Yovan Gonzalez
Yovan J. Gonzalez
Born: November 11, 1989
Aibonito, PR
Primary Position: Catcher
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 2B, 3B
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 190
Draft: Round 30 (2009 June Amateur Draft, Cincinnati Reds)
School: Wabash Valley College
Career: 2009-2023
Yovan Gonzalez compiled a career batting average of .258 with 36 home runs and 378 RBI in his 910-game career with the Reds, Billings Mustangs, Bakersfield Blaze, Dayton Dragons, Louisville Bats, Pensacola Blue Wahoos, Somerset Patriots , West Virginia Power/Charleston Dirty Birds and Charleston Dirty Birds. He began playing during the 2009 season and last took the field during the 2023 campaign.
 Reds |
 Bakersfield Blaze |
 Billings Mustangs |
 Dayton Dragons |
 Louisville Bats |
 Pensacola Blue Wahoos |
 Somerset Patriots |
 West Virginia Power/Charleston Dirty Birds |
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Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | R | GULF | Reds | 26 | 56 | 48 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | .208 | .291 | .229 | .520 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2010 | R | ARIZ | Reds | 30 | 116 | 104 | 14 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 | .240 | .298 | .288 | .587 | 30 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2011 | Advanced A | CALL | Bakersfield Blaze | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .111 | .111 | .111 | .222 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | R | PION | Billings Mustangs | 38 | 155 | 141 | 19 | 37 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 24 | .262 | .320 | .355 | .675 | 50 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | A | MIDW | Dayton Dragons | 92 | 347 | 317 | 37 | 73 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 42 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 55 | .230 | .272 | .315 | .587 | 100 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 2013 | Advanced A | CALL | Bakersfield Blaze | 74 | 283 | 256 | 27 | 67 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 34 | .262 | .330 | .312 | .642 | 80 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | AAA | IL | Louisville Bats | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .200 | .200 | .200 | .400 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | AA | SOUL | Pensacola Blue Wahoos | 8 | 29 | 28 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .143 | .143 | .179 | .321 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | Advanced A | CALL | Bakersfield Blaze | 72 | 275 | 244 | 27 | 59 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 34 | .242 | .314 | .287 | .601 | 70 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2015 | AA | SOUL | Pensacola Blue Wahoos | 38 | 127 | 112 | 14 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 16 | .223 | .307 | .393 | .700 | 44 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | Ind | ATLL | Somerset Patriots | 80 | 318 | 276 | 34 | 73 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 53 | .264 | .344 | .351 | .695 | 97 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2017 | Ind | ATLL | Somerset Patriots | 84 | 339 | 299 | 29 | 87 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 55 | .291 | .360 | .355 | .715 | 106 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2018 | Ind | ATLL | Somerset Patriots | 64 | 250 | 218 | 23 | 56 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 36 | .257 | .325 | .326 | .651 | 71 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2019 | Ind | ATLL | Somerset Patriots | 82 | 282 | 240 | 32 | 63 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 50 | .262 | .345 | .333 | .679 | 80 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| 2021 | Ind | ATLL | West Virginia Power/Charleston Dirty Birds | 67 | 251 | 223 | 33 | 60 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 35 | .269 | .343 | .390 | .733 | 87 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2022 | Ind | ATLL | Charleston Dirty Birds | 92 | 338 | 288 | 34 | 90 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 51 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 53 | .312 | .389 | .431 | .820 | 124 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 1 |
| 2023 | Ind | ATLL | Charleston Dirty Birds | 58 | 199 | 173 | 18 | 39 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 33 | .225 | .310 | .347 | .656 | 60 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 910 | 3379 | 2981 | 347 | 770 | 133 | 3 | 36 | 378 | 6 | 7 | 293 | 502 | .258 | .328 | .341 | .669 | 1017 | 83 | 35 | 34 | 36 | 2 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G | PB | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | R | GULF | Reds | C | 26 | 97 | 24 | 2 | 2 | .984 | 4.654 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 50.0 |
| 2010 | R | ARIZ | Reds | C | 30 | 272 | 50 | 5 | 1 | .985 | 1.733 | 4 | 37 | 20 | 35.1 |
| 2011 | R | PION | Billings Mustangs | C | 38 | 306 | 55 | 5 | 5 | .986 | 9.500 | 5 | 29 | 31 | 51.7 |
| 2011 | Advanced A | CALL | Bakersfield Blaze | C | 2 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.500 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 40.0 |
| 2012 | A | MIDW | Dayton Dragons | C | 92 | 629 | 83 | 8 | 12 | .989 | 7.739 | 6 | 73 | 33 | 31.1 |
| 2013 | Advanced A | CALL | Bakersfield Blaze | C | 69 | 549 | 59 | 7 | 4 | .989 | 8.812 | 9 | 67 | 33 | 33.0 |
| 2013 | AAA | IL | Louisville Bats | C | 3 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 6.333 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 | Advanced A | CALL | Bakersfield Blaze | C | 72 | 505 | 47 | 5 | 3 | .991 | 7.667 | 5 | 64 | 28 | 30.4 |
| 2014 | AA | SOUL | Pensacola Blue Wahoos | C | 7 | 59 | 10 | 1 | 2 | .986 | 9.857 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 30.0 |
| 2015 | AA | SOUL | Pensacola Blue Wahoos | C | 36 | 226 | 23 | 2 | 2 | .992 | 6.917 | 3 | 13 | 6 | 31.6 |
| 2016 | Ind | ATLL | Somerset Patriots | C | 79 | 609 | 36 | 1 | 6 | .998 | 8.165 | 5 | 43 | 15 | 25.9 |
| 2016 | Ind | ATLL | Somerset Patriots | 2B | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.000 | ||||
| 2017 | Ind | ATLL | Somerset Patriots | C | 77 | 614 | 43 | 2 | 3 | .997 | 8.532 | 11 | 59 | 21 | 26.2 |
| 2017 | Ind | ATLL | Somerset Patriots | 1B | 3 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 7.333 | ||||
| 2018 | Ind | ATLL | Somerset Patriots | C | 61 | 498 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 8.656 | 5 | 48 | 15 | 23.8 |
| 2018 | Ind | ATLL | Somerset Patriots | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 | ||||
| 2019 | Ind | ATLL | Somerset Patriots | C | 80 | 603 | 54 | 3 | 4 | .995 | 8.212 | 6 | 67 | 23 | 25.6 |
| 2021 | Ind | ATLL | West Virginia Power/Charleston Dirty Birds | C | 61 | 482 | 33 | 3 | 4 | .994 | 8.443 | 9 | 60 | 13 | 17.8 |
| 2022 | Ind | ATLL | Charleston Dirty Birds | C | 76 | 565 | 41 | 4 | 5 | .993 | 7.974 | 7 | 91 | 19 | 17.3 |
| 2022 | Ind | ATLL | Charleston Dirty Birds | 1B | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.000 | ||||
| 2023 | Ind | ATLL | Charleston Dirty Birds | C | 45 | 395 | 23 | 3 | 1 | .993 | 9.289 | 4 | 47 | 10 | 17.5 |
| 2023 | Ind | ATLL | Charleston Dirty Birds | 1B | 4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.000 | ||||
| Totals | 787 | 5915 | 576 | 48 | 52 | .993 | 8.248 | 74 | 632 | 266 | 29.6 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | R | Gulf Coast League | Reds | CIN | June 27, 2009 | August 31, 2009 |
| 2010 | R | Arizona League | Reds | CIN | June 21, 2010 | August 28, 2010 |
| 2011 | R | Pioneer League | Billings Mustangs | CIN | June 20, 2011 | September 8, 2011 |
| 2011 | Advanced A | California League | Bakersfield Blaze | TEX | August 13, 2011 | August 15, 2011 |
| 2012 | A | Midwest League | Dayton Dragons | CIN | April 5, 2012 | September 3, 2012 |
| 2013 | Advanced A | California League | Bakersfield Blaze | CIN | April 6, 2013 | September 2, 2013 |
| 2013 | AAA | International League | Louisville Bats | CIN | August 17, 2013 | August 23, 2013 |
| 2014 | Advanced A | California League | Bakersfield Blaze | CIN | April 4, 2014 | August 9, 2014 |
| 2014 | AA | Southern League | Pensacola Blue Wahoos | CIN | August 15, 2014 | September 1, 2014 |
| 2015 | AA | Southern League | Pensacola Blue Wahoos | CIN | April 12, 2015 | September 6, 2015 |
| 2016 | Ind | Atlantic League | Somerset Patriots | April 22, 2016 | September 18, 2016 | |
| 2017 | Ind | Atlantic League | Somerset Patriots | April 21, 2017 | September 17, 2017 | |
| 2018 | Ind | Atlantic League | Somerset Patriots | April 27, 2018 | September 16, 2018 | |
| 2019 | Ind | Atlantic League | Somerset Patriots | April 27, 2019 | September 21, 2019 | |
| 2021 | Ind | Atlantic | West Virginia Power/Charleston Dirty Birds | May 28, 2021 | October 10, 2021 | |
| 2022 | Ind | Atlantic League | Charleston Dirty Birds | April 21, 2022 | September 17, 2022 | |
| 2023 | Ind | Atlantic League | Charleston Dirty Birds | April 29, 2023 | September 15, 2023 |
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