Gomez intends to announce retirement at the end of the Dominican League season, Bob Nightengale of USA Today reports.
Gomez played for six major-league teams during his time in the big leagues, though he intends to retire as a Brewer, per Nightengale. The 34-year-old will end his career with a .252 batting average along with 145 home runs, 546 RBI and 268 stolen bases over 1,461 games.
Gomez cleared waivers Wednesday and elected to become a free agent.
Gomez was designated for assignment by the Mets on Sunday and will become a free agent rather than heading to Triple-A. The 33-year-old slashed .198/.278/.337 in 34 games during the stint in New York.
Gomez was designated for assignment by the Mets on Sunday.
Gomez reverted to a bench role over the past week with his last start coming June 23. The 33-year-old finished June with a .170/.231/.209 slash line in 19 games and saw his workload dissipate with Michael Conforto taking over the everyday role in center field. Noah Syndergaard (hamstring) was activated off the 10-day injured list in a corresponding move.
Gomez is not in the lineup for Monday's game against the Phillies.
Gomez sits for the third time in the last four games. Michael Conforto starts in center field, with Dominic Smith and Jeff McNeil in the corners.
Gomez is not in Saturday's lineup against the Cubs.
The Mets don't have an everyday center fielder at the moment, but in 42 June at-bats Gomez has eight hits (.190 average) with 18 strikeouts. Juan Lagares starts in center field and will hit eighth.
Gomez is not in the lineup for Friday's game against the Cubs.
Gomez sits for the fourth time in the last six games. Michael Conforto starts in center field for the first time this season, with Jeff McNeil in right (also for the first time) and Dominic Smith in left.
Gomez is not in the lineup Wednesday against the Braves, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.
Gomez will take a seat for the second time in four games as Juan Lagares picks up another start in center field Wednesday. Since the start of June, Gomez is slashing .184/.238/.342 with two homers, two stolen bases and a 41.9 percent strikeout rate in 12 games.
Gomez is not in the lineup Monday against the Braves.
Gomez had been moving into a starting role in center field, but he's now been on the bench for three of the last four games and six of the last 11. Juan Lagares starts in his place.
Gomez is sitting out Sunday's series finale versus the Cardinals, Tim Healey of Newsday reports.
Gomez started Saturday's game and went 0-for-2 with a run scored, a walk and a sacrifice fly. Juan Lagares will take over in center field and bat seventh Sunday.
Gomez will head to the bench for Friday's game against the Cardinals, Tim Healey of Newsday reports.
Gomez is in line for a night off, allowing for Juan Lagares to draw the start in center field and hit eighth.
Gomez is out of the lineup for the first game of Tuesday's doubleheader with the Yankees, Justin Toscano of The Bergen Record reports.
Gomez had been scheduled to sit out Monday before the contest was ultimately postponed due to inclement weather. Manager Mickey Callaway will follow through with the original plan to hold Gomez out against Yankees right-hander Masahiro Tanaka, allowing Juan Lagares to pick up a turn in center field. There's a pretty good chance Gomez checks back into the lineup for the nightcap, when the Yankees will bring lefty James Paxton to the hill.
Gomez is not in the lineup Monday against the Yankees, Tim Healey of Newsday reports.
Gomez will take a seat on the bench for Monday's series opener after starting the past two games and going 3-for-7 with a homer, a stolen base and three RBI in those contests. In his place, Juan Lagares is starting in center field and hitting ninth.
Gomez is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Rockies, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.
Gomez finds himself on the bench for the second straight game after going 1-for-16 with nine strikeouts over his prior four contests. Juan Lagares will start again in center field for the Mets as the starting job appears to be up for grabs.
Gomez is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Giants, Matt Ehalt of Yahoo Sports reports.
Since joining the big club May 17, Gomez has beaten out Juan Lagares for the everyday center-field gig, but his grip on the job may be loosening. Though Gomez has historically offered more offensive upside than Lagares, he's largely failed to produce for the Mets, logging a .182/.262/.291 slash line across 62 plate appearance. Lagares will enter the lineup for the day game after the night game and could see his opportunities increase if Gomez's bat doesn't get going soon.
Gomez is not starting Friday against Arizona, Tim Healey of Newsday reports.
Gomez has hit just .211/.318/.342 in 14 games since joining the Mets. Juan Lagares will get the start in center field.
Gomez is not starting Monday against the Dodgers.
Gomez had started seven straight games, though he may not have the same kind of opportunities with Michael Conforto back from his concussion. J.D. Davis, Juan Lagares and Conforto will be the Mets' outfielders Monday.
Gomez went 2-for-3 with a three-run home run, a walk, stolen base and two runs scored Thursday against the Nationals.
Gomez took Wander Suero deep in the eighth inning for what proved to be the game-winning runs. It was his first home run of the season, and he also provided his first stolen base of the campaign after reaching base on a leadoff single in the fifth inning. With the Mets currently missing Jeff McNeil (hamstring), Michael Conforto (concussion) and Brandon Nimmo (neck), Gomez has made four straight starts in the outfield and should remain a near everyday player until the team can get healthier.
Gomez will start in right field and bat sixth Thursday against the Nationals, Tim Healey of Newsday reports.
Gomez will draw his fourth straight start and appears set to handle an everyday role for the foreseeable future with Jeff McNeil (hamstring) joining fellow outfielders Michael Conforto (concussion) and Brandon Nimmo (neck) on the injured list Thursday. Per Matt Ehalt of Yahoo Sports, manager Mickey Callaway acknowledged that he expects Gomez, Rajai Davis and J.D. Davis to see most of the action in the outfield, notably omitting defensive maven Juan Lagares.
Gomez went 0-for-3 with a strikeout in Friday's loss to the Marlins.
Playing right field and batting sixth, Gomez looked like much the same hitter who stumbled to a .634 OPS last year with the Rays. The 33-year-old still has some modest power-speed potential, but his stay with the Mets could last only until Michael Conforto (concussion) and Jeff McNeil (abdomen) get healthy.
Gomez will have his contract selected by the Mets from Triple-A Syracuse on Friday, Jon Heyman of MLB Network reports.
Gomez was pulled from Syracuse's game Thursday after Michael Conforto was diagnosed with a concussion, so this move was expected. The veteran outfielder slashed .208/.298/.336 with nine home runs and 12 stolen bases in 118 games for the Rays last season, mostly playing right field. Juan Lagares and Keon Broxton also figure to remain in the mix for playing time while Conforto is sidelined.
Minor League Batting Stats | ||||||||||||||||
Year | Team | GP | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG |
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2003 | R-Mets | 58 | 208 | 26 | 50 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 37 | 13 | 8 | .240 | .282 | .288 |
2004 | R-Kingsport | 38 | 150 | 24 | 43 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 5 | 29 | 8 | 1 | .287 | .333 | .427 |
2004 | R-Mets | 19 | 71 | 10 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 1 | .268 | .303 | .366 |
2005 | A-Hagerstown | 120 | 487 | 75 | 134 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 48 | 32 | 88 | 64 | 24 | .275 | .331 | .376 |
2006 | AA-Binghamton | 120 | 430 | 53 | 121 | 24 | 8 | 7 | 48 | 27 | 97 | 41 | 9 | .281 | .350 | .423 |
2007 | AAA-New Orleans | 36 | 140 | 24 | 40 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 23 | 17 | 4 | .286 | .363 | .414 |
2010 | AAA-Nashville Sounds | 8 | 28 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 1 | .286 | .412 | .286 |
2010 | AFX-Wisconsin Timber Rat | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -- | 2 | 1 | .286 | .375 | .286 |
2011 | AFX-Wisconsin Timber Rat | 4 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -- | 3 | 1 | .333 | .385 | .333 |
2012 | AFX-Wisconsin Timber Rat | 4 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .154 | .214 | .385 |
2016 | AA-Corpus Christi | 5 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -- | 6 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .286 | .400 |
2016 | AAA-Round Rock | 3 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -- | 5 | 0 | 0 | .308 | .357 | .538 |
2017 | AA-Frisco RoughRiders | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | .167 | .286 | .667 |
2017 | AAA-Round Rock Express | 2 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .333 | .250 |