""My dad's lefty, so I took lefty BP my whole life and did a lot of work with him," Gonzalez said."
""His preparation, it's really, really good," Red Sox hitting coach Pete Fatse said."
""And I think he takes a lot of pride in being prepared for those situations, being prepared for those at-bats. Spends a lot of time off the shapes, especially at home on the Trajekt.""
Gonzalez has a 1.030 OPS against left-handed pitchers, 294 points higher than the American League right-handed hitters' average of .736. Among qualified right-handed hitters, his OPS versus lefties ranks third behind Aaron Judge and Paul Goldschmidt. He is 35-for-103 (.340) with a .389 on-base percentage, .641 slugging percentage, six homers, nine doubles and two triples against southpaws. His father is left-handed and provided extensive left-handed batting practice during Gonzalez's youth. The Red Sox emphasize preparation; Gonzalez uses the Trajekt pitching machine and spends significant time on pitch shapes to prepare for left-handed pitchers.
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