21), IP (91.2), and SO (121)
as he posted a 2.45 ERA in 21 games (13 starts), spent primarily with Low-A Down East.
◆ Registered a single-game career-high 11 strikeouts in 6.0 innings pitched for Down East on June 7, 2024 at Salem.
CAREER TRANSACTIONS
◆ May 28, 2019...Signed by Rangers as international free agent.
◆ Dec. 13, 2025...Signed by Angels as minor league free agent.
PERSONAL/MISC
◆ José Manuel Gonzalez.
◆ Got engaged to fiancé Dairiamnys Castro on Dec. 27, 2024...She was Miss Latinoamérica Venezuela in 2023.
◆ Originally signed by Rangers scouts Rafic Saab and Willy Espinal.

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