Edwar Gonzalez

Edwar Enrique Gonzalez

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 10", Weight 200 lb.
• School Seminole Community College
• High School South Miami High School

• Born January 1, 1983 in Maracaibo, Zulia Venezuela

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Biographical Information

Outfielder Edwar Gonzalez was drafted by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in 2000 and the Chicago Cubs in 2001. He was apparently traded to the New York Yankees at some point since he played in the Yankees minor league system from 2002-2010. In his final season he reached AAA and appeared in four games. Overall Gonzalez hit .257/.307/.400 while appearing in 770 games.

After his playing career ended Gonzalez joined the Yankees player development system. He was the hitting coach for the GCL Yankees in 2011-2012, the GCL Yankees 2 in 2013, the Charleston RiverDogs in 2014, and the Pulaski Yankees in 2015. He was initially scheduled to return to Pulaski in 2016 but was promoted to Minor League Lower Level Hitting Coordinator at some point and Kevin Mahoney served as the Pulaski hitting coach in his stead. He continued as a minor league hitting coordinator with the Yankees through the 2019 season.

In 2020 Gonzalez joined the Miami Marlins organization, also as a hitting coordinator. This job lasted for two years. In 2022, Gonzalez finally reached the major leagues when the Marlins named him an assistant hitting coach. The appointment was short-lived, however, as the Marlins released him after the season along with manager Don Mattingly.

Gonzalez joined the Philadelphia Phillies organization in 2023 as their Latin America Hitting Coordinator and a Special Advisor to International Scouting. The following year he moved to the position of Assistant Director of Hitting Development. Gonzalez was promoted to Director of Hitting Development for the 2025 season. In 2026, he was named assistant hitting coach of the Phillies, reuniting with Don Mattingly who had just been named bench coach.