Connor Wong Bio
Connor Sun-Han Wong is an American professional baseball catcher and infielder for the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB). Born on May 19, 1996, in Pearland, Texas, Wong bats and throws right-handed and stands 5 feet 10 inches (1.78 m) tall while weighing 181 pounds (82 kg). He made his MLB debut in June 2021 after a minor-league career in which he played every position except pitcher.
Selected by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the third round of the 2017 MLB draft out of the University of Houston, Wong came to Boston as part of the February 2020 trade that sent Mookie Betts and David Price to Los Angeles. He has since developed into a steady backstop for the Red Sox, contributing on both sides of the plate while continuing to add versatility from his time in the minors.
Early Life and Background
Connor Sun-Han Wong grew up in Pearland, Texas, a suburb south of Houston that has produced a steady stream of baseball talent. He is Chinese-American, raised by a father who works as a construction engineer and a mother who works as a teacher. Wong is also the stepson of former Montreal Expos and Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Matt Maysey, giving him an early household connection to professional baseball.
Wong attended Pearland High School, where he starred on the diamond as a shortstop. In his senior year of 2014, he earned all-state honors at the position. After going unselected in the 2014 MLB draft, he opted to attend the University of Houston rather than begin his professional career.
Path to Professional Baseball
At the University of Houston, Wong joined the Cougars as a freshman shortstop in 2015, starting 62 of 63 games and hitting .248 with six home runs and 37 runs batted in (RBIs). That summer he played in the Cape Cod Baseball League with the Yarmouth–Dennis Red Sox, gaining experience against elite amateur competition.
As a sophomore in 2016, Wong started all 59 games and added catcher, third base, and the outfield to his résumé, slashing .304/.415/.435 with five home runs and 30 RBIs to earn American Athletic Conference first-team honors. He returned to the Cape Cod League with the Bourne Braves, batting .313 with three home runs and earning all-star recognition.
In his junior year of 2017, Wong moved behind the plate full-time and slashed .287/.379/.494 with 12 home runs, 36 RBIs, and 26 stolen bases across 63 games. His all-around performance pushed him into the third round of the 2017 MLB draft, where the Los Angeles Dodgers selected him.
Connor Wong Career
Early Career (2017–2019)
Wong signed with the Dodgers and opened his professional career with the rookie-level Arizona League Dodgers before a quick promotion to the Great Lakes Loons of the Class A Midwest League. Across 28 games in his first season, he hit .276 with five home runs and 18 RBIs, showing the offensive potential that had made him a draft pick.
In 2018, he advanced to the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes of the Class A-Advanced California League and earned all-star honors, slashing .269/.350/.480 with 19 home runs and 60 RBIs over 102 games. He returned to Rancho Cucamonga to begin 2019, picked up a second consecutive all-star selection, and was promoted midseason to the Tulsa Drillers of the Double-A Texas League. Between the two clubs, Wong slashed .281/.336/.541 with 24 home runs, 82 RBIs, and 11 stolen bases, cementing his status as one of the Dodgers’ top catching prospects.
Boston Red Sox Breakthrough (2020–2022)
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, he participated in the Red Sox’ fall instructional league and was added to the 40-man roster on November 20, 2020.
Wong began 2021 with the Triple-A Worcester Red Sox before earning his first big-league call-up on June 22, when he debuted against the Tampa Bay Rays as a pinch runner in extra innings. He recorded his first MLB hit on June 26, a single off Jordan Montgomery of the New York Yankees. After shuttling between Worcester and Boston for the rest of the season, he finished 4-for-13 (.308) with one RBI in six MLB games and batted .256 with eight home runs and 26 RBIs in 50 Triple-A contests, then played in the Arizona Fall League.
Wong opened 2022 in Triple-A before being recalled on April 18 when Kevin Plawecki went on the COVID-related list. The next night he delivered a sacrifice fly that drove in the winning run in a 2–1 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays. He split the year between Worcester and Boston, hitting his first major-league home run on September 2 off Texas Rangers pitcher A. J. Alexy at Fenway Park. Across 27 MLB appearances he batted .188 with one home run and seven RBIs, while slashing .288 with 15 home runs and 44 RBIs in 81 Triple-A games.
Boston Red Sox Regular Catcher Era (2023–2025)
In 2023, Wong settled in as Boston’s primary catcher and appeared in 126 games, hitting .235 with nine home runs and eight stolen bases. He became a fixture in the everyday lineup, pairing his right-handed bat with steady defense behind the plate.
The 2024 and 2025 campaigns tested his durability. In 2025, Wong made 63 appearances for Boston, slashing .190/.262/.238 with seven RBI and two stolen bases. On October 9, 2025, the Red Sox announced that he had undergone surgery for a right hand carpal boss excision, an offseason procedure intended to address a long-standing issue with the hand.
Notable Events and Milestones
Wong’s first MLB hit came off Jordan Montgomery in 2021, and his first major-league home run arrived at Fenway Park against the Texas Rangers in September 2022. His inclusion in the 2020 Betts–Price blockbuster trade tied his name to one of the most consequential deals of the Red Sox’ recent history, and his steady progression from shortstop at Pearland High School to everyday catcher in Boston has marked one of the more unusual position-conversion stories in recent Red Sox memory.
Connor Wong Career Wins
Connor Wong’s résumé features standout summers in amateur and minor-league baseball rather than championship hardware at the major-league level. His Cape Cod League all-star nod with the Bourne Braves in 2016, his American Athletic Conference first-team selection in 2016, consecutive California League all-star honors in 2018 and 2019, and a 2021 Arizona Fall League invitation highlight the achievements most clearly documented in his career record.
Other Wins and Performances
Wong’s path to the majors included all-state recognition at Pearland High School in 2014, two Cape Cod League all-star selections in 2015 and 2016, and back-to-back California League all-star nods with the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes. Across the minors he earned three midseason all-star selections in four full professional seasons before reaching Boston.
Connor Wong Family
Family Background and Baseball Lineage
Wong is Chinese-American and the son of a construction engineer and a teacher. His stepfather, Matt Maysey, pitched in the major leagues for the Montreal Expos and Milwaukee Brewers, giving the family a direct tie to professional pitching and an early glimpse of life in pro baseball.
Personal Life
Connor Sun-Han Wong is married to Danielle Adair Wong. The couple has a son, and Wong has balanced his catching duties in Boston with family life in the area.
2025 Season Performance
The 2025 season placed Connor Wong in a familiar role as a depth option behind the plate for the Boston Red Sox, with 63 appearances contributing a slash line of .190/.262/.238, seven RBI, and two stolen bases. His bat was quieter than in 2023, when he had served as the everyday catcher, and he rotated through lineups alongside other backstops on the Boston roster.
Defensively, Wong continued to handle catching duties and worked with the Red Sox pitching staff through the dog days of summer. The season ended on a difficult note on October 9, 2025, when the club announced that he had undergone surgery to excise a carpal boss in his right hand, a procedure typically performed to relieve pain and restore grip strength.
Heading into 2026, the Red Sox are expected to evaluate Wong’s recovery closely as he works back from hand surgery, with the goal of returning to the form he showed during his 126-game 2023 campaign. His right-handed bat and versatility from his minor-league days remain attractive traits for a club looking to solidify its catching depth.
