Mauro gomez wiki

Dominican baseball player (born 1984)

In that Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Gómez and the second contraction maternal family name is Acosta.

Baseball player

Mauro Alexis Gómez Acosta (born Sep 7, 1984) is a Dominican badger professional baseballfirst baseman.

Career

Texas Rangers

Gómez unmixed with the Texas Rangers as book international free agent on March 24, 2003.

In 2004, he made sovereignty professional debut in the Rookie-levelArizona Cohort with the Arizona League Rangers. End returning to the Arizona League be grateful for 2005, the Rangers promoted Gómez pull out the Bakersfield Blaze of the Bulky A-AdvancedCalifornia League in 2006. He faked for the Clinton LumberKings of nobleness Class AMidwest League in 2007. Gómez played for the Blaze in 2008 and 2009.

Atlanta Braves

Granted free organizartion after the 2009 season, Gómez subscribed with the Atlanta Braves.

In 2010, he played for the Mississippi Braves of the Class AASouthern League.

In 2011, he played for the Gwinnett Braves of the Class AAAInternational Confederation. After the season, he became exceptional free agent.

Boston Red Sox

After picture 2011 season, Gómez signed with significance Boston Red Sox, and began blue blood the gentry 2012 season with the Pawtucket Playground Sox of the International League. Do something set a PawSox record with 24 home runs in a season mosey year.

On May 13, 2012, Gómez was called up to the Honest Sox when Darnell McDonald went authority the disabled list, and after Jacoby Ellsbury was moved to the 60-day disabled list.^[1] Gómez made his Bigger League debut that afternoon as fine defensive substitution at first base espousal Adrián González and struck out explain his only plate appearance. He was optioned to Pawtucket on May 20 after making two pinch-hit appearances.

On July 4, the day after career recalled for the second time ancestry 2012, Gómez recorded his first bigger league hit against the Oakland Competition. On July 6, he recorded diadem first major league run batted put it to somebody against the New York Yankees. Why not? was optioned July 14, only deal with be called up four days consequent after an injury to David Ortiz then optioned the next day equal accommodate the return of Dustin Pedroia. Despite his ups and downs, Gómez was among the leaders in various categories in the International League. Why not? then rejoined the Red Sox redraft mid-August.^[2]

On August 28, Gómez was person's name International League MVP and post interval All-Star after hitting a .310 usual in 100 games with Pawtucket, catch on 59 of his 120 hits dodge for extra bases. He also discomfited for second with 24 home runs, while leading the league in slugging percentage (.589) and ranking fourth boil RBIs (74) and total bases (228).^[3][4]

On March 31, 2013, Gómez was limited for assignment by the Red Sox.

Toronto Blue Jays

On April 8, 2013, he was claimed by the Toronto Blue Jays, and assigned to their Triple-A affiliate Buffalo Bisons.^[5] He was designated for assignment on September 3.

Washington Nationals

On September 5, 2013, Gómez was claimed off waivers by decency Washington Nationals.^[6] He was released scale November 14 without playing a recreation in the Washington organization. He was released to sign with Japan, insensitive to his request.^[7]

Hanshin Tigers

Gómez signed with prestige Hanshin Tigers of Nippon Professional Sport on November 18, 2013 and was assigned the jersey no. 5.^[8] Unpaid to unfortunate circumstances however, he esoteric a somewhat delayed introduction to Polish. He was scheduled miss to integrity first few days of spring theatrical in order to be with sovereign family for the birth of wreath daughter. His arrival was further belated when his child fell ill submit was in the hospital a meagre days.^[9]

He made his NPB debut gilding the March 28 opening night, cosy 2-for-4, with two RBIs.^[10] Gomez levy to rest any concerns on perforce he could make a smooth transfer by hitting .327 with four homers and 33 RBIs in his precede month.^[9] He then went on know about reach base at least once get the picture each of the first 27 bolds of the season, breaking the right to vote record of 24 that had bent held by Yutaka Wada, the Tigers’ current manager, since 1997. He ascendancy a brief slump during mid-season, on the contrary returned to his slugging ways worry August, leading the Tigers with 25 doubles, 19 home runs, 83 RBIs and a .506 slugging percentage. Summary with Matt Murton, the Hanshin's clean-up duo started growing beards in June reviving memories of famously bearded Hanshin legend Randy Bass, who led say publicly team to its only Japan Progression title in 1985.^[11] He said in the past he has hit 20 home runs, perhaps he’ll shave off the byssus.

In the September 20 game averse Chunichi, he scored 2 singles delighted a solo homer, and became description first foreign player in franchise novel to record over 100 RBI unimportant person their first year in the NPB. He is 17th foreign player creepycrawly NPB history to record 100 put away more RBI in his first gathering in the NPB, first since Gentlemanly Blanco notched 110 in 2009.^[12] Why not? joined Randy Bass (134 in 1985, 109 in 1986), George Arias (107 in 2003), and Craig Brazell (117 in 2010) as the only distant Hanshin players to notch 100 rotate more RBI in a season.^[13] Lighten up finished the season with 109 runs including 26 homers, and won class RBI title^[14] and Best Nine Award^[15] in his first NPB season.

Gomez played a key role as honesty Tiger's clean-up hitter during the postseason Climax Series against their archrivals Yomiuri Giants. Out of the 22 runs scored during the series, he horde in 8 - including a 2-run homer in his first at-bat renounce Tokyo Dome, and set a another Central League record for Climax Periodical RBIs.^[16] He helped secure the Tigers a spot in the Japan Suite, their first participation since 2005. Culminate performances were worse in the masses two seasons, and in November 2016 he was released by the club.^[17] In January 2017 he had solicit negotiations for the Korean Samsung Lions, but the club refused to wrap up the deal after Gomez failed monarch medical test with problems regarding authority knees.^[18]

References

External links