Carlos Gómez
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| Minnesota Twins — No. 22 | |
| Centerfielder | |
| Born: December 4, 1985 | |
| Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
| Major League Baseball debut | |
| May 13, 2007 for the New York Mets | |
| Selected MLB statistics (through June 5, 2008) |
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| Batting Average | .261 |
| Home Runs | 7 |
| Runs Batted In | 35 |
| Stolen Bases | 29 |
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Carlos Argelis Gómez (born December 4, 1985 in Santiago, Dominican Republic) is an outfielder for the Minnesota Twins.
Along with Fernando Martínez, Gómez was considered one of the top New York Mets outfield prospects and 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] Gomez is the starting center fielder for the Twins, replacing the now-departed Torii Hunter.
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 of May he led the Pacific Coast League with 17 stolen bases in 36 games and hit .286 (40-for-140), scoring 24 runs, and hitting eight doubles, two triples, and two home runs.[2]
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[edit] New York Mets
[edit] 2007 Season
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]
[edit] Minnesota Twins
[edit] 2008 Season
Gómez had an excellent regular-season debut for the Twins, going 2-for-3 with a walk, two stolen bases and two runs as the Twins beat the Angels, 3-2. On April 11, 2008, Gómez hit his first career triple off Yasuhiko Yabuta of the Royals.
On May 7, 2008, Gómez hit for the cycle against the Chicago White Sox at U.S. Cellular Field in Chicago. He became the fourth major leaguer and second in Twins history to hit for the reverse natural cycle (home run, triple, double, single). He also became the third-youngest player to hit for the cycle in MLB history.[5]
As of May 26, 2008, Gómez is 3rd in the AL in stolen bases with 17. [6]
[edit] See also
[edit] Trivia
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- At the time of his debut, Gómez was the youngest player in the National League.[7]
- 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]
- With the Mets, Carlos Gomez was nicknamed 'Little Carlos', since he was the third Carlos on the team, including starters Beltran and Delgado.
- Twins manager Ron Gardenhire has nicknamed him "Go-Go" due to his last name (Gomez) and his blazing speed.
- Gomez won the three-way race for center field in 2008, beating out prospects Denard Span and Jason Pridie.
- Gomez's 40-time has been clocked at 4.29 by the MLB.[citation needed]
[edit] Notes
- ^ Lewis, Brian. "EL DUQUE’S SCHOOLING A HIT FOR GOMEZ", New York Post, 2007-06-04. Retrieved on 2007-06-15. (English) "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."
- ^ "Mets recall Gomez, option Pelfrey", New York Mets press release, 2007-05-13. Retrieved on 2007-05-14.
- ^ "Mets' Gomez out 6-to-8 weeks with hand injury", New York Daily News, 2007-07-05. Retrieved on 2007-07-05.
- ^ The Official Site of Major League Baseball: News: Notes: Gomez reacts to Santana trade
- ^ Willis, Ken. Hey Willie! Best Style is Winning. news-journalonline.com. 20 April 2008.
- ^ http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/stats/batting?sort=stolenBases&split=0&league=al&season=2008&seasonType=2&type=reg&ageMin=17&ageMax=51&minpa=0&hand=a&pos=all&startDate=null&endDate=null
- ^ Year-by-Year League Leaders for Youngest Player
[edit] External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube
