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Jacob Gonzalez
SS · Pittsburgh Pirates
| Position | SS |
| Bats/Throws | L/R |
| Height | 6′ 2″ |
| Weight | 205 lbs |
| Age | 24 |
| Birthplace | Glendora, CA, USA |
| Draft | 2023, Chicago White Sox, Round: 1, Overall Pick: 15 |
| College | Ole Miss |
| MLB Debut | 2026-05-31 |
Contract Status
Service Time
0.000
1/1/2026
Options
3
1/1/2026
MLB FA
2032
2026 Service Time Gained: 0.128
2026 Option Year Used? No
Contract
2026 Salary$780,000 (Estimate)
League Minimum2026–2028
Arbitration Eligible2029–2031
Free Agent2032
Statcast
87.9 mph
Avg Exit Velo
113.6 mph
Max Exit Velo
8.2%
Barrel%
39.9%
Hard Hit%
Summary
| G | PA | AVG | HR | RBI | SB | K% | BB% | OBP | SLG | OPS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (MLB) | 30 | 97 | .244 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 22.7% | 8.2% | .323 | .360 | .683 |
| MLB Career | 81 | 227 | .220 | 7 | 31 | 2 | 19.4% | 5.3% | .273 | .364 | .637 |
Last 10 Games
| Date | Lvl | Team | Opp | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-27 | MLB | Pittsburgh Pirates | @ Detroit Tigers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .220 | .274 | .364 | .638 |
| 2026-09-26 | MLB | Pittsburgh Pirates | @ Detroit Tigers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .223 | .275 | .369 | .644 |
| 2026-09-22 | MLB | Pittsburgh Pirates | vs St. Louis Cardinals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .221 | .273 | .353 | .626 |
| 2026-09-16 | MLB | Pittsburgh Pirates | vs Milwaukee Brewers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .223 | .275 | .356 | .631 |
| 2026-09-13 | MLB | Pittsburgh Pirates | @ Chicago Cubs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .225 | .278 | .360 | .638 |
| 2026-09-12 | MLB | Pittsburgh Pirates | @ Chicago Cubs | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .225 | .278 | .360 | .638 |
| 2026-09-11 | MLB | Pittsburgh Pirates | @ Chicago Cubs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 | .272 | .359 | .631 |
| 2026-09-10 | MLB | Pittsburgh Pirates | @ Chicago White Sox | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .223 | .274 | .360 | .634 |
| 2026-09-09 | MLB | Pittsburgh Pirates | @ Chicago White Sox | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .223 | .274 | .360 | .634 |
| 2026-09-08 | MLB | Pittsburgh Pirates | @ Chicago White Sox | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .221 | .271 | .359 | .630 |
| Last 10 Total | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | .211 | .286 | .368 | .654 | |||
Stats & Game Logs
| Year | Age | Lvl | Team | G | PA | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | ISO | BABIP | K% | BB% |
|---|
Season
| Date ↕ | Lvl ↕ | Team ↕ | Opponent | AB ↕ | H ↕ | 2B ↕ | 3B ↕ | HR ↕ | RBI ↕ | BB ↕ | SO ↕ | AVG ↕ |
|---|
| Split | PA | AB | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 227 | 209 | 46 | 7 | 31 | 12 | 44 | .220 | .262 | .000 | .262 |
| Recent Performance | |||||||||||
| Last 30 | 24 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | .182 | .250 | .318 | .568 |
| Last 14 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .143 | .250 | .571 | .821 |
| Last 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Home / Away | |||||||||||
| Home Games | 93 | 85 | 19 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 17 | .224 | .290 | .306 | .596 |
| Away Games | 134 | 124 | 27 | 6 | 21 | 7 | 27 | .218 | .263 | .403 | .666 |
| Day / Night | |||||||||||
| Day Games | 98 | 89 | 18 | 5 | 14 | 8 | 13 | .202 | .276 | .393 | .669 |
| Night Games | 129 | 120 | 28 | 2 | 17 | 4 | 31 | .233 | .273 | .342 | .615 |
| vs Handedness | |||||||||||
| vs Left | 33 | 27 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | .259 | .394 | .407 | .801 |
| vs Right | 194 | 182 | 39 | 7 | 28 | 9 | 38 | .214 | .254 | .357 | .611 |
| vs Pitcher Role | |||||||||||
| Starter | 131 | 120 | 21 | 5 | 17 | 6 | 25 | .175 | .231 | .317 | .548 |
| Reliever | 96 | 89 | 25 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 19 | .281 | .333 | .427 | .760 |
| Runners | |||||||||||
| Bases Empty | 133 | 126 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 29 | .190 | .233 | .310 | .543 |
| Runners On | 94 | 83 | 22 | 4 | 28 | 7 | 15 | .265 | .333 | .446 | .779 |
| Scoring Position | 56 | 46 | 14 | 2 | 22 | 6 | 11 | .304 | .400 | .457 | .857 |
| Batting Order | |||||||||||
| Batting First | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .500 | .750 |
| Batting Second | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Batting Third | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Batting Fourth | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .500 | .600 | .500 | 1.100 |
| Batting Fifth | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | .333 | .000 | .333 |
| Batting Sixth | 34 | 30 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 5 | .200 | .294 | .400 | .694 |
| Batting Seventh | 48 | 44 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 13 | .159 | .229 | .273 | .502 |
| Batting Eighth | 87 | 83 | 16 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 19 | .193 | .218 | .337 | .555 |
| Batting Ninth | 44 | 40 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 5 | .350 | .395 | .500 | .895 |
| Year | Age | Lv | PA | BIP | GB% | FB% | LD% | PU% | O-Sw% | Z-Sw% | O-Con% | Z-Con% | Sw% | Con% | Avg EV | Max EV | Avg LA | HH% | Brl% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 20 | A | 137 | 92 | 50.0% | 25.0% | 15.2% | 9.8% | — | — | — | — | 44.3% | 78.5% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023 | 20 | R-FCL | 16 | 11 | 45.5% | 36.4% | 0.0% | 18.2% | — | — | — | — | 50.0% | 64.7% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024 | 21 | AA | 408 | 317 | 40.1% | 27.8% | 24.3% | 7.9% | 20.0% | 58.3% | 50.0% | 100.0% | 50.5% | 82.3% | 94.8 mph | 102.4 mph | 22.3° | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| 2024 | 21 | A+ | 167 | 127 | 40.2% | 22.8% | 28.3% | 8.7% | — | — | — | — | 49.7% | 82.6% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2025 | 22 | AAA | 173 | 114 | 30.7% | 28.9% | 28.1% | 12.3% | 25.3% | 64.0% | 60.4% | 84.5% | 43.0% | 76.8% | 86.0 mph | 107.2 mph | 19.9° | 32.5% | 1.8% |
| 2025 | 22 | AA | 371 | 284 | 37.0% | 27.5% | 21.8% | 13.7% | — | — | — | — | 52.5% | 77.8% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2026 | 23 | MLB | 226 | 167 | 41.9% | 26.3% | 23.4% | 8.4% | 38.0% | 73.8% | 70.8% | 83.0% | 55.7% | 79.0% | 87.7 mph | 109.6 mph | 16.8° | 37.1% | 4.8% |
| 2026 | 23 | AAA | 239 | 154 | 35.7% | 34.4% | 23.4% | 6.5% | 28.5% | 66.7% | 65.5% | 84.0% | 46.3% | 77.9% | 88.2 mph | 113.6 mph | 14.9° | 42.9% | 11.8% |
| MLB Career | MLB | 226 | 167 | 41.9% | 26.3% | 23.4% | 8.4% | 38.0% | 73.8% | 70.8% | 83.0% | 55.7% | 79.0% | 87.7 mph | 109.6 mph | 16.8° | 37.1% | 4.8% | |
| AAA Career | AAA | 412 | 268 | 33.6% | 32.1% | 25.4% | 9.0% | 27.2% | 65.6% | 63.6% | 84.2% | 44.9% | 77.5% | 87.3 mph | 113.6 mph | 17.0° | 38.4% | 7.5% | |
| AA Career | AA | 779 | 601 | 38.6% | 27.7% | 23.1% | 10.6% | 20.0% | 58.3% | 50.0% | 100.0% | 51.4% | 80.1% | 94.8 mph | 102.4 mph | 22.3° | 0.2% | 0.0% | |
| A+ Career | A+ | 167 | 127 | 40.2% | 22.8% | 28.3% | 8.7% | — | — | — | — | 49.7% | 82.6% | — | — | — | — | — | |
| A Career | A | 137 | 92 | 50.0% | 25.0% | 15.2% | 9.8% | — | — | — | — | 44.3% | 78.5% | — | — | — | — | — | |
| R-FCL Career | R-FCL | 16 | 11 | 45.5% | 36.4% | 0.0% | 18.2% | — | — | — | — | 50.0% | 64.7% | — | — | — | — | — |
Statcast FieldingMLB only
| Year | Team | Pos | Inn | OAA | FRV | Range | Arm | DP | Catch | Frame | Throw | Block | Pop | Blk BAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 Teams | 1B | 222.1 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.6 | — | 0.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | 1B | 222.1 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.6 | — | 0.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2026 | Pirates | 3B | 76.0 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 1.4 | — | 0.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | 3B | 76.0 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 1.4 | — | 0.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2026 | Pirates | SS | 221.0 | -6.0 | -4.6 | -4.6 | — | -0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | SS | 221.0 | -6.0 | -4.6 | -4.6 | — | -0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Arm StrengthMLB only · Avg requires minimum throws (100 for 1B, 50 for OF)
| Year | Throws | Max | Overall | 1B | 3B | SS | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Throws | Avg | Throws | Avg | Throws | Avg | ||||
| 2026 | 214 | 87.3 | 83.8 | 75 | — | 16 | — | 123 | 82.6 |
Transaction History
2026-09-16SS Jacob Gonzalez changed number to 26.
2026-09-15SS Jacob Gonzalez changed number to 21.
2026-07-11Chicago White Sox traded LHP Brandon Eisert and 1B Jacob Gonzalez to Pittsburgh Pirates for LHP Jaden Woods and Future Considerations.
2026-07-10Chicago White Sox optioned 1B Jacob Gonzalez to Charlotte Knights.
2026-05-30Chicago White Sox selected the contract of SS Jacob Gonzalez from Charlotte Knights.
2026-01-29Chicago White Sox invited non-roster SS Jacob Gonzalez to spring training.
2025-07-26SS Jacob Gonzalez assigned to Charlotte Knights from Birmingham Barons.
2025-01-24Chicago White Sox invited non-roster SS Jacob Gonzalez to spring training.
2024-05-21SS Jacob Gonzalez assigned to Birmingham Barons from Winston-Salem Dash.
2024-04-02SS Jacob Gonzalez assigned to Winston-Salem Dash from Kannapolis Cannon Ballers.
2024-02-29SS Jacob Gonzalez roster status changed by Chicago White Sox.
2024-02-29SS Jacob Gonzalez assigned to Chicago White Sox.
2024-02-29SS Jacob Gonzalez roster status changed by Chicago White Sox.
2023-07-31SS Jacob Gonzalez assigned to Kannapolis Cannon Ballers from ACL White Sox.
2023-07-31Kannapolis Cannon Ballers activated SS Jacob Gonzalez.
2023-07-31Kannapolis Cannon Ballers activated SS Jacob Gonzalez.
2023-07-24SS Jacob Gonzalez assigned to ACL White Sox from White Sox Organization.
2023-07-16Chicago White Sox signed SS Jacob Gonzalez.