Marco Elias Gonzales is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the St. Louis Cardinals and Seattle Mariners. He attended Gonzaga University, where he played college baseball for the Gonzaga Bulldogs as a pitcher and first baseman.
Gonzales with the Seattle Mariners in 2018
Image: Marco Gonzales on August 11, 2015
The John Olerud Two-Way Player of the Year Award is a college baseball award given to the best two-way player of the season. The award is named after former Washington State Cougars All-American pitcher and first baseman John Olerud. The current holder of the award is Caden Grice of the Clemson Tigers.
Logo for the John Olerud Award
Brendan McKay (left) with Frank Thomas receiving the 2015 John Olerud Award