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Nick Gonzales
Nicholas Joseph Gonzales (born May 27, 1999) is an American baseball second baseman in the Pittsburgh Pirates organization. He was selected seventh overall by the Pirates in the 2020 Major League Baseball draft. Amateur career Gonzales attended Cienega High School in Vail, Arizona. During his career, he hit .399 with 89 runs batted in (RBIs). As a freshman at New Mexico State in 2018, Gonzales hit .347/.425/.596 with nine home runs and 36 RBIs over 57 games. He was named the Western Athletic Conference Freshman of the Year. As a sophomore in 2019, he led the nation with a .432 batting average. He finished the season hitting .432/.532/.773 with 16 home runs and 80 RBIs. After the season, he played collegiate summer baseball for the Cotuit Kettleers of the Cape Cod League, where was named the MVP of the league after batting .351 with seven home runs over 42 games. Gonzales entered his junior year in 2020 as a top prospect for the 2020 Major League Baseball draft. He batted .448 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Altoona Curve
The Altoona Curve are a Minor League Baseball team based in Altoona, Pennsylvania, named after nearby Horseshoe Curve (but also alluding to the curveball, a type of pitch). The team plays in the Eastern League and is the Double-A affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Curve play in Peoples Natural Gas Field, located in Altoona; it was opened in 1999 and seats 7,210 people. History The Altoona Curve franchise began when Arizona and Tampa Bay were both awarded Major League Baseball franchises beginning in the 1998 season. The addition of these two teams had a domino effect through baseball with the expansion of not only the major leagues, but throughout Minor League Baseball as well. With this expansion, AA baseball received two new teams to begin play in the 1999 season. The Erie SeaWolves were already an established minor-league team with outstanding short-season attendance, and were quickly awarded one of the new franchises. The second spot in the new, larger Eastern League l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |