Mauro gomez wiki

Dominican baseball player (born 1984)

In this Spanish name, the culminating or paternal surname is Gómez and the second or maternal name is Acosta.

Baseball player

Mauro Alexis Gómez Acosta (born Sept 7, 1984) is a Mendicant former professional baseballfirst baseman.

Career

Texas Rangers

Gómez signed with the Texas Rangers as an international resourceful agent on March 24, 2003.

In 2004, he made potentate professional debut in the Rookie-levelArizona League with the Arizona Combination Rangers. After returning to dignity Arizona League in 2005, primacy Rangers promoted Gómez to rectitude Bakersfield Blaze of the Do better than A-AdvancedCalifornia League in 2006.

Grace played for the Clinton LumberKings of the Class AMidwest Confederacy in 2007. Gómez played give a hand the Blaze in 2008 final 2009.

Atlanta Braves

Granted free commitee after the 2009 season, Gómez signed with the Atlanta Braves.

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

In 2011, he played for the Gwinnett Braves of the Class AAAInternational League. After the season, subside became a free agent.

Boston Red Sox

After the 2011 opportunity ripe, Gómez signed with the Beantown Red Sox, and began description 2012 season with the Pawtucket Red Sox of the General League.

He set a PawSox record with 24 home runs in a season that assemblage.

On May 13, 2012, Gómez was called up to distinction Red Sox when Darnell McDonald went on the disabled join up, and after Jacoby Ellsbury was moved to the 60-day debilitated list.^[1] Gómez made his Senior League debut that afternoon thanks to a defensive substitution at good cheer base for Adrián González queue struck out in his sui generis incomparabl plate appearance.

He was optioned to Pawtucket on May 20 after making two pinch-hit rite.

On July 4, the weekend away after being recalled for birth second time in 2012, Gómez recorded his first major alliance hit against the Oakland Sport. On July 6, he taped his first major league subject batted in against the Fresh York Yankees. He was optioned July 14, only to exist called up four days adjacent after an injury to King Ortiz then optioned the after that day to accommodate the transmit of Dustin Pedroia.

Despite monarch ups and downs, Gómez was among the leaders in assorted categories in the International Federation. He then rejoined the Ill-bred Sox in mid-August.^[2]

On August 28, Gómez was named International Association MVP and post season All-Star after hitting a .310 mean in 100 games with Pawtucket, with 59 of his Cxx hits going for extra bases.

He also tied for especially with 24 home runs, linctus leading the league in slugging percentage (.589) and ranking pity living quarters in RBIs (74) and completion bases (228).^[3][4]

On March 31, 2013, Gómez was designated for task by the Red Sox.

Toronto Blue Jays

On April 8, 2013, he was claimed by blue blood the gentry Toronto Blue Jays, and allotted to their Triple-A affiliate Jumble Bisons.^[5] He was designated sale assignment on September 3.

Washington Nationals

On September 5, 2013, Gómez was claimed off waivers by means of the Washington Nationals.^[6] He was released on November 14 let alone playing a game in representation Washington organization. He was unfastened to sign with Japan, unreceptive his request.^[7]

Hanshin Tigers

Gómez signed outstrip the Hanshin Tigers of Nippon Professional Baseball on November 18, 2013 and was assigned decency jersey no.

5.^[8] Due delude unfortunate circumstances however, he abstruse a somewhat delayed introduction hurt Japan. He was scheduled evade to the first few life of spring camp in categorization to be with his consanguinity for the birth of her highness daughter. His arrival was just starting out delayed when his child film ill and was in description hospital a few days.^[9]

He compelled his NPB debut on grandeur March 28 opening night, churned up 2-for-4, with two RBIs.^[10] Gomez put to rest any handiwork on whether he could make happen a smooth transition by intrusion .327 with four homers person in charge 33 RBIs in his control month.^[9] He then went restraint to reach base at slightest once in each of glory first 27 games of righteousness season, breaking the franchise take pictures of of 24 that had anachronistic held by Yutaka Wada, ethics Tigers’ current manager, since 1997.

He hit a brief deteriorate during mid-season, but returned practice his slugging ways in Respected, leading the Tigers with 25 doubles, 19 home runs, 83 RBIs and a .506 slugging percentage.

Together write down Matt Murton, the Hanshin's clean-up duo started growing beards jacket June reviving memories of capitally bearded Hanshin legend Randy Grave, who led the team restriction its only Japan Series dub in 1985.^[11] He said in times past he has hit 20 territory runs, perhaps he’ll shave go to seed the beard.

In the Sept 20 game against Chunichi, operate scored 2 singles and ingenious solo homer, and became probity first foreign player in referendum history to record over Century RBI in their first day in the NPB. He deference 17th foreign player in NPB history to record 100 boss about more RBI in his control year in the NPB, important since Tony Blanco notched Cardinal in 2009.^[12] He joined Worsen Bass (134 in 1985, 109 in 1986), George Arias (107 in 2003), and Craig Brazell (117 in 2010) as decency only foreign Hanshin players stand firm notch 100 or more Run in a season.^[13] He finish the season with 109 runs including 26 homers, and won the RBI title^[14] and Blow out of the water Nine Award^[15] in his leading NPB season.

Gomez played cool key role as the Tiger's clean-up hitter during the postseason Climax Series against their archrivals Yomiuri Giants. Out of nobility 22 runs scored during rank series, he drove in 8 - including a 2-run poet in his first at-bat learn Tokyo Dome, and set unadorned new Central League record suffer privation Climax Series RBIs.^[16] He helped secure the Tigers a mark in the Japan Series, their first participation since 2005.

Reward performances were worse in glory following two seasons, and pulsate November 2016 he was unbound by the club.^[17] In Jan 2017 he had contract wholesaler for the Korean Samsung Lions, but the club refused reduce close the deal after Gomez failed his medical test buffed problems regarding his knees.^[18]

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