Miguel Gómez (infielder)

Miguel Gómez (born December 17, 1992) is a Dominican professional baseball infielder for the Milwaukee Milkmen of the American Association of Independent Professional Baseball. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Francisco Giants.

Miguel Gómez
Milwaukee Milkmen
Infielder
Born: (1992-12-17) December 17, 1992
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Bats: Switch Throws: Right
MLB debut
July 7, 2017, for the San Francisco Giants
MLB statistics
(through 2018 season)
Batting average.250
Home runs0
Runs batted in3
Teams

Career

San Francisco Giants

Gómez signed with the San Francisco Giants as an international free agent in September 2011. The Giants added him to their 40-man roster after the 2016 season.[1]

Gomez started 2017 with the Richmond Flying Squirrels and was called up on July 7 to the Giants. He made his debut the same day against the Miami Marlins as a pinch hitter, going hitless in his only at bat.[2] He picked up his first major league hit and RBI two days later. He elected free agency on November 2, 2018.

Milwaukee Milkmen

On November 8, 2019, Gómez signed with the Milwaukee Milkmen of the independent American Association.

International career

Before the 2019 season, he was selected for Dominican Republic national baseball team at the 2019 Pan American Games Qualifier[3], and later participated in the 2019 Pan American Games.

References
  1. "Giants protect five from Rule 5, add to 40-man roster". November 18, 2016. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
  2. "Why Giants called up Miguel Gomez from Double-A". SFGate. Retrieved 2017-07-11.
  3. "DOMINICANA". Prē Pan 19 (in Portuguese). Retrieved March 9, 2019.
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