Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Oscar Gonzalez was born January 10, 1998, in Sabana Grande de Palenque, Dominican Republic. He is an outfielder in the MLB.

The Guardians selected González's contract on May 26, 2022. He made his major league debut that same day, starting in right field versus the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park. He singled on a line drive to center field off starting pitcher Tarik Skubal in the top of the second his for the first hit. In the ninth inning, he hit his first major league double. On June 10, 2022, versus the Oakland Athletics, González achieved his first major league four-hit game. González became the Guardians' starting right fielder by the end of the regular season. His walk-up song is the SpongeBob SquarePants theme song, chosen because "deep inside I feel like a kid". On June 19, González hit his first career home run off of Los Angeles Dodgers starter Andrew Heaney.

On October 8, 2022, González hit a walk-off home run in the bottom of the 15th inning to eliminate the Tampa Bay Rays from the 2022 American League Wild Card Series and send the Guardians to the American League Division Series against the New York Yankees. In the bottom of the 9th inning of Game 3 of the ALDS, with the bases loaded and two outs, González hit a walk-off single to give the Guardians a 2-1 series lead. The Guardians would go on to lose the series in 5 games. During the 2022 Playoffs, Gonzalez hit .226 with 4 runs batted in and 1 home run.