Marcos Gonzalez is 25 years old and primarily played second base, he filled in at shortstop in the early stages of the year with the injury to Miguel Sierra. Gonzalez got off to a remarkable start, he had a three-game stretch where he hit a home run, even smacking the first home run hit at the Steel Yard this past year.  

The Dominican Republic native had begun his professional career playing in the Cleveland Guardians organization from 2017 to 2023, even getting time in Triple-A Columbus. In 2023 he headed west from Ohio to sign his first contract with Gary, Gonzalez played in 26 games that year and hit three home runs.  

This past year Gonzalez set a bunch of new career highs in; home runs (10), RBIs (38), doubles (15), and total bases (114). Currently, Gonzalez is playing down South in the Colombian Winter League with Tigres de Cartagena. He has a slash of .306/.422/.425 with a .847 OPS, he has also belted a couple of home runs and has a .306 through 24 games.