Luis González
LF/RF FA
Mon 5/13/24 12:28 PM

The Yankees released Gonzalez on Thursday.
EDGE Analysis
Gonzalez slashed .282/.374/.397 over 91 plate appearances with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre this season before the Yankees elected to cut him loose. The 28-year-old outfielder last appeared in the majors in 2022, when he played in 98 games for the Giants.

Luis González
LF/RF FA
Thu 12/21/23 1:45 PM

The Yankees signed Gonzalez to a minor-league contract Thursday with an invitation to major-league spring training, Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reports.
EDGE Analysis
Gonzalez missed the first half of the 2023 season after undergoing back surgery in March and slashed .255/.355/.362 with one homer and six steals in 27 games for the Triple-A affiliate of the Giants once he returned to full health. The 28-year-old outfielder is a career .253/.328/.363 hitter over parts of three big-league seasons.

Luis González
LF/RF FA
Tue 9/12/23 5:56 PM

Gonzalez was released by the Giants on Tuesday, Robert Murray of FanSided.com reports.
EDGE Analysis
Gonzalez was pushed off the 40-man roster last month and will now head to the free agent market. The 28-year-old outfielder owns a career .253/.328/.363 batting line with four home runs and 10 stolen bases in 107 total major-league games.

Luis González
LF/RF FA
Mon 8/21/23 4:56 PM

The Giants outrighted Gonzalez to Triple-A Sacramento on Monday, Andrew Baggarly of The Athletic reports.
EDGE Analysis
Gonzalez will remain in the Giants organization for now after clearing waivers upon being designated for assignment last week, but since he's now been outrighted for the second time in his professional career, he'll have the choice of electing free agency if he so chooses. If Gonzalez forgoes free agency, he'll report back to Sacramento, where he's accrued a .231/.344/.308 slash line through 14 games this season.

Luis González
LF/RF FA
Mon 8/14/23 4:49 PM

Gonzalez was designated for assignment by the Giants on Monday, Andrew Baggarly of The Athletic reports.
EDGE Analysis
Gonzalez missed the first four months of the 2023 season due to a back injury and had gone 12-for-52 (.231) with zero homers in 14 games since returning to action at Triple-A Sacramento in late July. The 27-year-old outfielder is now off the 40-man roster.

Luis González
LF/RF FA
Mon 8/7/23 6:36 PM

Gonzalez (back) was activated from the 60-day injured list and optioned to Triple-A Sacramento on Monday, Amy Gutierrez of the Giants' official site reports.
EDGE Analysis
Gonzalez has spent the entire season on the 60-day injured list, and though he's ready to play again following an extended rehab assignment, the Giants don't have a need at the MLB level for another left-handed-hitting outfielder. He appeared in 98 big-league games last season, so he could be back in the majors at some point over the final two months of the campaign.

Luis González
LF/RF FA
Wed 7/26/23 11:43 AM

Gonzalez (back) played six innings in right field and went 0-for-3 with a walk and a run in his first rehab game with Triple-A Sacramento on Tuesday.
EDGE Analysis
Gonzalez shifted his rehab to Sacramento after he went 2-for-11 with 1:4 BB:K in four games with the Giants' rookie-level Arizona Complex League affiliate. The Giants will likely want to see Gonzalez play full nine-inning games in the outfield on consecutive days before his activation from the 60-day injured list is more seriously considered. Gonzalez has been on the IL all season after undergoing surgery in the spring to address a herniated disc.

Luis González
LF/RF FA
Sat 7/15/23 5:52 PM

Giants manager Gabe Kapler said Saturday that Gonzalez (back) will begin a rehab assignment soon, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
EDGE Analysis
It's unclear exactly how long the Giants plan on keeping Gonzalez in the minors, but he seems to still be on track for a return in early August. Gonzalez underwent surgery in March to repair a herniated disc in his lower back and has been on the IL all season.

Luis González
LF/RF FA
Fri 7/7/23 10:11 PM

Gonzalez (back) is tracking toward being an option for the Giants in early August, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.
EDGE Analysis
Gonzalez has been increasing the intensity of his workouts at the Giants' spring training complex and could soon begin appearing in rehab games in the Arizona Complex League. He is about four months removed from March surgery to repair a herniated disc in his lower back.

Luis González
LF/RF FA
Thu 3/30/23 11:41 AM

The Giants placed Gonzalez (back) on the 60-day injured list Thursday.
EDGE Analysis
Gonzalez underwent surgery two weeks ago to address a herniated disc in his lower back, with the procedure carrying an estimated 16-week recovery timeline. With that in mind, the Giants' decision to have him start the season on the 60-day injured list comes as little surprise, given that he's on track to miss more than two months while rehabbing from surgery. The transaction frees up a spot on the 40-man roster for outfielder/infielder Matt Beaty, whom the team acquired in a trade from the Royals earlier Thursday.