Marco Elias Gonzales…lives in Seattle with his wife, Monica and daughter, Grace…partnered with the Home Plate Project, along with former teammate Sam Tuivailala, to provide and serve meals to kids in Seattle’s Lake City neighborhood in 2019…played three seasons (2011-13) at Gonzaga University, compiling a record of 26–7 with a 2.34 ERA…is highest draft pick (19th overall) in Gonzaga baseball program history… two-time West Coast Conference Co-Player of the Year; earned the honors as a freshman (2011) and as a junior (2013), sharing with Kris Bryant (Univ. of San Diego) both years as a junior in 2013, earned John Olerud Two-Way Player of the Year honors…pitched for the USA Baseball Collegiate National Team in 2012, winning a Bronze medal...won four Colorado 5A State Championships while in high school at Rocky Mountain High School… father, Frank, played collegiately at Colorado State and was a 16th round draft pick of Detroit in 1989.
2022
Made 32 starts, going 10-15 with a 4.13 ERA (84 ER, 183.0 IP) with 103 strikeouts and 50 walks...Finished the season among the all-time franchise leaders in strikeouts (T11th, 597), starts (12th, 138), wins (9th, 57) and innings pitched (16th, 802.1)...Over 7 starts from May 29-July 1, recorded a 2.84 ERA (14 ER, 44.1 IP)...His 18 quality starts were tied for the most among Mariners starters (also: Robbie Ray)...Had eight different starts with 6+ innings pitched and two-or-fewer strikeouts this season, which is the most such starts in the Majors in 2022...Cole Irvin-OAK ranked second with five starts...Was named the Seattle Mariners Roberto Clemente Award nominee, for his strong performance on the field and his commitment to serving the communities in the Pacific Northwest...His 103 strikeouts on the season was tied for the 11th fewest strikeouts in a season in Mariners history (Min. 30 GS). ..Went 6-6 with a 3.58 ERA (41 ER, 103.0 IP) in 17 starts at T-Mobile Park while going 4-9 with a 4.84 ERA (43 ER, 80.0 IP) in 15 road starts.
2021
Went 10-6 with a 3.96 ERA (63 ER, 143.1 IP) with 42 walks and 108 strikeouts in 25 starts...marked his 3rd consecutive season with a sub-4.00 ERA....- Made his 3rd consecutive Opening Day start on April 1 vs. San Francisco, but first at T-Mobile Park…became the 4th Mariner in franchise history to make three opening day starts, joining Félix Hernández (11), Randy Johnson (6) and Jaime Moyer (4)....Was on the 10-day Injured List from April 29-May 30 (left forearm strain)....After the All-Star Break, went 9-1 with a 2.70 ERA (26 ER, 86.2 IP) with 54 strikeouts and 19 walks over 14 starts (7/20-10/1)...pitched at least 5.0 innings allowing 3 runs or fewer in 13 of 14 starts, recording quality starts in 10 of his last 12 starts (Aug 1-Oct 1)....Recorded first win of the season on April 15 at Baltimore, allowing two runs over 5.0 innings allowing three hits and two walks, while striking out five...Was placed on the Paternity List from June 27-30...Went 3-0 with a 1.58 ERA (7 ER, 40.0 IP) with six walks and 27 strikeouts in six August starts...his 1.58 ERA ranked 2nd-best in the AL in August...he led AL pitchers in WHIP (0.80), opponent on-base percentage (.218) and walks-per-9 innings (1.35) in the month...he ranked 2nd in opponent batting average (.184), 2nd in hits-per-9 innings (5.85) and T3rd in strike-to-walk ratio (4.5)...his 1.58 ERA in August is the 3rd-best August ERA in Mariners history (min. 30.0 IP), trailing only Félix Hernández in 2010 (0.82 ERA) and 2012 (1.08)...Tossed his 3rd career complete game in a 3-1 win over Texas on Aug. 12...it was the Mariners first complete game since Gonzales’ on Aug. 31, 2020... matched his career highs in innings pitched (9.0), strikeouts (9) and surrendered the fewest hits in any of his three complete games (2)...the only run allowed came via a home run to Charlie Culberson with two outs in the 2nd inning...he faced the minimum in eight of nine innings....Recorded strikeout #100 on the season in the 2nd inning at Los Angeles-AL on Sept. 26...tossed 7.0 innings allowing one run on three hits (1 solo HR) while walking three and striking out five....Recorded his 500th career strikeout of the season when he struck out Hunter Dozier in the 4th inning on Aug. 29 in a Mariners 4-3 win....Gonzales recorded a win in nine consecutive decisions from back to 7/20-10/1, marking the longest winning streak of his career and tied for the 5th-longest streak in the Majors in 2021.
2020
Went 7-2 with a 3.10 ERA (24 ER, 69.2 IP), 64 strikeouts and seven walks in 11 starts... League Leader – Led the American League in walks-per-9.0-innings with a mark of 0.90 (7 BB, 69.2 IP) and strikeout-to-walk ratio with a mark of 9.14 (64 K, 7 BB)…among American League leaders, also ranked T2nd in wins (7), 3rd in WHIP (0.95), 7th in innings pitched (69.2), 8th in ERA (3.10), 9th in home-runs-allowed-per-9.0-innings (1.03), T9th in quality starts (6) and 10th in opponents average against (.222)...Was one of four pitchers to rank among the top-10 American League leaders in wins, innings pitched and ERA…was joined by Shane Bieber-CLE, Gerrit Cole-NYY and Lance Lynn-TEX...Went 7-2 while issuing seven walks in 11 starts…became the 9th pitcher in the modern era to earn as many (or more) wins as walks issued while making at least 10 starts (only counting stats as a starter)…joins Christy Mathewson-NYG (22 W, 21 BB, 1913), Slim Sallee-CIN (20 W, 20 BB, 1919), Babe Adams-PIT (17 W, 17 BB, 1920), Dizzy Dean-CHC (7 W, 6 BB, 1938), Bret Saberhagen-NYM (14 W, 13 BB, 1994), Carlos Silva-MIN (9 W, 9 BB, 2005), Phil Hughes-MIN (16 W, 16 BB, 2014) and Clayton Kershaw-LAD (12 W, 11 BB, 2016) in accomplishing this feat…research assistance via STATS Inc... Made four starts of at least 7.0 innings pitched and 2 or fewer earned runs allowed, including four of his last seven starts overall... since 2018, has made 20 starts of at least 7.0 innings and two or fewer earned runs allowed, 4thmost in the American League over that span... during this stretch, trails only Gerrit Cole-HOU/NYY (24), Justin Verlander-HOU (23) and José Berríos-MIN in the AL...Was one of 10 American League pitchers to throw a complete game this season, joining Gerrit Cole-NYY (2), Matthew Boyd-DET, Dylan Bundy-LAA, Aaron Civale-CLE, Kyle Gibson-TEX, Lucas Giolito-CWS, Brad Keller-KC, Lance Lynn-TEX and Mike Minor-TEX/OAK...Tossed his 2nd career complete game on Aug. 31 at the Los Angeles Angels (also: 6/29/18 vs. KC)…yielded a solo home run to Justin Upton in the 2nd for the Angels only run of the game…allowed one run on four hits while striking out eight and walking one over 9.0 innings of work…after Upton’s homer, retired 21 in a row until Shohei Ohtani’s pinch-hit single leading off the 9th...Went 5-0 with a 2.68 ERA (14 ER, 47.0 IP) with 47 strikeouts and four walks over last seven starts, Aug. 18 – Sept. 27…during this stretch, worked at least 7.0 innings while allowing two or fewer runs in four of his seven starts…from Aug. 18 through the end of the regular season, he tied for the Major League lead with five wins (also: Yu Darvish-CHC, Josh Fleming-TB and Tyler Glasnow-TB), while his 2.68 ERA ranked 4th in the AL/12th in the Majors...In three starts against the Los Angeles Angels, went 3-0 with a 1.61 ERA (4 ER, 22.1 IP) with 21 strikeouts and two walks…each of his three starts against the Angels this season were quality starts...In five starts in day games, went 3-0 with a 2.91 ERA (11 ER, 34.0 IP) with 36 strikeouts and three walks…among pitchers with at least 15.0 innings pitched during day games this season, his 2.91 ERA was 10th-best in the Majors…(Justus Sheffield led the Majors with a mark of 1.06, while Justin Dunn was 8th with a mark of 2.64)...In four starts at T-Mobile Park this season, went 4-0 with a 3.21 ERA (10 ER, 28.0 IP) with 27 strikeouts and 2 walks…was one of four American League pitchers to earn at least four wins at home this season, joining Lance Lynn-TEX (5), Gerrit Cole-NYY (4) and Brad Keller-KC (4)...Made his 2nd consecutive Opening Day start on July 24 at Houston…became the first left-hander to make consecutive Opening Day starts for the Mariners since Jamie Moyer in 2004-06 (3 starts)…at 28 years, 159 days of age on Opening Day, became the 6th pitcher in club history to make multiple Opening Day starts before turning 29 years of age; he joins Félix Hernández (8 such starts), Freddy García (3), Mark Langston (3), Mike Moore (3) and Glenn Abbott (2).
2019
Went 16-13 with a 3.99 ERA (90 ER, 203.0 IP) with 147 strikeouts and 56 walks in 34 starts with the Mariners...Among American League leaders, ranked T1st in starts, T5th in wins, T6th in quality starts, 7th in innings pitched and 13th in ERA...Ranked among the top-10 American League leaders in wins, innings pitched, starts and quality starts…was 1 of 4 American League pitchers to rank 7th or better in each of those statistics, joining Gerrit Cole-HOU, Lance Lynn-TEX and Justin Verlander-HOU...Became the first Mariner with at least 16 wins, 200.0 innings and 19 quality starts in a season since Félix Hernández in 2015 and the first Mariners left-hander since Jamie Moyer in 2003....Set career-highs in wins with 16 (previous: 13, 2018), starts with 34 (previous: 29, 2018), innings with 203.0 (previous: 166.2) and strikeouts with 147 (previous: 145, 2018)...Made 12 starts of at least 7.0 innings pitched and 2 or fewer earned runs allowed, tied for 6th-most in the Majors...His 16 wins were the most by a Mariners pitcher since Hisashi Iwakuma in 2016 (16) and the most by a Mariners left-hander since Jamie Moyer (21) in 2003...Became the 24th pitcher (done 62x) in club history to eclipse 200.0 innings pitched…became the first Mariner to accomplish this feat since Félix Hernández in 2015 (201.2) and the first Mariners left-hander since Jason Vargas in 2012 (217.1 IP)...Worked at least 7.0 innings and allowed 2 or fewer earned runs in each his last 4 starts (9/11-28)…was the longest streak of consecutive starts of at least 7.0 innings and 2 or fewer earned runs allowed by a Mariner since Félix Hernández set a Major League record with 16 such consecutive starts in 2014 (5/18-8/11)...From June 7 through the end of the regular season, went 11-7 with a 3.44 ERA (48 ER, 125.2 IP) with 93 strikeouts and 34 walks in 20 starts, including 12 quality starts...Made his first career Opening Day start on March 20 against Oakland in Japan…earned the win, allowing 4 runs (3 earned) in 6.0 innings...Led the Major Leagues with 29 decisions…tied for 3rd-most in single-season club history (also: Mike Morgan, 1987)…trailed only Mark Langston (32, 1987) and Matt Young (31, 1985)...Made the start in the season opener (3/20 at OAK in Japan) and the home opener (3/28 vs. BOS)…of the 16 seasons in which the club has opened the season on the road, became the 3rd pitcher to start both Opening Day and the home opener… joins Floyd Bannister (1982) and Félix Hernández (2012)...Became the first pitcher in Major League history to earn 2 wins in the month of March (3/20 at OAK in Japan and 3/28 vs. BOS)...Went 4-0 in his first 4 starts, earning his 4th win of the season on April 9 at Kansas City…became the second Mariners pitcher to start and win his first 4 outings to begin a season, joining Rick Honeycutt, who won his first 6 of 1980…became the 5th Mariners pitcher to start 4 of the team's first 13 games, joining Félix Hernández (2018), Jason Vargas (2012), Randy Johnson (1994) and Mike Moore (1984)…first pitcher in the Majors to win four of his team's first 13 games since Jered Weaver in 2011...Became the first pitcher in club history to earn 5 wins before May…8 Mariners (done 10x) have previously earned 4 wins before May (last: Félix Hernández, 2015)...In 7 starts in March/April, was 5-0 with a 2.80 ERA (14 ER, 45.0 IP)...In 6 starts in May, went 0-5 with a 5.86 ERA (18 ER, 27.2 IP...After earning 5 wins in March/April and being charged with 5 losses in May, became the 3rd pitcher in club history to record 5 wins and 5 losses in separate calendar months in a single season…joins Jamie Moyer (2000: 5-0 in July, 0-5 in August) and Joel Piñeiro (2003: 5-0 in July and 0-5 in August) in accomplishing this feat…Gonzales, Moyer and Piñeiro each earned 5 wins in a month before taking 5 losses the following month...Lost career-high 6 consecutive decisions from May 1 - June 2…over this span, was 0-6 with a 7.79 ERA (28 ER, 32.1 IP) with 20 strikeouts and 13 walks...- From June 19 - September 11, was 6-0 with a 2.20 ERA (12 ER, 49.0 IP) in 7 starts at T-Mobile Park…was 3-0 in his first 4 home starts, March 28 - April 25.
2018
Totals - Went 13-9 with a 4.00 ERA (74 ER, 166.2 IP) with 145 strikeouts and 32 walks in 29 starts with the Mariners...Leaderboard - Among AL leaders, ranked 4th in walksper-9-innings (1.73/32 BB, 66.2 IP), 18th in ERA (4.00) and WHIP (1.22/32 BB, 172 H, 166.2 IP) and 25th in innings (166.2)...On a Roll - From May 23 - July 29, went 9-2 with a 2.61 ERA (23 ER, 79.1 IP) with 68 strikeouts and 16 walks in 12 starts…his 12 starts over this span included 9 quality starts…worked at least 6.0 innings in 11 of those 12 starts, including 4 outings of 7.0+ innings…allowed 2-or-fewer runs in 9 of those 12 starts, including 2 scoreless outings…surrendered 5-or-fewer hits in 7 of 12 starts... Strong September - In 4 starts in the month of September, went 1-0 with a 1.71 ERA (4 ER, 21.0 IP) with 17 strikeouts and 4 walks…among pitchers with at least 20.0 innings pitched in September, his 1.71 ERA was 7th-best in the American League/12th-best in the Major Leagues…worked at least 5.0 innings in each of his 4 starts...Tough on Lefties - In 121 plate appearances vs. left-handed batters, issued only 3 walks… among pitchers with at least 150.0 innings pitched, his 3 walks to lefties tied for 2nd-fewest in the Majors (also: Chris Sale-BOS and Alex Wood-LAD), behind Mike Minor-TEX (2)...Complete Effort - Recorded his first career complete game on June 29 vs. Kansas City…was 1 out away from his first career shutout, but allowed a two-out, RBI-single to Mike Moustakas…after Whit Merrifield's single to lead off the game, retired 22-of-26 batters faced through the end of the 8th inning…scattered 6 hits and struck out 7 while allowing 1 run in 9.0 innings of work...Home Sweet Home - In 14 home starts, went 5-3 with a 3.63 ERA (32 ER, 79.1 IP)...No Free Passes - Issued 1-or-fewer walks in 20 of his 29 starts, ranking T8th in the Majors...Control the Zone - Among Mariners pitchers with at least 150.0 innings pitched in singleseason club history, ranks T3rd for fewest walks allowed with 32 (also: Doug Fister, 2010, and Carlos Silva, 2008)...It Just Takes One - Four of his 13 wins came in one-run games, ranking T8th-most among Major League starters…made the start in two 1-0 Mariners victories, tossing 6.0 scoreless innings on April 24 at Chicago-AL and working 7.0 scoreless innings on May 23 at Oakland…became 1 of only 4 pitchers in club history (done 5x) to start multiple 1-0 wins in the same season…joins Wade LeBlanc (2018), Félix Hernández (2009, 2, and 2012, 4) and Ryan Franklin (2004, 2)...Pick Your Poison - Ranked 2nd in the Major Leagues/1st in the American League with 7 pickoffs, trailing only Eric Lauer-SD (10) for the Major League lead...July Success - In 4 starts in the month of July, went 4-0 with a 1.78 ERA (5 ER, 25.1 IP) with 24 strikeouts and 5 walks…limited opposing batters to a .196 (18x92) average against while recording a 0.91 WHIP (5 BB, 18 H, 25.1 IP)...An Even 10 - Became the 10th pitcher in club history (done 16x) to record at least 10 wins prior to the All-Star Break (last: Félix Hernández, 2015)...Finding a Rhythm - Did not complete 5.0 innings in 3 of his first 4 starts to begin the year… from April 24 through the end of the season, worked at least 5.0 innings in 24 of 25 starts.
2017
Totals - Was 1-1 with 6.08 ERA (27 ER, 40.0 IP) in 11 games, including 8 starts with St. Louis (1 G) and Seattle (10 G)... Strong Finish - Was 1-0 with 2.81 ERA (5 ER, 16.0 IP) and 17 strikeouts in 5 games, including 2 starts in September…in first 6 appearances, all starts, he was 0-1 with an 8.25 ERA (22 ER, 24.0 IP) with 15 strikeouts.... Seattle Debut - Made Mariners debut on Aug. 6 at Kansas City, getting a no-decision despite leaving with a 7-2 lead but did not complete 5.0 innings... Trade - Acquired from St. Louis in exchange for minor leaguer Tyler O'Neill (of) on July 21... Tacoma Time - Made 2 starts with AAA Tacoma, going 2-0 with 4.50 ERA (6 ER, 12.0 IP) while striking out 9…both of his starts were quality starts... AAA Recap - Combined with AAA Memphis (11) and AAA Tacoma (2), was 8-4 with a 3.14 ERA (28 ER, 80.1 IP) with 66 strikeouts in 13 combined starts... Memphis Man - Was 6-4 with 2.90 ERA (22 ER, 68.1 IP) with 57 strikeouts with Memphis... Brief - Made one start for St. Louis in second game of doubleheader on June 13 vs. Milwaukee... Beach Time - Made one start with High-A Palm Beach (STL) on May 7 vs. Lakeland.
2016
Missed the entire season after undergoing ligament replacement surgery on his left elbow on 4/15. The surgery was performed by Dr. Neal ElAttrache.
2015
Missed significant time on the disabled list with a left pectoral muscle injury...opened the season at Memphis (AAA) and made three starts before landing on the disabled list on 4/21 ...activated 5/9 and made just three starts again before going on the D.L. a second time (5/21-7/9)...made two starts each at Palm Beach (High-A, 7/10 & 7/13) and Springfield (AA, 7/17 & 7/22) upon being activated from the D.L. on 7/10...did not allow an earned run (2R) in the combined 11.1 innings in those starts... recalled to St. Louis on 9/1 and started vs. WSH that night; allowed 4 runs in 2.2 IP and was optioned to Memphis (AAA) the next day...rated as the 16th-best prospect in the Pacific Coast League by Baseball America and the 5th-best prospect in the Cardinals organization.
2014
Played at four different levels in his first full professional season, starting at Palm Beach (A), then moving on to Springfield (AA), before making his Major League debut with St. Louis and also pitching for Memphis (AAA)...Appeared in 31 games, making 26 starts, to post a 13-7 record with a 2.81 ERA in 156.2 innings with 148 strikeouts, combining his Major League and minor league time...Was purchased by St. Louis and made his Major League debut in front of home state crowd at Coors Field in Colorado on June 25 pitching 5.0 innings for a no decision, in a game the Cardinals eventually won. Doubled in his first MLB at bat...Ranked T7th among National League rookies with four wins...Earned his first Major League win and his first quality start, pitching 6.0 innings and allowing only one run in a start vs. CHI on 8/30 in Game 2 of a DH, after having been recalled as the 26th man on the roster...Finished the season winning his last four decisions, ranking T7th among National League pitchers. Won six straight decisions from 8/30 through Game 4 of the National League Division Series...Struck out a career-high nine batters vs. COL (9/14) in 5.2 innings, allowing one run on four hits in 97 pitches en route to a win...Did not allow more than two runs in any MLB start or relief appearance after his July 1 start at San Francisco...Batted .300 (3-10) with two doubles, T9th among MLB pitchers in doubles...Was T1st with Jacob deGrom (NYM) for most doubles (2) among rookie pitchers and T3rd among rookie pitchers with three hits...Ranked among Cardinals minor league pitching leader in wins (9, T5th), strikeouts (117, T4th), ERA (2.43, 3rd) and opponent BA (.238, 3rd). Collectively was 9-5 with a 2.43 ERA over 21 starts in the minors in 2014 (Palm Beach, Springfield, Memphis)...Named Cardinals Minor League Pitcher of the Month for August, posting a 2-0 record with a 2.67 ERA in five starts (30.1 IP)...Named Texas League Pitcher of the Week for the week of June 9-16, striking out a career-high 10 over 6.0 innings, allowing an unearned run on two hits vs. Northwest Arkansas (6/13)...Selected to the Texas League All-Star North Squad, but did not play due to promotion to St. Louis...Made 12 quality starts in the minors, registering a quality start in each of the 12 outings he pitched 6.0 innings or more...Struck out seven or more batters nine times, recording a 10.7 strikeouts/9 IP while in Springfield (46 K/38.2 IP)...Rated as the No. 1 prospect in the Cardinals organization by Baseball America. Listed as having the "Best Changeup" in the Cardinals organization in Baseball America's "Best Tools" survery...Appeared in six postseason games, all in relief...Won two games in the National League Division Series, becoming the 23rd pitcher in Major League history to win two games in a Division Series and the fourth Cardinals pitcher - joining Chris Carpenter, Adam Wainwright and Jeff Fassero...Earned a win in his first postseason appearance coming on in relief in Game 1 of the NLDS at LA (10/3)...Also earned a win in relief in Game 4 of the NLDS at Busch Stadium to clinch the series win...Appeared in three games in the NLCS vs. SF, taking the loss in Game 4, surrendering three runs in 0.2 innings...had made five straight scoreless postseason appearances going into Game 4...led all 2014 rookie pitchers with two wins in the postseason...Became the 4th rookie pitcher in postseason history to win two games in a Division Series joining Dave Righetti (1981, NYY), Jaret Wright (1997, CLE) and Francisco Rodriguez (2002, ANA)...His six postseason appearances were 3rd most by a rookie in the 2014 postseason trailing only Hunter Strickland (8, SF) and Brandon Finnegan (7, KC).
2013
Made eight appearances and six starts between the Gulf Coast League (R) and Palm Beach (A)...did not collect a decision in his first season of professional baseball going 0-0 with a 2.70 ERA, while holding opposing batters to a .212 (18-85) average... struck out 23 batters over 23.1 innings for an 8.87 strikeouts/9 IP mark...at Palm Beach posted a solid reverse split and held right-handed batters to a .148 BA (9-61)...was very effective with runners on base, holding the opposition to a .194 BA (7-36)...did not allow a first inning run in any of his starts in the Florida State League...struck out five batters accounting for all the outs in a relief appearance vs. GCL Mets (7/29)...rated as the No. 5 prospect in the Cardinals organization by Baseball America and listed as having the "Best Changeup" in the Cardinals organization by Baseball America's "Best Tools" survey.
