{"id":28018,"date":"2021-07-14T20:46:44","date_gmt":"2021-07-15T00:46:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mdcthereporter.com\/?p=28018"},"modified":"2021-07-16T11:54:08","modified_gmt":"2021-07-16T15:54:08","slug":"sharks-catcher-juan-gonzalez-selected-by-toronto-blue-jays-in-2020-mlb-draft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/sharks-catcher-juan-gonzalez-selected-by-toronto-blue-jays-in-2020-mlb-draft\/","title":{"rendered":"Sharks\u2019 Catcher Juan Gonzalez Selected By Toronto Blue Jays In 2021 MLB Draft"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Juan Gonzalez<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2014one of nine Miami Dade College baseball players who were eligible for the 2021 Major League Baseball Draft\u2014was selected in the 19th round by the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The five-foot-ten-inch catcher from Venezuela, who has played in World Cups and International Tournaments in Korea, Spain, Italy and Czech Republic, was the lone Shark selected in the 20-round draft held on July 11-July 13.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_28005\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28005\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-28005\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mdcthereporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Juan-Gonzalez-2_web.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Juan-Gonzalez-2_web.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Juan-Gonzalez-2_web-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Juan-Gonzalez-2_web-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Juan-Gonzalez-2_web-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Juan-Gonzalez-2_web-1024x1536.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-28005\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Perfecting His Stroke: Juan Gonzalez takes some swings off a batting tee during a Sharks practice earlier this season. ALICE MORENO \/ THE REPORTER<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mdcthereporter.com\/gonzalez-has-played-baseball-in-three-continents-now-hes-a-catcher-at-mdc\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gonzalez<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> had a stellar first season for the Sharks, batting .306 with 21 RBI, scoring 18 runs and posting a .979 fielding percentage behind the plate.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cBeing drafted is a blessing,\u201d Gonzalez said. \u201cI know that I will be close to fulfilling my dreams.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If Gonzalez signs a minor league contract with the Blue Jays, he would be the second Miami Dade College alumni currently in the team&#8217;s system. Infielder <\/span><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/player\/santiago-espinal-669289\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Santiago Espinal<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, who played for the Sharks in the 2015-16 season, <\/span><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mdcthereporter.com\/former-mdc-baseball-player-makes-toronto-blue-jays-big-league-roster\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">made his Major League debut with the Blue jays last year<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and is hitting .321 with 10 RBI and one homerun in the big leagues this season.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gonzalez, who was born in Caracas, Venezuela, grew up in La Guaira, a port city 21 miles away from the capital. His passion for baseball was ignited when he was four years old at Criollitos de Venezuela, the country\u2019s little league system. It was there that he cultivated a love for the art of catching because it gave him a voice on the field.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He spent nine years honing his craft at Criollitos before moving to the United States in the fall of 2014 to play for Elev8 Academy in Delray Beach for a year.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the summer of 2015, Gonzalez traveled to Spain to play for the U-18 Spanish national team where he has dual-citizenship. He represented the country in tournaments in Czech Republic, Spain and Italy from 2015-18.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gonzalez moved to Miami in October of 2018 to participate in recruitment tournaments with In The Big Inning Baseball Academy in Doral. His play caught the attention of Jorge Aguas, the head coach at Champagnat Catholic School, and he was offered a spot with the Lions in February of 2019. Gonzalez only played eight games as a senior at Champagnat due to the coronavirus pandemic but it was enough to land him at MDC.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cHe&#8217;s the type of player that creates a lot of energy for the club, knows how to handle the pitching staff. And, I mean, great, great, great teammate,\u201d said Sharks\u2019 assistant coach Rudy Arias, whose main responsibility is grooming the team&#8217;s catchers. \u201cA lot of good things that he&#8217;s done. Well deserved for what he&#8217;s gotten. He&#8217;s worked very hard to get to this point in his career right now.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_28004\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28004\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-28004\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mdcthereporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Juan-Gonzalez3_web.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"619\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Juan-Gonzalez3_web.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Juan-Gonzalez3_web-300x232.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Juan-Gonzalez3_web-1024x793.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Juan-Gonzalez3_web-768x594.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Juan-Gonzalez3_web-1536x1189.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-28004\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Looking Up: Juan Gonzalez had a strong freshman season for the Sharks, batting .306 with 21 RBI and a .979 fielding percentage as the team&#8217;s starting catcher. 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