Héctor Gómez

Héctor Alexis Gómez (born March 5, 1988) is a Dominican professional baseball infielder who is a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Colorado Rockies and Milwaukee Brewers, and in the KBO League for the SK Wyverns.

Héctor Gómez
Gómez with the El Paso Chihuahuas in 2015
Free agent
Infielder
Born: March 5, 1988 (1988-03-05) (age 32)
San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic
Batted: Right Threw: Right
Professional debut
MLB: September 16, 2011, for the Colorado Rockies
KBO: April 1, 2016, for the SK Wyverns
Last MLB appearance
August 5, 2015, for the Milwaukee Brewers
MLB statistics
(through 2015 season)
Batting average.183
Home runs1
Runs batted in8
KBO statistics
(through 2016 season)
Batting average.283
Home runs21
Runs batted in62
Teams

Career

Colorado Rockies

Gómez began his professional career in 2006 after being signed by scout Felix Feliz. He split the season between the Casper Rockies (50 games) and Tri-City Dust Devils (two games), hitting a combined .312 in 62 games. In 2007, he played for the Asheville Tourists, hitting .266 with 11 home runs and 20 stolen bases in 124 games. He played in only one game in 2008, for the Modesto Nuts, collecting one hit in three at-bats. With the Nuts in 2009, Gómez hit .275 in 83 games.

He began the 2011 season with the Tulsa Drillers. Gómez was called up to the majors on September 16, 2011 and made his debut that night.

Milwaukee Brewers

On June 28, 2012, he was claimed off of waivers by the Milwaukee Brewers, and was assigned to the Brevard County Manatees. Gómez spent the entire 2013 season with the Double-A Huntsville Stars. After playing the entire 2014 minor league season with the Triple-A Nashville Sounds, he was called up to the Brewers on September 2.[1]

On May 4, 2015, Gómez hit his first career home run off of Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Clayton Kershaw.

San Diego Padres

He signed a minor league contract with San Diego Padres.

SK Wyverns

Gómez signed with the SK Wyverns of the KBO League for the 2016 season.

Philadelphia Phillies

On December 12, 2016, Gómez signed a minor league deal with the Philadelphia Phillies.[2] He elected free agency on November 6, 2017.

Guerreros de Oaxaca

On December 20, 2017, Gómez signed with the Guerreros de Oaxaca of the Mexican Baseball League.[3] He was released on May 2, 2018.

High Point Rockers

On April 11, 2019, Gómez signed with the High Point Rockers of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. He became a free agent following the season.

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References
  1. "Brewers call up three more from Nashville, release Burgos". 2 September 2014.
  2. "Phillies' Hector Gomez: Inks minor league deal with Phillies". cbssports.com. December 12, 2016. Retrieved December 24, 2016.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-10-26. Retrieved 2018-01-16.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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