Chi Chi Gonzalez

Alexander "Chi Chi" González (born January 15, 1992) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Colorado Rockies organization. González goes by Chi Chi, a nickname given to him by his grandfather.[1] He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Texas Rangers.

Chi Chi González
Colorado Rockies
Pitcher
Born: (1992-01-15) January 15, 1992
Delray Beach, Florida
Bats: Right Throws: Right
MLB debut
May 30, 2015, for the Texas Rangers
MLB statistics
(through 2020)
Win–loss record6–16
Earned run average5.12
Strikeouts99
Teams

Career

Amateur

Gonzalez was drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 11th round of the 2010 MLB Draft out of Boca Raton Community High School.[2] Rather than sign with the Orioles, Gonzalez attended Oral Roberts University, where he was an accounting major.[3] In 2012, he played collegiate summer baseball in the Cape Cod Baseball League for the Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox.[4]

Texas Rangers

He was drafted by the Rangers in the 1st round (23rd overall) of the 2013 MLB Draft.[5][6][7] He made his professional debut with the Spokane Indians and also played for the Myrtle Beach Pelicans. Prior to the 2014 season, Baseball Prospectus rated Gonzalez as the 70th best prospect in baseball.[8] He started the season with Myrtle Beach before being promoted to the Double-A Frisco RoughRiders.[9] He started 2015 with the Triple-A Round Rock Express.[10][11]

Gonzalez was called up to the majors for the first time on May 30, 2015 and made his MLB debut that day. He faced the veteran lineup of the Boston Red Sox and began the game pitching 5 2/3 innings without surrendering a hit. It was the longest no-hit stretch to begin a career for a Rangers pitcher since 1992.[12] On June 5, 2015, Gonzalez threw a complete game shutout against the Kansas City Royals. It was his first career complete game.[13] Gonzalez was optioned down to Triple-A Round Rock July 4, 2015. Gonzalez was diagnosed with a partial tear to the UCL in spring training of 2017. He was declared to need Tommy John surgery, ending his 2017 season plus the whole 2018 season. On November 2, 2018, Gonzalez elected free agency.[14]

Colorado Rockies

On December 4, 2018, Gonzalez signed a minor league deal with the Colorado Rockies.[15] On June 25, 2019, his contract was selected by the Rockies.[16] In 2019, Gonzalez pitched to a 5.29 ERA over 14 games for the Rockies, with 46 strikeouts. In 2020 for the Rockies, Gonzalez pitched to a 6.86 ERA with 16 stirkeouts in 19.2 innings pitched. On December 2, Gonzalez was nontendered by the Rockies. On December 11, 2020, Gonzalez re-signed with the Rockies on a minor league contract.[17]

References
  1. "'Chi Chi' González ready to be a Ranger". June 8, 2013.
  2. "Baltimore Orioles select Boca Raton pitcher Alex Gonzalez in 11th round of baseball draft". June 8, 2010. Archived from the original on February 2, 2014.
  3. "ORUAthletics.com - Official Athletic Website of Oral Roberts University". orugoldeneagles.com. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved November 19, 2014.
  4. "Major League Baseball Players From the Cape Cod League" (PDF). capecodbaseball.org. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  5. Rangers draft Delray Beach's Alex Gonzalez in first round
  6. Rangers select RHP Alex Gonzalez in the 2013 First-Year Player Draft
  7. 'Chi Chi' Gonzalez ready to be a Ranger
  8. "Baseball Prospectus - Prospects Will Break Your Heart: Top 101 Prospects". Baseball Prospectus. Retrieved November 19, 2014.
  9. Texas Rangers No. 3 prospect Chi-Chi Gonzalez might just Cha-Cha his way into 2015 rotation Archived May 27, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
  10. Former Oral Roberts star Alex 'Chi Chi' Gonzalez to make first Triple-A start against OKC Dodgers on Sunday
  11. Texas Rangers send Chi Chi Gonzalez to minors; will work on quicker at-bats
  12. Prospect Gonzalez to join Rangers' rotation
  13. https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2015/06/05/rangers-rookie-gonzalez-shuts-out-royals-on-3-hits-4-0/28584455/
  14. Eddy, Matt (November 6, 2018). "Minor League Free Agents 2018". Baseball America. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
  16. Kyle Newman (June 24, 2019). "Right-hander Chi Chi Gonzalez to make Rockies debut Tuesday in San Francisco". The Denver Post. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
  17. https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2020/12/rockies-sign-chi-chi-gonzalez-to-minor-league-deal.html
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