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Throughout his 13 MLB seasons, Carlos Gómez frequently displayed his outstanding mobility.
However, the former All-Star outfielder will be utilizing a different set of wheels to try and stand out from the crowd given that he is almost five years removed from his final big league at-bat.
Todd Rosiak of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel revealed on Friday that Gómez, 38, is currently preparing to compete as a cyclist in the 2024 Paris Olympics. Gómez wants to compete for the Dominican Republic in the 500-meter velodrome. He needs to win a qualifying event in May to maintain his aspirations of competing in the Olympics.
Rosiak claims that Gómez follows a strict diet of 7,000 calories per day to maintain his rigorous training schedule. In January 2020, the 6-foot-3 Gómez announced his retirement from baseball, citing his weight as 220 pounds.
Gómez, who trained in judo as a child, was originally preparing for an MMA career, but a neck ailment forced him to switch to cycling, according to Rosiak.
The only cyclist from the Dominican Republic to compete in the Olympics was Diego Milán in 2016. However, he was competing in the road discipline, not the indoor track discipline that Gómez is aiming for.
After spending the following two seasons with the Minnesota Twins, Gómez made his Major League Baseball debut in 2007 with the New York Mets. After that, he enjoyed a fruitful six-year tenure with the Milwaukee Brewers, appearing in two All-Star Games, taking home a Gold Glove, and receiving a few votes for National League MVP.
Gómez was eventually dealt by the Brewers to the Houston Astros, who allowed him to walk and sign with the Texas Rangers the following year. Gómez played for the Tampa Bay Rays for a single season before concluding his career with the Mets in 2019.
Over the course of his career, Gómez amassed 1,189 hits, 145 home runs, 546 RBI, 268 stolen bases, and a 24.3 WAR. With a.724 OPS, he was a lifetime hitter who hit.252.
Gómez’s greatest years, batting.284 with an.838 OPS in 2013 and 2014, helped Milwaukee. In those two seasons, he hit 24 home runs and 23 doubles, respectively, totaling exactly 73 RBI.
Gómez stole more than thirty bases four times. In 2014, he finished ninth in the NL MVP voting, stole 40 bags for his career, and finished third in the whole NL with a 7.6 WAR. That same year, he also won a Gold Glove.
