BIOGRAPHY
Connor Wong was born May 19, 1996, in Houston, Texas. He is a catcher in the MLB.
In 2015, Wong's freshman season at Houston, he started 62 of Houston's 63 games at shortstop, hitting .248 with six home runs and 37 RBIs. That summer, he played in the Cape Cod Baseball League with the Yarmouth–Dennis Red Sox. As a sophomore in 2016, he started all 59 games and saw time at catcher, third base, and the outfield; for the season, Wong slashed .304/.415/.435 with five home runs and thirty RBIs, earning All-American Athletic Conference First Team honors. He returned to the Cape Cod League that summer, playing 41 games with the Bourne Braves, hitting .313 with three home runs and earning All-Star honors. In 2017, Wong's junior year at Houston, he began catching full-time. For the season, he started all 63 of Houston's games, batting .287/.379/.494 with 12 home runs, 36 RBIs, and 26 stolen bases. After the season, he was selected by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the third round of the 2017 Major League Baseball draft.
Wong signed with the Dodgers and made his professional debut with the Arizona League Dodgers before being promoted to the Great Lakes Loons after one game; over 28 games, Wong hit .276 with five home runs and 18 RBIs. In 2018, Wong played for the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes (with whom he earned California League All-Star honors), batting .269/.350/.480 with 19 home runs and sixty RBIs over 102 games. Wong returned to the Quakes to begin 2019, earning California League All-Star honors for the second straight year, before being promoted to the Tulsa Drillers in July. Over 111 games between the two clubs, he slashed .281/.336/.541 with 24 home runs, 82 RBIs, and 11 stolen bases.
On February 10, 2020, Wong was traded to the Boston Red Sox along with Jeter Downs and Alex Verdugo in exchange for Mookie Betts, David Price and cash considerations. After the 2020 minor league season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Wong was invited to participate in the Red Sox' fall instructional league. On November 20, 2020, he was added to the 40-man roster.
To begin the 2021 season, Wong was assigned to the Triple-A Worcester Red Sox. On June 22, he was promoted to the major leagues for the first time and made his major-league debut against the Tampa Bay Rays as a pinch runner in extra innings. He recorded his first MLB hit on June 26, a single against Jordan Montgomery of the New York Yankees. Wong was optioned back to Worcester and recalled to Boston several times from July to September. Wong played in a total of six games for Boston, batting 4-for-13 (.308) with one RBI. He also made 50 appearances for Worcester, batting .256 with eight home runs and 26 RBIs. After the regular season, Wong was selected to play in the Arizona Fall League.
Wong began the 2022 season in Triple-A; he was called up to Boston on April 18 when Kevin Plawecki was placed on the COVID-related list. The next evening, Wong hit a sacrifice fly to drive in the winning run in a 2–1 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays. Wong was optioned back to Worcester on April 25, when Plawecki returned to the team. Wong later spent parts of July with Boston. He sustained a hand injury on July 29 when he was hit by a pitch in a Triple-A contest, causing him to miss multiple games. On September 1, when MLB active rosters expanded from 26 to 28 players, Wong was recalled to Boston. On September 2, he hit his first major-league home run, coming against the Texas Rangers at Fenway Park. Wong made 27 appearances for Boston during the season, batting .188 with one home run and seven RBIs. He also played 81 games for Triple-A Worcester, batting .288 with 15 home runs and 44 RBIs.
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