Full name is Roman Alexander Gonzalez...Played baseball at the University of Miami (2016-18)...Is a 2015 graduate of American Senior High School in Hialeah, Fla...Earned All-State honors in 2014 and 2015.
2023
Missed a majority of the season due to a pair of stints on the injured list (right shoulder inflammation)...Played in 44 games with the White Sox, making 21 starts at 2B, four in RF, two in LF and one at SS...Also appeared in one game at 3B (1.0 inning) and one in CF (1.0 inning)...Was 7-for-7 in stolen base attempts...In 22 PA with RISP, went 6-for-19 (.316) with 11 RBI...Was on the IL from 5/1-12...Reinstated on 5/13 but returned to the IL on 6/18...Transferred to the 60-Day IL on 7/2 and missed the remainder of the season...Underwent right shoulder surgery in July.
2022
Split the season between the White Sox and Class AAA Charlotte...also appeared in five games with the Arizona Complex League White Sox...Appeared in 25 games (24 starts) at second base with the Sox, three (three) at shortstop, two (one) in right field and one (zero) in left...Slashed .314/.324/.486 (11-35) vs. left-handers, compared to .200/.222/.286 (14-70) vs. righties...went 7-21 (.333) with two home runs and 10 RBI with RISP...Was recalled from Charlotte on 8/17 and made his season debut that night as the starting shortstop vs. Houston (1-4)...Recorded his first RBI of the season on 8/18 vs. Houston and second career multi-hit effort on 8/24 at Baltimore...Hit his first MLB home run on 9/3 vs. Minnesota, a three-run shot off Aníbal Sánchez in the fourth inning...Set a career-high with four hits, including a three-run homer, on 9/8 at Oakland...marked his final multi-hit game of the season...Was 6-49 (.122) with a double, triple and two RBI over his final 17 games of the season from 9/9-10/5...Was limited to just 33 games with Charlotte due to three stints on the injured list: 4/26-5/11 (strained right hamstring), 5/19-30 (viral infection) and 6/19-8/8 (tonsil surgery)...Preseason Rankings: No. 8 prospect in the White Sox system (MLB.com)...No. 15 prospect and Best Power Hitter in the White Sox organization (Baseball America).
2021
Spent a majority of 2021 with Class AA Birmingham and Class AAA Charlotte and was on the Sox active roster in September...His contract was selected from Charlotte on 9/1...Made his major-league debut on 9/3 at Kansas City as a pinch hitter...stayed in the game at third base and finished 0-2...Made his first start as the leadoff hitter and third baseman on 9/4 at the Royals...went 0-5 with his first career RBI...Recorded his first MLB hit, a single off Andrew Chafin, as a pinch-hitter in the ninth on 9/8 at Oakland...Set career highs with three hits, two doubles and two runs scored on 9/17 at Texas...Was optioned to Charlotte on 9/21 for the remainder of 2021...Combined to hit .283/.364/.532 (101-357) with 17 doubles, 24 homers, 61 RBI, 43 walks, 61 runs scored, 24 steals and an .896 OPS in 93 games between Birmingham and Charlotte...Ranked among Class AA South leaders in OPS (1st, .856), homers (5th, 20), SLG (2nd, .502) and average (7th, .267)...Was promoted to Charlotte on 8/21...At the time his contract was selected by the White Sox, was one of just seven players in the minor leagues with 20-plus home runs and 20-plus steals...finished the season as one of just 16 minor-leaguers to accomplish the feat.
2020
Did not play following the cancellation of the minor-league season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2019
Spent the entire season with Class A Kannapolis...Went 4-5 with two home runs on 6/30 at West Virginia...batted .286 (26-91) with 12 RBI over 26 games in July.
2018
Made his professional debut with Advanced Rookie Great Falls...ranked ninth in the Pioneer League with a team-high
10 home runs.