Pittsburgh Pirates

Nick Gonzales

#3 Active
3B ● Pittsburgh Pirates ● 5'8" · 193 lbs ● Bats: R · Throws: R ● New Mexico State
Batting AVG
.303
Batting OBP
.367
Batting SLG
.388
Season HR
6
Season RBI
61
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2026 Fantasy Baseball Player Profile

Nick Gonzales’ 2025 season was a difficult follow-up to his promising 2024 debut, characterized by a significant power outage and statistical regression. After showing league-average potential the year prior, Gonzales struggled to a .260/.299/.362 slash line with just 5 home runs and 30 RBI across 96 games. While he successfully lowered his strikeout rate to a career-low 17.1%, it came at the cost of his impact at the plate; his isolated slugging (ISO) plummeted to .102, and his walk rate remained a meager 5.1%. Defensively, the metrics were a mixed bag: while Outs Above Average (OAA) viewed him as a solid +4 defender, Defensive Runs Saved (DRS) was far less kind, marking him at -12 for the season.

Entering 2026, the 26-year-old infielder is on a definitive "hot seat" in Pittsburgh. Following the acquisition of Brandon Lowe to handle second base and the presence of Spencer Horwitz, Gonzales has been pushed into a high-stakes utility competition. In early spring training action at Bradenton, he has been seen taking extensive reps at third base and shortstop, starting at short and batting second in the Pirates' Grapefruit League opener on February 21. His path to everyday playing time is further complicated by the imminent arrival of No. 1 overall prospect Konnor Griffin, who many expect to take over the left side of the infield by mid-season.

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Game Log

2026 Regular Season
DATE OPPONENT AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG OBP SLG RESULT
Sep 27 @ Detroit Tigers 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299 .365 .372 W 4-2
Sep 25 @ Detroit Tigers 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 .297 .364 .371 L 7-8
Sep 24 vs. St. Louis Cardinals 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .297 .363 .372 W 1-2
Sep 23 vs. St. Louis Cardinals 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .297 .362 .372 L 5-1
Sep 20 vs. Kansas City Royals 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .297 .363 .373 W 3-4
Sep 19 vs. Kansas City Royals 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .299 .366 .376 W 5-6
Sep 18 vs. Kansas City Royals 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 .367 .375 W 5-8
Sep 17 vs. Milwaukee Brewers 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 .300 .366 .375 W 4-7
Sep 16 vs. Milwaukee Brewers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .302 .368 .378 L 5-4
Sep 15 vs. Milwaukee Brewers 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .302 .368 .378 L 5-1
Sep 13 @ Chicago Cubs 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 .300 .365 .376 W 4-3
Sep 11 @ Chicago Cubs 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .300 .366 .375 L 2-12
Sep 10 @ Chicago White Sox 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .300 .365 .376 W 2-0
Sep 9 @ Chicago White Sox 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 .366 .374 W 4-2
Sep 6 vs. Los Angeles Angels 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .301 .367 .376 W 0-1
Sep 5 vs. Los Angeles Angels 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .303 .369 .378 L 6-1
Sep 4 vs. Los Angeles Angels 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .303 .370 .377 W 0-1
Sep 3 vs. San Francisco Giants 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .305 .371 .379 W 2-5
Sep 2 vs. San Francisco Giants 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .305 .370 .380 L 5-4
Sep 1 vs. San Francisco Giants 5 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .305 .370 .381 W 12-13
Aug 29 @ St. Louis Cardinals 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 .302 .366 .378 W 6-2
Aug 28 @ St. Louis Cardinals 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .300 .364 .375 L 1-4
Aug 26 @ San Diego Padres 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 .300 .363 .375 L 0-3
Aug 25 @ San Diego Padres 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .302 .364 .378 W 1-0
Aug 24 @ San Diego Padres 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 .303 .365 .379 W 3-2
Aug 23 @ Los Angeles Dodgers 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .302 .363 .379 L 0-4
Aug 22 @ Los Angeles Dodgers 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .304 .364 .381 L 3-4
Aug 21 @ Los Angeles Dodgers 5 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 .306 .367 .385 L 4-5
Aug 19 vs. Detroit Tigers 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .305 .367 .385 W 3-4
Aug 17 vs. Detroit Tigers 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 .303 .363 .383 L 8-5
Aug 14 vs. Boston Red Sox 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .302 .360 .380 W 4-8
Aug 13 @ Miami Marlins 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .303 .360 .382 W 13-1
Aug 12 @ Miami Marlins 3 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .301 .357 .380 L 2-8
Aug 11 @ Miami Marlins 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .299 .354 .376 L 0-2
Aug 9 vs. New York Mets 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .301 .356 .379 L 11-1
Aug 8 vs. New York Mets 5 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 .304 .360 .382 W 0-9
Aug 7 vs. New York Mets 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .305 .361 .382 L 6-4
Aug 6 @ Milwaukee Brewers 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .303 .360 .378 L 2-5
Aug 5 @ Milwaukee Brewers 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .301 .356 .376 L 2-4
Aug 4 @ Milwaukee Brewers 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 .357 .377 L 2-4
Aug 3 @ Milwaukee Brewers 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .303 .360 .380 W 4-3
Aug 2 @ Cincinnati Reds 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .306 .363 .384 L 2-10
Aug 1 @ Cincinnati Reds 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .310 .367 .388 W 4-1
Jul 31 @ Cincinnati Reds 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .313 .370 .393 L 7-8
Jul 30 @ Cincinnati Reds 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .311 .368 .391 L 2-3
Jul 29 vs. Arizona Diamondbacks 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .309 .366 .388 L 3-0
Jul 28 vs. Arizona Diamondbacks 6 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .310 .368 .389 L 8-7
Jul 27 vs. Arizona Diamondbacks 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .309 .368 .390 W 2-3
Jul 26 vs. Chicago Cubs 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .307 .367 .389 W 7-8
Jul 25 vs. Chicago Cubs 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .305 .365 .387 L 11-0
Jul 24 vs. Chicago Cubs 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .305 .366 .389 L 3-2
Jul 18 @ Cleveland Guardians 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .307 .369 .392 W 2-1
Jul 12 vs. Milwaukee Brewers 5 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 .308 .370 .391 W 5-14
Jul 11 (2) vs. Milwaukee Brewers 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306 .370 .387 W 2-3
Jul 11 vs. Milwaukee Brewers 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 .310 .374 .392 W 6-7
Jul 9 vs. Atlanta Braves 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 .310 .372 .393 L 10-5
Jul 8 vs. Atlanta Braves 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 .311 .368 .394 L 3-0
Jul 7 vs. Atlanta Braves 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .314 .369 .398 W 4-12
Jul 5 @ Washington Nationals 4 2 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .312 .369 .397 W 11-5
Jul 4 @ Washington Nationals 3 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .307 .363 .390 W 7-1
Jul 3 @ Washington Nationals 5 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 .303 .358 .387 L 5-9
Jul 2 @ Philadelphia Phillies 5 1 3 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 .305 .360 .387 W 6-1
Jul 1 @ Philadelphia Phillies 4 1 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .300 .357 .373 L 6-10
Jun 30 @ Philadelphia Phillies 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .294 .350 .368 L 0-8
Jun 29 @ Philadelphia Phillies 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .295 .351 .370 W 11-7
Jun 28 vs. Cincinnati Reds 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .297 .353 .372 W 4-9
Jun 27 vs. Cincinnati Reds 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 .295 .346 .372 L 9-7
Jun 26 vs. Cincinnati Reds 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .295 .342 .372 L 6-4
Jun 25 vs. Seattle Mariners 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .297 .344 .375 W 1-5
Jun 24 vs. Seattle Mariners 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .297 .346 .376 W 1-11
Jun 23 vs. Seattle Mariners 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .296 .345 .376 L 3-2
Jun 21 @ Colorado Rockies 4 2 2 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 .293 .342 .374 W 8-6
Jun 20 @ Colorado Rockies 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .289 .340 .361 L 1-2
Jun 19 @ Colorado Rockies 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .293 .342 .365 L 3-4
Jun 17 @ Las Vegas Athletics 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .293 .343 .359 W 12-4
Jun 16 @ Las Vegas Athletics 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 .291 .342 .358 W 6-5
Jun 15 @ Las Vegas Athletics 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .296 .347 .364 L 2-11
Jun 14 vs. Miami Marlins 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .301 .352 .370 L 4-2
Jun 13 vs. Miami Marlins 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .296 .346 .366 W 2-3
Jun 12 vs. Miami Marlins 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .301 .351 .372 L 8-3
Jun 11 vs. Los Angeles Dodgers 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .302 .353 .374 L 8-6
Jun 10 vs. Los Angeles Dodgers 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 .300 .352 .374 W 8-9
Jun 9 vs. Los Angeles Dodgers 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .304 .354 .379 L 12-3
Jun 7 @ Atlanta Braves 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .309 .360 .386 L 2-3
Jun 6 @ Atlanta Braves 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 .315 .366 .393 L 3-6
Jun 5 @ Atlanta Braves 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 .312 .363 .386 L 3-6
Jun 4 @ Houston Astros 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .313 .365 .389 W 5-1
Jun 3 @ Houston Astros 5 1 2 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 .314 .367 .391 L 9-11
Jun 2 @ Houston Astros 4 3 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .312 .367 .371 W 10-6
May 31 vs. Minnesota Twins 3 2 1 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 .303 .356 .364 W 3-9
May 30 vs. Minnesota Twins 5 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .303 .354 .349 W 9-10
May 29 vs. Minnesota Twins 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295 .348 .342 W 5-6
May 28 vs. Chicago Cubs 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296 .350 .344 L 7-2
May 27 vs. Chicago Cubs 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .297 .351 .346 L 10-4
May 26 vs. Chicago Cubs 5 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 .304 .359 .354 W 1-12
May 25 vs. Chicago Cubs 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .301 .358 .347 W 1-2
May 24 @ Toronto Blue Jays 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 .308 .365 .355 W 4-1
May 23 @ Toronto Blue Jays 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .315 .373 .363 L 2-5
May 22 @ Toronto Blue Jays 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .323 .381 .372 L 2-6
May 20 @ St. Louis Cardinals 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .319 .379 .363 W 7-0
May 19 @ St. Louis Cardinals 5 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 .314 .378 .359 L 6-9
May 17 vs. Philadelphia Phillies 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .318 .380 .364 L 6-0
May 16 vs. Philadelphia Phillies 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .320 .383 .367 L 6-0
May 15 vs. Philadelphia Phillies 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .313 .377 .361 L 11-9
May 13 vs. Colorado Rockies 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .315 .380 .364 L 10-4
May 12 vs. Colorado Rockies 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 .321 .383 .371 W 1-3
May 10 @ San Francisco Giants 6 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .316 .380 .360 L 6-7
May 9 @ San Francisco Giants 6 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .323 .389 .369 W 13-3
May 8 @ San Francisco Giants 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 .306 .377 .347 L 2-5
May 6 @ Arizona Diamondbacks 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .309 .366 .350 W 1-0
May 5 @ Arizona Diamondbacks 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .317 .369 .358 L 0-9
May 3 vs. Cincinnati Reds 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .328 .381 .371 W 0-1
May 2 vs. Cincinnati Reds 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 .336 .390 .381 W 7-17
May 1 vs. Cincinnati Reds 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .333 .385 .380 W 1-9
Apr 30 vs. St. Louis Cardinals 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .317 .366 .365 L 10-5
Apr 29 vs. St. Louis Cardinals 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .324 .361 .373 L 5-4
Apr 28 vs. St. Louis Cardinals 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .330 .369 .381 L 11-7
Apr 27 vs. St. Louis Cardinals 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .323 .364 .376 L 4-2
Apr 26 @ Milwaukee Brewers 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 .303 .347 .348 L 0-5
Apr 25 @ Milwaukee Brewers 5 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 .302 .341 .337 W 6-3
Apr 24 @ Milwaukee Brewers 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .284 .326 .321 W 6-0
Apr 23 @ Texas Rangers 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .329 .325 L 1-6
Apr 22 @ Texas Rangers 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .270 .308 .311 W 8-4
Apr 21 @ Texas Rangers 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .271 .311 .314 L 1-5
Apr 19 vs. Tampa Bay Rays 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .258 .300 .303 W 3-6
Apr 18 vs. Tampa Bay Rays 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242 .288 .290 L 8-7
Apr 17 vs. Tampa Bay Rays 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .246 .292 .295 W 1-5
Apr 16 vs. Washington Nationals 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 .263 .311 .316 L 8-7
Apr 15 vs. Washington Nationals 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 .245 .298 .302 W 0-2
Apr 14 vs. Washington Nationals 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 .245 .302 .306 L 5-4
Apr 13 vs. Washington Nationals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .267 .327 .333 W 5-16
Apr 11 @ Chicago Cubs 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 .313 .333 W 4-3
Apr 10 @ Chicago Cubs 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .273 .319 .341 W 2-0
Apr 8 vs. San Diego Padres 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293 .341 .366 L 8-2
Apr 7 vs. San Diego Padres 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 .297 .350 .351 W 1-7
Apr 6 vs. San Diego Padres 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .303 .361 .364 L 5-0
Apr 4 vs. Baltimore Orioles 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .310 .375 .379 W 2-3
Apr 1 @ Cincinnati Reds 5 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 .333 .357 .407 W 8-3
Mar 31 @ Cincinnati Reds 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .318 .348 .364 W 8-3
Mar 30 @ Cincinnati Reds 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .278 .316 .333 L 0-2
Mar 29 @ New York Mets 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 .286 .333 .357 W 4-3
Mar 28 @ New York Mets 6 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 .400 .400 .500 L 2-4
Mar 26 @ New York Mets 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 .500 .500 .750 L 7-11
Total5296615825145843947.299.365.372

AVG, OBP, SLG, ERA and WHIP are season-to-date through each game, not that game alone — so the column reads as a trend and its last value is the season figure. They stay season-to-date when the log is filtered by opponent; the figure for the filtered games is the one in the Total row. The second game of a doubleheader is marked (2).

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