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Pedro Gomez
Gomez reporting from Yankee Stadium in 2011
Born ( 1962-08-20 ) August 20, 1962
Miami , Florida , U.S.
Died February 7, 2021 (2021-02-07) (aged 58)
Phoenix, Arizona , U.S.
Education Miami-Dade Community College
University of Miami
Occupations
  • Reporter
  • Sports journalist
Years active 1985?2021
Spouse Sandra Gomez
Children 3

Pedro Gomez (August 20, 1962 ? February 7, 2021) was an American sports journalist. He worked as a reporter for ESPN from 2003 to 2021, contributing to the network's SportsCenter show. [1] He was primarily a baseball reporter and was also a member of the Baseball Writers' Association of America who cast election votes for the Baseball Hall of Fame . He covered 25 World Series and 22 Major League Baseball All-Star Games . [1]

Early life [ edit ]

Gomez was the son of Cuban refugees, born just 20 days after his parents arrived in the United States in August 1962, two months before the Cuban Missile Crisis . Gomez attended Coral Park High School in Miami, where he was a year ahead of future major league player Jose Canseco . [2] [3] Gomez then went to Miami-Dade Community College (south campus) and the University of Miami . [4]

Career [ edit ]

Gomez wrote for The Miami News from 1985 to 1988 and then The San Diego Union from 1988 to 1990. [5] After years of covering high schools and general assignment sports in Miami , San Diego , and the San Francisco Bay Area , [1] Gomez became a full-time baseball beat writer in 1992, covering the Oakland Athletics for the San Jose Mercury News and The Sacramento Bee from 1990 to 1997. [6] Those Oakland squads featured stars including Rickey Henderson and " Bash Brothers " Jose Canseco and Mark McGwire . [2] [7] Gomez said that covering those A's was like "we were traveling with The [Rolling] Stones ." [2] [7]

Gomez in 2006

Gomez gained much experience during this seven-year period as a newspaper writer. His work in Sacramento , San Jose and later as a national baseball writer and general sports columnist for The Arizona Republic in Phoenix from 1997 to 2003 led to ESPN 's hiring of him in 2003 to work at SportsCenter . [6] Gomez specialized in baseball reporting for ESPN [8] and followed Barry Bonds for the better part of three seasons as Bonds pursued Hank Aaron for the all-time MLB home run record. [1] Gomez's favorite event that he covered was Game 6 of the 2003 National League Championship Series , when Chicago Cubs fan Steve Bartman attempted to catch a foul ball against the Miami Marlins , who went on to score eight times in the inning . [7] In 2016, Gomez went to Cuba to cover an exhibition game between the Tampa Bay Rays and the Cuba national team , the first visit by an MLB club in almost two decades. [9] He also appeared on Baseball Tonight and other studio shows. [3]

Gomez also covered sports other than baseball, including working as a sideline reporter during MLS Cup 2008 . [10] He covered a U.S. men's national soccer team in Havana in 2008. [7]

Personal life and death [ edit ]

Gomez and his wife, Sandi, had three children; [11] he resided in Phoenix, Arizona . [12] His son Rio played college baseball as a left-handed pitcher for the Arizona Wildcats baseball team, [13] before starting a professional baseball career within the Boston Red Sox organization. [14] Rio represented Colombia , Sandi's home country, in the 2023 World Baseball Classic , pitching 1 + 1 ⁄ 3 innings of scoreless relief against Canada . [15]

Gomez died from a heart attack at his home in Phoenix on February 7, 2021, at the age of 58. [9] [12] [16] [17]

References [ edit ]

  1. ^ a b c d "Pedro Gomez" . ESPN Press Room U.S .
  2. ^ a b c Perlman, Jeff (February 17, 2015). "Pedro Gomez" . Jeff Perlman . Retrieved February 7, 2021 .
  3. ^ a b "ESPN baseball reporter Pedro Gomez dies at age 58" . San Francisco Chronicle . February 7, 2021 . Retrieved February 7, 2021 .
  4. ^ Creno, Cathryn (April 26, 2011). "Ahwatukee Life: ESPN baseball reporter anchored in Ahwatukee" . The Arizona Republic . Retrieved August 14, 2019 .
  5. ^ Rosenthal, Phil (February 7, 2021). "Pedro Gomez, a longtime ESPN baseball reporter, dies at age 58" . Chicago Tribune . Retrieved February 7, 2021 .
  6. ^ a b "Pedro Gomez News, Videos, Photos, and PodCasts ? ESPN" . ESPN.com . Archived from the original on July 16, 2014 . Retrieved July 15, 2014 .
  7. ^ a b c d "ESPN baseball reporter Pedro Gomez dies at 58" . ESPN.com . February 7, 2021 . Retrieved February 7, 2021 .
  8. ^ Yoder, Matt (September 4, 2014). "Real Tweets from Real People ? Pedro Gomez's play by play debut" . Awful Announcing .
  9. ^ a b Vigdor, Neil (February 8, 2021). "Pedro Gomez, a Pillar of Baseball Coverage for ESPN, Dies at 58" . The New York Times . Retrieved February 8, 2021 .
  10. ^ "ESPN at MLS Cup 2008" (Press release). Major League Soccer. January 23, 2010 . Retrieved August 30, 2017 .
  11. ^ Abraham, Peter (February 8, 2021). "Pedro Gomez's kindness, generosity made him different, and makes his loss harder" . The Boston Globe . Retrieved February 8, 2021 .
  12. ^ a b Piecoro, Nick (February 8, 2021). "Former Republic columnist Pedro Gomez dies at 58" . The Arizona Republic . Retrieved February 8, 2021 .
  13. ^ "Baseball reporter Pedro Gomez talks role reversal as Arizona fan, father" . Pac-12 Networks. June 29, 2016. Archived from the original on December 13, 2021 . Retrieved February 7, 2021 – via YouTube .
  14. ^ "Rio Gomez Amateur, College & Minor Leagues Statistics & History" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved February 7, 2021 .
  15. ^ Jesse Borek (March 14, 2023). "Rio Gomez, son of late reporter Pedro, fulfills father's wish at Classic" . MLB.com .
  16. ^ "Missing his pal, Pedro: Local author produces a stirring memorial to his good friend and iconic ESPN voice" . July 12, 2021.
  17. ^ "Bud Geracie on Pedro Gomez and a life exceptionally well-lived" . August 20, 2021.

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