Jimmy Gonzalez (minors01)

Jimmy Gonzalez

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 3", Weight 210 lb.
• High School East Hartford High School

• Born March 8, 1973 in Hartford, CT USA

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Biographical Information

Catcher Jimmy Gonzalez was a supplemental 1st round pick in the 1991 Amateur Draft by the Houston Astros. Gonzalez played in the Astros system from 1991-1997 where he never rose above AA. He made it to AAA each of the next two seasons in the San Diego Padres organization. The final four years of his career in affiliated baseball was spent with the New York Mets (2000, 2002, 2004) and Montreal Expos (2001). In his thirteen minor league seasons, Gonzalez hit .230/.305/.359 while appearing in 922 games. Despite playing in AAA for three seasons, he never got the call to the major leagues. Gonzalez also played for the Atlantic City Surf of the independent Atlantic League in 2003.

Almost a decade after completing his playing career, Gonzalez reappeared in professional baseball as a coach and manager. He was a coach for the AZL Cubs in 2013 and then managed the club in 2014. In 2015 the Chicago Cubs promoted Gonzalez to manage the South Bend Cubs where he stayed through the 2018 season. Following the 2018 season, Gonzalez served as the hitting coach for the Mesa Solar Sox of the Arizona Fall League. During his stint with South Bend, he won the 2016 Midwest League Manager of the Year award for his efforts. The Cubs promoted Gonzalez again in 2019 to manage the Tennessee Smokies. In 2020 he was slated to manage the AZL Cubs 2 prior to COVID-19 forcing the cancellation of the minor league season. This was Gonzalez's final season working in the Cubs organization.

The Boston Red Sox hired Gonzalez in 2021 to coach the FCL Red Sox. He returned to the team in 2022 as co-manager with Tom Kotchman and the Red Sox repeated this arrangement in 2023. Gonzalez was the sole manager for the team in 2024.

Year-By-Year Minor League Managerial Record

Year	Team	League	Record	Finish	Organization	Playoffs	Notes
2014	AZL Cubs	Arizona League	22-34	12th	Chicago Cubs
2015	South Bend Cubs	Midwest League	65-72	12th	Chicago Cubs
2016	South Bend Cubs	Midwest League	84-55	2nd (t)	Chicago Cubs
2017	South Bend Cubs	Midwest League	75-64	3rd	Chicago Cubs
2018	South Bend Cubs	Midwest League	64-74	11th (t)	Chicago Cubs
2019	Tennessee Smokies	Southern League	58-81	9th	Chicago Cubs
2022	FCL Red Sox	Florida Complex League	35-20	3rd	Boston Red Sox		w Tom Kotchman
2023	FCL Red Sox	Florida Complex League	28-25	7th	Boston Red Sox		w Tom Kotchman
2024	FCL Red Sox	Florida Complex League			Boston Red Sox