Coach Jay Gonzalez is two years retired from professional baseball, having played for 12 years. He played for the Baltimore Orioles for five seasons and played a year and half for the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Coach Jay also spent a couple of seasons abroad in Puerto Rico, Japan, and Mexico, as well as some tournaments for the Puerto Rican national team. He is a former Lumberjack after he played for the team in 2014.