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A former MLB All-Star could be preparing to embark on a second career as a would-be Olympian. Longtime MLB outfielder Carlos Gomez is currently training as a cyclist. Gomez’s goal is to make it to the Dominican Republic national championship, …
CC Sabathia earned respect not only within the New York Yankees’ clubhouse for his retaliatory pitch thrown on Thursday, but also from the opposing team. Sabathia hit Tampa Bay Rays catcher Jesus Sucre with the first pitch in the bottom of the …
Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Carlos Gomez was forced to leave Thursday night’s game against the Toronto Blue Jays early after he was ejected for complaining about a called third strike in the sixth inning, and to say he was furious would be an …
Carlos Gomez brought the theatrics to Saturday’s game against the White Sox. In the sixth inning, the Tampa Bay Rays veteran was struck in the ribs by a 96-mph offering from Sox lefty Carlos Rodon. To accentuate it, Gomez offered a delayed …
Carlos Gomez threw a fit in the dugout on Wednesday after he struck out early in a 3-0 loss to the Miami Marlins, but there was more to the temper tantrum than being upset with himself for failing to put a ball in play. When the count was 0-1, Gomez …
Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Carlos Gomez let a water cooler have it in the dugout on Wednesday after striking out. Gomez struck out in the top of the second inning with two men on and none out against the Miami Marlins. That was apparently very …
Carlos Gomez thinks that something is fishy with Major League Baseball’s supposedly random drug testing policy. In an appearance Tuesday on the Yahoo! Sports MLB Podcast, the Tampa Bay Rays veteran stated bluntly that the league’s drug …
Tyler Wade just about had his first career home run, but Carlos Gomez stood in the way. Gomez robbed Wade of a homer in the bottom of the sixth inning of Tuesday’s New York Yankees-Tampa Bay Rays game. He timed his jump perfectly to snag a ball …
In the slowest offseason in recent memory, numerous top Major League Baseball free agents remain unsigned. You could put a pretty solid team together solely consisting of players who remain unsigned in February, with spring training a matter of weeks …
Despite his awful season, Carlos Gomez continues to attract a number of suitors, and he’s reportedly nearing a destination. According to MLB Network’s Jon Heyman, the Texas Rangers are close to signing Gomez, who was recently released by …
After failing to find a trade taker for Carlos Gomez, the Houston Astros have released the struggling outfielder outright, and a couple of National League teams could be interested in scooping him up on the cheap. The Astros designated Gomez for …
Could a return to the NL Central be in the cards for Carlos Gomez? According to a report by Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch on Thursday, the Cardinals will explore the situation of the exiled Astros outfielder to see if he might be a …
A year ago, Carlos Gomez was one of the most valuable commodities on the trade market. Now, he’s out of a job. The Houston Astros designated Gomez for assignment on Wednesday, barely a year after parting with some top prospects to land him. …
Carlos Gomez made two costly mistakes during the Houston Astros’ 3-1 loss to the Minnesota Twins on Monday night that essentially lost his team the game. Pitcher Collin McHugh’s reaction pretty much explained it all. Gomez lost a fly ball …
Carlos Gomez is unhappy with a Houston-based reporter who recently published a story that makes the Astros outfielder look bad in more ways than one. Earlier this week, Brian T. Smith of the Houston Chronicle put out a feature about how much Gomez …
We may never know what exactly caused the Carlos Gomez trade to fall apart Wednesday night, but we can at least throw another theory out there. Some reports are saying that the Mets backed out because of money. To recap the situation, reporters said …
