Gabriel González (baseball)

Gabriel González
González with the St. Paul Saints in 2026
Minnesota Twins – No. 72
Outfielder
Born: (2004-01-04) January 4, 2004
Carúpano, Venezuela
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
May 22, 2026, for the Minnesota Twins
MLB statistics
(through May 22, 2026)
Batting average.500
Home runs0
Runs batted in0
Stats at Baseball Reference 
Teams

Gabriel Jesús González (born January 4, 2004) is a Venezuelan professional baseball outfielder for the Minnesota Twins of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2026.

Career

González signed with the Seattle Mariners as an international free agent on February 5, 2021.[1] He made his professional debut that year with the Dominican Summer League Mariners.

González started 2022 with the rookie-level Arizona Complex League Mariners before being promoted to the Modesto Nuts. He started 2023 with Modesto and was promoted to the Everett AquaSox in July.[2][3]

On January 29, 2024, the Mariners traded González, Anthony DeSclafani, Justin Topa, Darren Bowen, and cash considerations to the Minnesota Twins in exchange for Jorge Polanco.[4]

González split the 2025 season between the High-A Cedar Rapids Kernels, Double-A Wichita Wind Surge, and Triple-A St. Paul Saints, batting .329/.395/.513 with 15 home runs and 66 RBI. On November 18, 2025, the Twins added González to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft.[5]

González was optioned to Triple-A St. Paul to begin the 2026 season.[6] In 44 appearances for the Saints, he batted .216/.294/.392 with eight home runs and 21 RBI. On May 22, 2026, González was promoted to the major leagues for the first time.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Mariners Harbor High Hopes for Young Gabriel Gonzalez". November 16, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Mariners promote prospects Cole Young, Gabriel Gonzalez to Everett". July 14, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Top Mariners prospects Cole Young, Gabriel Gonzalez promoted to AquaSox". July 14, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Mariners acquire Polanco from Twins in 5-player deal". MLB.com.
  5. ↑ "Twins Add Six Players To 40-Man Roster". mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved November 23, 2025.
  6. ↑ "Plethora of Twins' top prospects among roster cuts". mlb.com. Retrieved March 23, 2026.
  7. ↑ "Twins Recall Gabriel Gonzalez For MLB Debut". mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved May 22, 2026.
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