- Carlos Gómez
Infobox MLB player
name=Carlos Gómez
width=250
position=Center fielder
team=Minnesota Twins
number=22
bats=Right
throws=Right
birthdate=birth date and age|1985|12|4
birthplace=Santiago,Dominican Republic
debutdate=May 13
debutyear=2007
debutteam=New York Mets
statyear=2008
stat1label=Batting average
stat1value=.254
stat2label=Home run s
stat2value=9
stat3label=Runs batted in
stat3value=71
stat4label=Stolen base s
stat4value=45
teams=
*New York Mets (by|2007)
*Minnesota Twins (by|2008-present)Carlos Argelis Gómez Pena (born
December 4 ,1985 in Santiago,Dominican Republic ) is anoutfielder for theMinnesota Twins .New York Mets
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, Metsshortstop José Reyes , who led theNational League instolen bases and triples for multiple seasons, said that Gómez is faster than him. [cite news |first=Brian |last=Lewis |title=El Duque's Schooling a Hit for Gomez |url=http://www.nypost.com/seven/06042007/sports/mets/el_duque_s_schooling_a_hit_for_gomez_mets_brian_lewis.htm |publisher=New York Post |date=2007-06-04 |accessdate=2007-06-15 |language=English |quote=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. ] In fact, while he andJose Reyes were teammates with the Mets, he routinely beat Reyes in a foot races duringSpring training by|2007. [cite web|url=http://metsprospects.blogspot.com/2007/04/gomezs-chances-over-milledge.html|title=Gomez's chances over Milledge|accessdate=2008-09-08]At just 16 years of age, Gómez signed with the Mets as an international free agent on
July 27 , by|2002. In by|2006, he played for the Double-ABinghamton Mets of the Eastern League, and was the co-winner of theSterling 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, sevenhome run s and 48runs batted in .Gómez started the by|2007 season with the Triple-A
New Orleans Zephyrs . Playing every day, by the second week of May he led thePacific 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. [cite news
url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20070513&content_id=1962150&vkey=pr_nym&fext=.jsp&c_id=nym
title= Mets recall Gomez, option Pelfrey
publisher=New York Mets press release|date=2007-05-13
accessdate=2007-05-14 ]Gomez was part of the youth movement in
New York , and was the youngest player in theNational League at the time of his debut. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/leaders/Youngest_leagues.shtml Year-by-Year League Leaders for Youngest Player] ] OnMay 16 ,2007 , he appeared in the Mets starting lineup along withCarlos Beltrán andCarlos Delgado , marking the first time in Major League history that a single team had three starters named "Carlos" in their lineup.Fact|date=June 2007. He was nicknamed 'Little Carlos', since he was the third Carlos on the team. He became expendable whenJohan Santana , of the Minnesota Twins, became available via trade, and on January 29, 2008, he andpitcher sDeolis Guerra ,Phillip Humber &Kevin Mulvey were sent to the Twins for the two timeCy Young Award winner. Carlos had quickly become a fan favorite atShea Stadium .Minnesota Twins
2008 Season
Gomez is the starting
center fielder for the Twins, replacing the now-departedTorii Hunter . He won a three-way race for the center field in 2008, beating out prospectsDenard Span andJason Pridie . Gomez's 40-time has been clocked at 4.29 by the MLB.Fact|date=May 2008 Twins managerRon Gardenhire has nicknamed him "Go-Go" due to his last name and his blazing speed. Batting first, withAlexi Casilla batting second, Gardenhire has referred to the speedy duo as "Loose Cannon One," and "Loose Cannon Two."He 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 offYasuhiko Yabuta of the Royals.On
May 7 , 2008, Gómez hit for the cycle against theChicago White Sox atU.S. Cellular Field inChicago . He became the fourth major leaguer and second in Twins history to hit for the reversenatural cycle . He also became the third-youngest player to hit for the cycle in MLB history. [Willis, Ken. [http://www.news-journalonline.com/NewsJournalOnline/Opinion/Columnists/MyTwoCents/colHEY042008.htm Hey Willie! Best Style is Winning] . news-journalonline.com. 20 April 2008.]Notes
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