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Revision as of 23:42, 15 February 2008
| Carlos Gómez | |
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| Minnesota Twins – No. 22 | |
| Centerfielder | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| debut | |
| May 13, 2007, for the New York Mets | |
| Career statistics (through 2007 season) | |
| Batting Average | .232 |
| Home Runs | 2 |
| Runs Batted In | 12 |
| Stolen Bases | 12 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
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Carlos A. Gómez (born December 4, 1985 in Santiago, Dominican Republic) is an outfielder for the Minnesota Twins.
Along with Fernando Martínez, Gómez had been considered to be one of the New York Mets top outfield prospects. He is considered to be a five tool prospect. While they were teammates, Mets shortstop José Reyes, who led the National League in stolen bases and triples for multiple seasons, said that Gómez is faster than him.[1]
Professional career
At just 16 years of age, Gómez signed with the Mets as an international free agent on July 27, 2002. In 2006, he played for Double-A Binghamton of the Eastern League, and was the co-winner of the Sterling Award. He finished second in the league with 41 stolen bases and fifth in the league with eight triples. He also batted .281 (121-430) with 53 runs scored, 24 doubles, seven home runs and 48 RBIs.
Gómez started the 2007 season with the Triple-A New Orleans Zephyrs. Playing every day, by the second week in May he led the Pacific Coast League with 17 stolen bases in 36 games and hit .286 (40-for-140), including 24 runs, eight doubles, two triples, and two home runs.[2]
After regular left fielder Moisés Alou strained his left quadriceps, the Mets called Gómez up from Triple-A to give them another outfielder. He made his Major League debut on May 13, 2007, hitting a double in his first at-bat. He finished the game 2-for-4 with two hits, two runs scored, a stolen base, and a diving catch in right field in a 9-1 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers.
He hit his first career home-run, a three-run homer, on June 10, 2007 at Comerica Park off Detroit Tigers reliever Jason Grilli.
Gomez was placed on the disabled list on July 5, 2007 with a hand injury.[3] Gomez returned to the Mets lineup as a defensive replacement in a home game against the Houston Astros on September 7, 2007.
On February 2, 2008, he was included in a 4-for-1 trade that sent him to the Minnesota Twins in exchange for Johan Santana.[4]
Trivia
- At the time of his debut, Gómez was the youngest player in the National League.[5]
- On May 16, 2007, he appeared in the Mets starting lineup along with Carlos Beltrán and Carlos Delgado, marking the first time in Major League history that a single team had three starters named "Carlos" in their lineup.[citation needed]
Notes
- ^ Lewis, Brian (2007-06-04). "EL DUQUE'S SCHOOLING A HIT FOR GOMEZ" (in English). New York Post. Retrieved 2007-06-15.
That is how a speedster whose 64 steals in 2005 were second in all of minor league baseball - and who Jose Reyes admits is faster than he is - should be playing the game.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help)CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ^ "Mets recall Gomez, option Pelfrey". New York Mets press release. 2007-05-13. Retrieved 2007-05-14.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Mets' Gomez out 6-to-8 weeks with hand injury". New York Daily News. 2007-07-05. Retrieved 2007-07-05.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080131&content_id=2361337&vkey=hotstove2007&fext=.jsp
- ^ Year-by-Year League Leaders for Youngest Player
External links
- Career statistics from MLB · ESPN · Baseball Reference · Fangraphs · Baseball Reference (Minors) · Retrosheet · Baseball Almanac