The Twins selected Gonzalez's contract from Triple-A St. Paul on Tuesday.
Gonzalez worked his way up from High-A to Triple-A by the end of the 2025 season, slashing .329/.395/.513 with 15 homers, 66 RBI, 75 runs scored and eight stolen bases across 549 total plate appearances. The 21-year-old outfielder's breakout campaign will grant him protection from the Rule 5 Draft in the form of a 40-man roster spot, and he may be able to win a place on the Twins' Opening Day roster if he continues to hit well in spring training.
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Twins' Gabriel Gonzalez: Promoted to Triple-A
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Gonzalez was promoted to Triple-A St. Paul on Friday, Bobby Nightengale of The Minnesota Star Tribune reports.
Gonzalez began the season at High-A and was promoted after hitting .319 with five home runs and a .907 OPS in 34 games for Cedar Rapids. He then slashed .344/./429/.509 with four home runs in 55 games for Double-A Wichita. After missing extended time with a back injury last season, he's re-established himself as one of the better hitting prospects in the Twins organization.
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Twins' Gabriel Gonzalez: Promoted to Double-A
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Gonzalez has gone 6-for-22 (.273 average) with a 3:3 BB:K and one stolen base in six games since being promoted from High-A Cedar Rapids to Double-A Wichita on Monday.
Gonzalez earned the bump up to Double-A after hitting .319 with five home runs and a .907 OPS in 34 games for Cedar Rapids. His numbers were a marked improvement from the .706 OPS he posted at the High-A level in 2024, when he was limited to just 76 games after missing extended time with a back injury. Now seemingly back to full health, Gonzalez is thriving again and looks to have re-established himself as one of the better hitting prospects in the Twins organization.
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Twins' Gabriel Gonzalez: Returns to action for High-A club
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High-A Cedar Rapids reinstated Gonzalez (back) from its 7-day injured list Thursday.
Gonzalez made starts in each of Cedar Rapids' first three games following his return from the IL, going 3-for-12 with a triple and two RBI. The 20-year-old outfielder -- who missed about two months with the back injury -- is slashing .263/.302/.450 over 86 plate appearances on the season for Cedar Rapids.
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Twins' Gabriel Gonzalez: Begins rehab assignment in FCL
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Gonzalez (back) began his rehab assignment in the rookie-level Florida Complex League on Thursday, going 1-for-4 with an RBI, Aaron Gleeman of The Athletic reports.
Gonzalez was part of the trade package the Twins received when Jorge Polanco was sent to the Mariners in January. Prior to his injury, Gonzalez was slashing .265/.315/.456 with eight doubles, one home run and 11 RBI over 73 plate appearances with High-A Cedar Rapids.
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Twins' Gabriel Gonzalez: Goes on High-A injured list
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High-A Cedar Rapids placed Gonzalez on its 7-day injured list Wednesday with a low-back strain, Sam Dykstra of MiLB.com reports.
Gonzalez hadn't played since May 1 due to the injury before Cedar Rapids elected to deactivate him. The 20-year-old outfielder, who was acquired in the January deal that sent infielder Jorge Polanco to Seattle, is hitting .265 with a home run and two stolen bases across 73 plate appearances for Cedar Rapids on the season.
Gonzalez, Anthony DeSclafani (elbow), Justin Topa and Darren Bowen were traded from the Mariners to the Twins on Monday in exchange for Jorge Polanco, Kiley McDaniel of ESPN.com reports.
Gonzalez excelled at every stop as an aggressive righty slugger until reaching High-A Everett as a 19-year-old last season. He slashed .348/.403/.530 at Single-A before a low .233 BABIP contributed to a .215/.290/.387 line at High-A. Gonzalez has a bad body for a 20-year-old corner outfielder, and he will need to show a more patient approach against advanced pitching in order to profile toward the bottom of the defensive spectrum.
Gonzalez is 5-for-13 with one home run, one double and six RBI in three games since getting promoted to High-A Everett.
A career .324 hitter in the minors, Gonzalez slashed .348/.403/.530 with nine home runs and eight steals in 73 games for Single-A Modesto, where he also logged 32 games in 2022. Even with all that experience in full-season ball, Gonzalez doesn't turn 20 until January and is looking like one of the best pure hitters in the minors.
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Mariners' Gabriel Gonzalez: Tearing cover off ball at Modesto
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Gonzalez owns a .342/.397/.500 slash line with 24 extra-base hits and 37 RBI across 252 plate appearances with Single-A Modesto.
Gonzalez' robust offensive resume also includes seven steals, 17 walks and 41 runs, seemingly leaving him with nothing left to prove at the Single-A level after also putting in a solid 32-game stint at Modesto last season. The precocious 19-year-old is also carrying an impressively modest 15.9 percent strikeout rate, and he figures to ascend to High-A Everett before too much longer.
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Mariners' Gabriel Gonzalez: Solid following promotion
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Gonzalez hit .286/.400/.389 with two home runs and four steals in 32 games to close out the season after being promoted to Single-A Modesto.
It's a bit of an empty batting line, as his pop didn't translate in this initial exposure to Single-A ball, but Gonzalez showed terrific on-base skills nonetheless. Just 18 years old, he's a long way from the big leagues, but he'll be able to accelerate his timeline if he can show more power next year. He'll presumably open 2023 back in Single-A.
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Mariners' Gabriel Gonzalez: Bumped to Single-A
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Gonzalez was promoted to Single-A Modesto on Sunday.
The 18-year-old outfielder is now Seattle's top prospect following the blockbuster trade to acquire Luis Castillo. Gonzalez hit .357/.421/.548 with five home runs, five steals, a 15.0 K% and a 5.7 BB% in 35 games in the Arizona Complex League. He was also excellent last year as a 17-year-old in the Dominican Summer League (141 wRC+).
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