Merandy González (born October 9, 1995) is a Dominican professional

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who is a free agent. He has previously played in

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(MLB) for the

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Career

New York Mets

González was signed by the

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as an international free agent on March 6, 2013. He made his professional debut that season with the

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and spent the whole season there, going 4–1 with a 2.82 ERA in 44.2 innings pitched. He returned to the DSL in 2014 and pitched to a 3–4 record and 3.51 ERA in 14 games (13 starts). In 2015, he pitched for the

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and

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where he compiled a 4–3 record and 2.57 ERA in 66.2 innings pitched, and in 2016 he played with the

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where he posted a 6–3 record, 2.87 ERA, and 1.33 WHIP in 14 starts. He began 2017 with the Columbia Fireflies and was promoted to the

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in June.

Miami Marlins

On July 28, 2017, he was traded by the Mets along with Ricardo Cespedes for A. J. Ramos. Miami assigned him to the

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and he finished the season there. In 22 games (20 starts) between Columbia, St. Lucie, and Jupiter, he was 13–3 with a 1.66 ERA, 0.97 WHIP, and a .212

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. On November 20, 2017, the Marlins added him to their

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to protect him from the

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. He began 2018 with the

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. González made his Major League debut on April 19, 2018. In doing so, he became the first Columbia Fireflies played to reach the major leagues. He spent the majority of the year with Triple-A Jacksonville, posting a 3-6 record and 4.32 ERA across 14 starts. In 8 appearances for the Marlins during his rookie campaign, González registered a 5.73 ERA with 19 strikeouts in 22.0 innings pitched.

St. Louis Cardinals

On March 2, 2019, González was claimed off waivers by the

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. He was optioned to the Triple-A

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to begin the year, but was designated for assignment on March 25 following the waiver claim of Tom Murphy. On March 28, González was claimed off waivers by the

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and optioned to the Double-A

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. He pitched to a 6.75 ERA, 2.17 WHIP and 21:19 K:BB in 24 innings for Springfield before he was designated for assignment on June 8 following the promotion of Tommy Edman. González finished the year making 39 appearances for Springfield, but struggled to a 6.64 ERA with 39 strikeouts in innings pitched. He elected free agency following the season on November 4.

Washington Nationals

On January 7, 2020, González signed a minor league contract with the

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. He was assigned to the Double-A

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, but did not play in a game due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the

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. González was released by the Nationals organization on May 29.

Tigres de Quintana Roo

On July 20, 2021, González signed with the

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of the

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. He was released on August 5, after tossing 3 scoreless innings in 4 appearances for the team.

York Revolution

On March 1, 2022, González signed with the

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of the

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. González struggled in 5 starts for York, recording a 1–4 record and 7.71 ERA with 18 strikeouts in innings of work. He was released by the team on June 6.

Lexington Counter Clocks

On May 25, 2023, González signed with the Lexington Counter Clocks of the

. In 12 games (11 starts) for Lexington, he registered a 3–2 record and 4.31 ERA with 46 strikeouts in innings pitched.

Long Island Ducks

On July 28, 2023, González was traded to the

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in exchange for Stephen Tarpley. In 2 starts for Long Island, he allowed a staggering 13 runs (12 earned) on 14 hits and 9 walks with 14 strikeouts in innings of work. On September 2, González was released by Long Island.

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