Chris Gomez
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| Pittsburgh Pirates — No. 5 | |
| Infielder | |
| Born: June 16, 1971 | |
| Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
| Major League Baseball debut | |
| July 19, 1993 for the Detroit Tigers | |
| Selected MLB statistics (through April 20, 2008) |
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| Batting average | .262 |
| Home runs | 59 |
| Runs batted in | 473 |
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Christopher Cory Gomez (born June 16, 1971 in Los Angeles, California) is an infielder for the Pittsburgh Pirates. He bats and throws right-handed.
[edit] College career
Gomez originally went to college at Loyola Marymount University, but transferred to Long Beach State and played baseball there in 1992. He was a selection for the All-America Team while at Long Beach State.
[edit] Professional career
Gomez was originally drafted by the California Angels in 1989 in the 37th round of the amateur draft, but he turned down the contract. He was not drafted until June 1, 1992, when he was signed by Detroit in the 3rd round of the amateur draft. His contract was purchased from the AAA Toledo Mud Hens on July 19, 1993 and he made his big league debut that night against the Minnesota Twins. His first major league hit was a triple on July 22 off of Kansas City Royals pitcher Frank DiPino. He started in 23 games at shortstop and 17 at second base that year. After the season, Tigers news broadcasters elected him the Rookie of the Year.
1994 was Gomez' first full Major League season. He was on the Topps All-Rookie team at shortstop. 27 of his 76 hits were extra base hits. His first multi-homer game was on May 7 against the Mariners. Gomez finished the year with a .346 batting average, 5 home runs, and 26 RBI. In 1995, Gomez hit career highs in home runs with 11, runs with 49, hits with 96, doubles with 20, as well as 41 walks. He ranked 4th on the team in RBI, hits, and doubles. In 123 games, Gomez only made 15 errors.
Gomez started out the 1996 season with the Tigers, but was traded along with catcher John Flaherty to the Padres for catcher Brad Ausmus, shortstop Andujar Cedeno, and minor leaguer, Russ Spears. Gomez finished the year with a .252 average, 4 home runs and 45 RBI. He batted .253 with 5 home runs and 54 RBI, and also swiped 5 bases, in 1997.
After the 2004 season, Gomez was signed by the Baltimore Orioles. However, they did not protect him for the Rule 5 Draft, and he was selected by the Philadelphia Phillies. When the team found out Plácido Polanco was remaining with them, they allowed the Orioles to buy him back.
On August 9, 2007 he was claimed off waivers by the Cleveland Indians.
On December 4, 2007, he signed with the Pittsburgh Pirates.
[edit] External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube
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