That's Gone-zo! Red Sox No. 4 prospect caps hot weekend with homer at High-A

After a season-best four hits Saturday, Justin Gonzales had more in the tank.

MLB's No. 97 prospect uncorked his sixth long ball of the season on a two-hit, three-RBI game Sunday to fuel High-A Greenville's 12-10 victory over Bowling Green at Fluor Field.

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Gonzales saw just one pitch from right-hander Noah Beal (Rays) in the fifth frame, depositing a solo shot beyond the wall in left-center field. The right-handed-hitting outfielder entered the series finale with a 192 wRC+ over his past 15 games.

Following a pair of groundouts to start his afternoon, Boston's fourth-ranked prospect roped a two-out, two-strike double to right in the third. His eighth double of the season plated two runs.

In the Drive's 14-8 loss to the Hot Rods on Saturday, Gonzales singled in three consecutive at-bats. He followed it up with a double to center in the sixth before hitting into a double play in the eighth.

After Sunday's performance, Gonzales has a six-game hit streak with 12 knocks across his past 25 at-bats. He also walked three times to his two punchouts over that span.

A 6-foot-5, 210-pound slugger, Gonzales sports 55-grade power and hitting tools. He registered the second-hardest-tracked ball of Spring Training this year at 117.3 mph, per Statcast. In the Major Leagues last season, only 30 balls were tracked with higher exit velocity readings.

"That's something that I like to do," Gonzales told MLB.com through an interpreter in late April. "I try to hit the ball hard, and also that's something that I've been working on, trying to be more consistent hitting the ball hard."

Through 32 games this season, his most at High-A, Gonzales has slashed .314/.405/.533 with 16 extra-base hits, 28 runs, 24 RBIs and 15 walks to 23 strikeouts. His four-hit game Saturday marked his first since Aug. 9, 2024 in the Rookie-level Dominican Summer League.