
- #
- 27
- Name
- Jay Gonzalez
- Nationality
United States
- Position
- Outfield
- Opening Day Age
- 31
- Birthplace
- San Diego, CA
- Birthdate
- 1/11/91
- B/T
- L/L
- Ht
- 5-9
- Wt
- 170
- Current Team
- Rockers
COLLEGE: Auburn/Mt. Olive (NC)
HIGH SCHOOL: Freedom HS (Orlando, FL)
DRAFT: 10th round (301st overall), Baltimore Orioles, 2014
STATUS
• Returns for a second year with High Point after being acquired in a trade with Winnipeg of the American Association on 8/6/2021.
CAREER NOTES
• Needs 16 stolen bases for his 200th career steal.
2021
• Traded to the Rockers on 8/6, he hit two HR in 46 games, adding 7 stolen bases.
• Began the season with Winnipeg (American Association), hitting .333 with two HR and stole eight bases in 38 games.
2020
• DID NOT PLAY
2019
• In 63 games for New Jersey (Can-Am), hit .310 with 11 stolen bases.
2018
• Claimed off waivers by Arizona after the 2017 season, played 55 games for AA Jackson.
• Hit .287 for the Jackson Generals.
2017
• Again splitting the season between Frederick and Bowie, hit .273 with 31 steals in 91 games.
2016
• Split season between A+ Frederick and AA Bowie. Stole 43 bases…hit his first professional home run with Frederick.
2015
• Split season between A Delmarva and A+ Frederick.
• In 133 combined games, hit .268 and stole 34 bases…Set career high with 42 RBI…recorded 8 triples.
2014
• Hit .259 for Aberdeen and stole 14 bases.
• Drafted in the 10th round by Baltimore, played 59 games for A- Aberdeen.
• Played at the University of Mt. Olive, hit a staggering .425 with three home runs, stealing 51 bases in 56 attempts.
2013
• Drafted by Texas in the 39th round but did not sign.
• Played with the Utica Brewers where he hit .362 in 42 games with a .451 on-base percentage, 17 stolen bases and 31 RBI.
• Represented Utica at the 2013 PGCBL All-Star game.
2012
• Played 59 games for Auburn, hitting .308 and swiping 30 bases in 34 attempts.
• Considered a spark plug at the top of the order for the Tigers
2011
• Recorded 35 at-bats in 34 games at Auburn while filling in as a defensive replacement, pinch-hitter and pinch-runner.
2010
• Drafted in 27th round by Boston from Freedom HS but did not sign.
• Played high school baseball for James Anderson.
• Hit .425 with six doubles as a senior while drawing 24 walkes and stealing 11 bases.
• Finished his career with a school record .410 batting average . . . Stole 50 bases and scored 125 runs during his career.
• First team All-Metro Conference in 2009 and holds school records for runs scored in a season (38 in 2009) and stolen bases (27 in 2009).
PERSONAL
• Jay Jordan Gonzalez
• Drafted in the same round as former Atlantic Leaguers Ryan Williams (HPR- 2019), Thomas Dorminy (SOM- 2019), and Cole Sturgeon (LEX- 2021).