Professional career Jonny Gomes

1 professional career

1.1 tampa bay devil rays/rays
1.2 cincinnati reds
1.3 washington nationals
1.4 oakland athletics
1.5 boston red sox
1.6 return oakland athletics
1.7 atlanta braves
1.8 kansas city royals
1.9 tohoku rakuten golden eagles

professional career
tampa bay devil rays/rays

gomes made major league debut on september 12, 2003. spent 2004 going , forth between triple-a durham bulls , tampa bay. told mlb.com interviewer when relegated durham after brief stint in tampa bay in may 2005, resolved put such offensive onslaught major league team sick of looking @ face on tropicana field scoreboard when top minor league performers shown. have .321 batting average 14 home runs , 46 runs batted in (rbis) in 45 games bulls before returning devil rays in july.

after return tampa bay, gomes became starter club , became 1 of club s important players. on july 30, became first player in franchise s history hit 3 home runs in single game, against kansas city royals. year, gomes hit 21 home runs in 101 games , 348 at-bats. projected on full season, gomes have hit on 35 home runs. became fan favorite, , known all-out hustle , long home runs; 1 went 474 feet , went on batter s eye restaurant behind center field wall @ tropicana field. finished 3rd in voting 2005 american league rookie of year award.

gomes during tenure tampa bay devil rays in 2006

gomes figured play prominent role in continued rebuilding , long range plans of tampa bay devil rays. started 2006 off hitting team-record 11 home runs in april. hit catwalk rings of tropicana field twice during series toronto blue jays in may; 1 landed in b ring , rolled off caught, while other hit c ring , ruled home run. struggled after hot start, hitting 9 home runs during rest of season , finishing .216 batting average. attributed of problems injured shoulder, hindered hitting , aggressive baserunning. played through injury until electing have surgery on in september. in addition rehabilitating shoulder, gomes said in mlb.com article wanted lose weight on offseason. listed @ 205 pounds, played 2006 season weighing 250. mentioned possibly playing first base in 2007 devil rays, had carl crawford, rocco baldelli, , delmon young in outfield.

during first 2 months of 2007, gomes not given playing time , batting average down .184 when sent down durham again on may 25. recalled on june 14, , had immediate impact saw increased playing time, though end of season again had tapered off. went on finish season .244 batting average 17 home runs , 49 rbis while drawing 39 walks in 348 at-bats. compiled 126 strikeouts, career high , third straight season in had 100 or more strikeouts while playing in less 120 games.

during spring training in 2008, on march 12, gomes rushed defense of akinori iwamura when latter spiked shelley duncan of new york yankees. gomes rushed in right field, flinging himself duncan beginning stand up. emptied both teams benches, players , coaches ran onto field. gomes , duncan both ejected, 2 yankees coaches. due actions, suspended 2 games, effective @ start of season. gomes commented actions coming defense of teammate, saying taught in t-ball way up, protect teammate s back. acted how act. wasn t trying shot in on him. have done lot of things worse. baseball field , there s fans , kids watching. had let him know s not going fly.

in third game of series against boston red sox on june 5, 2008, gomes involved in bench clearing brawl after coco crisp charged mound result of, among other events, being hit pitch. replays of incident show gomes throwing punches @ crisp being shoved ground several other rays players. suspended 5 games due role in brawl. on august 6, gomes optioned durham bulls of international league create roster space ben zobrist, , recalled after rosters expanded in september. gomes rays batter hit homer while serving pinch hitter in 2008.

gomes non-tendered rays following 2008 season, making him free agent.

cincinnati reds

gomes during tenure cincinnati reds in 2010

on january 19, 2009, gomes signed minor league contract cincinnati reds. despite strong spring cut reds on april 5. sent down aaa team in louisville. called reds on may 21. had second three-homer performance on august 13, 2009 against washington nationals. non-tendered contract , became free agent on december 12.

on february 22, 2010, gomes agreed deal cincinnati reds.

on august 25, 2010, gomes hit 100th home run against san francisco giants in turned out 4 home run inning reds. reds exercised 2011 option on gomes contract on november 3, 2010.

washington nationals

gomes traded washington nationals outfielder bill rhinehart , pitcher chris manno on july 26, 2011. had .204 batting average 8 home runs , 12 rbis in 43 games.

gomes playing oakland s in 2012


oakland athletics

on january 20, 2012 gomes signed one-year deal oakland athletics. gomes had season team, hitting .262/.377/.491 18 hr , 47 rbis in 99 games split between designated hitter , left field. gomes won 2012 catfish hunter award. athletics considered re-signing gomes 2013, offer turned out half of red sox offer.

boston red sox

on november 21, 2012, gomes agreed two-year, $10 million deal boston red sox. while in boston, gomes received nickname hacksaw jonny gomes , appointed him teammates after watching style of play.

gomes playing boston red sox in 2014

in first year in boston, gomes batted .247 13 home runs , 52 rbis while accounting 49 runs himself. during alds , alcs, red sox 6-0 when gomes started in left field (hit .200 2 rbis , 6 runs scored during stretch).

in game 4 of world series, gomes broke 0 9 slide hitting 387-foot, 3-run home run red sox take lead. not in original lineup game added during batting practice after red sox outfielder shane victorino scratched due pain. red sox ended winning world series year.

return oakland athletics

on july 31, 2014, gomes, along pitcher jon lester, traded oakland athletics yoenis céspedes , competitive balance draft pick in 2015. gomes spoke highly of time in boston, stating best year , half imagine. going worst first. humbling.

atlanta braves

gomes signed atlanta braves 2015 season after agreeing one-year contract worth $5 million. gomes became liked teammates , fans alike. featured in limited edition shared freddie hugs bobble head along first baseman, freddie freeman. bobble head part of promotional giveaway before braves july 21, 2015 game against los angeles dodgers. when reporter local fox sports station asked gomes opinion on bobble head, respond with, wasn t @ meeting when decided, ll take it.

on august 28, 2015, gomes made pitching debut in blowout 15-4 loss against new york yankees. pitched entire ninth inning, giving 2 runs, including home run chris young, , recording first strikeout.

kansas city royals

on august 31, 2015, gomes traded kansas city royals minor league infielder luis valenzuela.

the royals go on win world series against mets. however, gomes did not make postseason roster , played in 12 games royals in 2015.

tohoku rakuten golden eagles

gomes signed tohoku rakuten golden eagles on february 3, 2016. on may 6, eagles released gomes.