Luis Gabriel GonzalezVenezuelan pitcher born in 1993 will wear the shirt of Collecchio in the Serie A Gold 2026. The first foreign signing is already working with his teammates to prepare for the season which will open on April 11th in Grosseto, with the focus so far mainly on athletic preparation, while the first more technical activities are starting in recent days. Gonzalez’s career started from Venezuelan Summer League with the team of Redsaffiliated with the Cincinnati MLB franchise of the same name, arriving in the 2011-2012 season, when he was only 18 years old, to taste the Venezuelan Winter League con i Sharks of La Guaira of Caracas. He has spent the last 5 years in Italy, first playing at Baganza Hallthen 3 years to BBC Grossetowhere in 2022 he held an ERA of 2.15 and in 2023 even 1.81 over 89.1 innings pitched with 142 strikeouts scored. Last year he moved to Povigliostill managing to limit the average points earned to 2.62. The expert pitcher will therefore be a fundamental player in the foreign Collecchio team, awaiting further market moves.
Luiz Gabriel Gonzalez in the Poviglio jersey in the cover photo (credit Poviglio Baseball)