Victor González #47

Victor Aaron González...Resides in Tuxpan, Mexico...His uncles, Fernando González, Rodolfo González, Joel Navarro González and Vinicio González, played professional baseball in Mexico...Has participated in the Mexican Pacific Winter League in the 2016-17, 2018-19 and 2024-25 seasons...Originally signed by Dodgers scout Mike Brito.

2024

Made second career Opening Day roster and first with Yankees...Went 2-1 with two saves and a 3.86 ERA (23.1 IP - 10 ER) in 27 appearances out of the bullpen...Recorded his first save of the season (second of his career) on Apr. 1 at Arizona...Made 100th career appearance on Apr. 16 at Toronto...Earned his win of the season on Apr. 17 at Toronto...Designated for assignment on June 21…Outrighted to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on June 26 and finished the season with the RailRiders...Went 4-0 with a 4.50 ERA (22.0 IP - 11 ER) and 21 strikeouts in 21 games.

2023

In 34 games (one start) with the Dodgers, went 3-3 with a 4.01 ERA (33.2IP, 27H, 15R/ER, 10BB, 30K, 2HR) over four stints with the club (4/22-7/3, 8/8-10, 8/12-9/12 and 9/30-10/1)…opponents batted .223/.296/.331 (27-for-121, 2HR); LH .259/.306/.362 (15-for-58, 1HR); RH .190/.288/.302 (12-for-63, 1HR)…Did not allow a run in 27 of his 34 appearances with the Dodgers...Allowed just 2HR to 135BF, posting a 0.53 HR/9.0IP ratio...Allowed 12 of his 15R in four appearances: 5/20 at St. Louis (L, 0.1IP, 2H, 3R/ER, 1IBB, 1K, 1HR), 6/16 vs. San Francisco (0.1IP, 2H, 3R/ER, 1BB), 6/28 at Colorado (L, 0.1IP, 2H, 3R/ER, 1K, 1HP) and 7/2 at Kansas City (1.1IP, 4H, 3R/ER, 1BB, 1K, 1HP)…his 3R/ER in each of those appearances tied his career high...After being recalled on 4/22, did not allow a run in his first 10 appearances from 4/25-5/17 (11.1IP)…was part of his career-high 13.2 scoreless inning streak from 8/19/21-5/17/23...Made his season debut on 4/25 at Pittsburgh (1.0IP, 1H, 1K), his first Major League appearance since 8/22/21 vs. the Mets...Earned his first win of the year on 5/1 vs. Philadelphia after tossing 1.1 scoreless innings of relief (1H, 2K)…Made his third career start on 6/9 at Philadelphia, serving as an "opener" (0.2IP, 1BB)…His 3K on 6/18 vs. San Francisco (1.1IP, 1H) tied his career high (fifth time, first since 5/20/21 vs. Arizona)…Recorded his second win of the season on 6/21 at Los Angeles-AL (1.1IP, 1H)…Went 1-0 with a 0.90 ERA (10.0IP, 1ER) in his final nine games with the Dodgers from 8/13-10/1...Did not allow a hit in seven of his final eight outings from 8/18-10/1, holding opponents to a .107/.194/.143 (3-for-28) slash line...Earned the win in his final appearance of the year on 10/1 at San Francisco (1.0IP, 1K)…Also made 20 relief appearances with Triple-A Oklahoma City, going 2-1 with one save and a 5.40 ERA (20.0IP, 16H, 14R/12ER, 16BB, 22K, 0HR)…Was acquired by the Yankees from the Los Angeles Dodgers with INF Jorbit Vivas in exchange for INF Trey Sweeney on 12/11.

2022

Started the campaign on the Injured List and was eventually sent on a rehab assignment to the ACL Dodgers, where he pitched in one game, striking out two and giving up one hit across one frame...Finished the season with Triple-A Oklahoma City, producing a 3.09 ERA and striking out 10 against five walks…gave up 10 hits, four runs and a homer over 12 games in 11.2 innings...Secured his only win of the season on Aug. 26 with Triple-A Oklahoma City, pitching a shutout inning of relief.

2021

Split time between the Dodgers, Triple-A Oklahoma City and Single-A Rancho Cucamonga, appearing for 44 games, 12 games and two games respectively... Held a 3.57 ERA (14 ER/35.1 IP) through 44 games for a 3-1 record in the Majors…struck out 33 batters against just 19 walks... Allowed just three long balls over 155 batters faced for a 0.76 homerun-per-nine innings mark... Appeared with Triple-A Oklahoma City for 12 games, producing a 3.72 ERA (4 ER/9.2 IP) paired with 15 strikeouts against just two walks…held a 9.31 strikeout-per-nine inning mark... Made two rehab appearances with Single-A Rancho Cucamonga (7/16 and 8/17)…allowed a combined three runs over 1.1 innings with three punchouts... Spent some time on the Injured List…dealt with left plantar fasciitis during his second stint Held left-handed batters to a .200 average (14-for-70)…tossed a season-high 1.2 innings Aug. 19 against the Mets, allowing just one hit…struck out three batters May 20 against Arizona…was incredibly effective in the month of May, keeping hitters to a .184 average (7-for-38) over 43 plate appearances.

2020

Saw his first big league action, going 3-0 with a 1.33 ERA, a 0.74 WHIP and a .176 opponents’ batting average in 15 games (one start) over t wo stints with Los Angeles…struck out 23 against two walks in 20.1 innings...Ranked among the NL’s best relievers in ERA (4th), WHIP (4th) and opponents’ slugging percentage (.203, 7th)...Limited left-handers to a .143 batting average (5-for-35)… allowed only two extra-base hits (both doubles) in 20.1 regular season innings and did not yield a home run in either the regular or Postseason (27.0 combined IP)...Made his MLB debut on July 31, 2020 at Arizona, allowing one run on three hits in a 1.0-inning relief appearance…picked up his first win on Aug. 23, 2020 with 2.0 scoreless innings of relief in an 11-3 victory over Colorado...allowed two runs in 6.2 innings (2.70 ERA) in eight Postseason appearances to help lead the Dodgers to a World Championship…used in leverage situations and inherited runners in six of his eight appearances, allowing just three of the nine runners to score.

2019

In 38 games, he posted a combined 5-2 record with a 2.31 ERA (23 ER/89.2 IP) with 93 strikeouts against 32 walks across three different levels...Started the season with Advanced-A Rancho Cucamonga, recording a 2-1 record with a 1.65 ERA (5 ER/27.1 IP) and 36 strikeouts...Was promoted to Double-A Tulsa on May 19, where he went 3-1 with a 2.23 ERA (12 ER/48.1 IP) in 15 games (eight starts)...finished the season with Triple-A Oklahoma City after being promoted on July 26, putting up a 3.86 ERA (6 ER/14.0 IP) and 13 strikeouts against four walks in 15 games with the OKC Dodgers.

2018

Split the 2018 season between Single-A Great Lakes and Rookie-level Ogden, going a combined 1-5 with a 7.49 ERA over 33.2 IP with 25 K’s against nine walks in 10 combined appearances (eight starts)... saw his first game action on June 11 after missing the entire 2017 season due to injury and starting the 2018 season on the disabled list.

2017

Missed the entire season due to UCL Reconstruction (Tommy John) Surgery performed on March 5.

2016

Posted a 3-6 record with a 3.61 ERA (38 ER/94.2 IP) in 22 games (19 starts) with Great Lakes, striking out 104 batters against 4 4 walks.

2015

Compiled a 1-7 record and a 5.43 ERA (40 ER/66.1 IP) in 19 games (14 starts) between Ogden (RK), Great Lakes (A) and AZL Dodgers.