Was named after former Major League catcher Wiklenman (Wiki) González...Attended Casa de Dios High School in Maracay, Venezuela.
2025
Made 16 relief appearances over four stints with the White Sox…Also appeared in 22 games at Class AAA Charlotte after beginning the season at Class AA Birmingham...Limited opponents to a .178/.291/.274 (13-for-73) slash line with one home run allowed with the Sox…Right-handers batted .156/.243/.188 (5-for-32), while lefties hit .195/.327/.341 (8-for-41)...Recorded a 1.04 ERA (one ER/8.2 IP) in six road outings and a 3.86 mark (five ER/11.2 IP) in 10 games at Rate Field...Made his MLB debut on June 20 at Toronto after being recalled from Charlotte prior to the game…Allowed one run on one hit with two walks and two strikeouts over two IP…Fanned Ernie Clement to end the seventh inning for his first career strikeout...Struck out three batters over two IP in his second career appearance on June 23 vs. Arizona...Was optioned to Charlotte on June 29 and recalled on July 19…Threw one scoreless IP on July 19 at Pittsburgh before being optioned on July 21...Was recalled on Aug. 8, optioned on Aug. 10 and recalled for the fourth time on Aug. 20…Made six straight scoreless appearances from Aug. 31-Sept. 14, allowing three hits with 12 strikeouts over seven IP...Earned his first career victory on Sept. 4 at Minnesota, throwing 1.1 scoreless IP with two strikeouts…Retired all six batters faced on Sept. 6 at Detroit, including a career-high five strikeouts...Posted his first career hold on Sept. 10 vs. Tampa Bay, recording the first two outs in the ninth inning of a 6-5 victory...Was placed on the 15-day injured list on Sept. 24 with right elbow impingement and missed the rest of the season...Combined to go 6-4 with a 4.93 ERA (27 ER/49.1 IP), .202 (35-for-173) opponents' average and 51 strikeouts over 26 appearances (four starts) with Birmingham and Charlotte.
2024
Spent his first full season with Class AA Portland in the Red Sox organization, making 24 appearances (19 starts)...Went 2-3 with a 5.20 ERA (41 ER/71.0 IP), 76 strikeouts and a .205 (59-298) opponents average as a starter and 2-0 with a 2.13 ERA (3 ER/12.0 IP), 16 strikeouts and a .159 (7-44) opponents average in five outings as reliever...Recorded the win on 5/4 vs. Reading, allowing one run on one hit with a season-high eight strikeouts over 5.0 IP...Went 1-1 with a 1.84 ERA (9 ER/44.0 IP), .149 (22-148) opponents average and 49 strikeouts in 12 games (10 starts) during the second half of the season, compared to 3-2 with a 7.94 ERA (35 ER/39.2 IP), .247 (37-150) opponents average and 43 strikeouts over 12 games (nine starts) in the first half...Tossed 12.0 consecutive scoreless IP from 6/28-7/24 … made three straight scoreless starts during that span from 6/28-7/12, tossing 3.0 IP in each outing...Worked 5.0 scoreless IP as a reliever on 8/29 at Harrisburg, allowing one hit with one walk and five strikeouts...Posted a 1.84 ERA (9 ER/44.0 IP), .149 (22-148) opponents average and 49 strikeouts over his last 12 appearances (10 starts) of the year … allowed two runs or less in 11 of those 12 outings...Preseason Rankings: No. 1 pitching prospect and No. 7 overall in the Red Sox system (BA)...White Sox acquisition recommended by Nick Hostetler and Keith Staab.
2023
Missed a majority of the season due to a pair of stints on the injured list (right shoulder inflammation)...Played in 44 games with the White Sox, making 21 starts at 2B, four in RF, two in LF and one at SS...Also appeared in one game at 3B (1.0 inning) and one in CF (1.0 inning)...Was 7-for-7 in stolen base attempts...In 22 PA with RISP, went 6-for-19 (.316) with 11 RBI...Was on the IL from 5/1-12...Reinstated on 5/13, but returned to the IL on 6/18...Transferred to the 60-day IL on 7/2 and missed the remainder of the season...Underwent right shoulder surgery in July.
