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Jonathan Johnson "Jonny" Gomes (born November 22, 1980 in Petaluma, California) is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Oakland Athletics. Gomes was born in San Francisco and raised in Petaluma, California. He was an all-league at Casa Grande High School, coached by Dominique Wirtz, in his hometown of Petaluma. As a sixteen-year-old in May 1997, he was a passenger in a car accident that killed his best friend, Adam Westcott. Gomes, who was sitting next to Westcott in the back seat, was only slightly injured. Gomes has Westcott's initials tattooed on his right biceps. After graduating in 1999, he went to Santa Rosa Junior College before being selected in the 18th round of the 2001 MLB Draft by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.




Heeeere’s Jonny! Gomes Lifts Red Sox to Extra Inning Win over Twins

By: Sports of Boston

18May2013

He’s hitting .183 on the season. His slugging percentage (.310) would be good if it were his batting average. The supposed lefty-masher has just six hits (albeit two home runs) in 37 at-bats against left-handed pitching – in other words,...

Gomes’ Sac Fly In 10th Lifts Red Sox Over Twins

By: WCCO.com

17May2013

Jonny Gomes hit a sacrifice fly in the 10th inning to lift the Boston Red Sox to another comeback victory, 3-2 over the Minnesota Twins on Friday night.

Moore Too Much for Red Sox as Offense Keep Scuffling

By: Sports of Boston

15May2013

The Boston Red Sox continued their slide in the American League East on Tuesday night at Tropicana Field as they fell to the Tampa Bay Rays by a final score of 5-3. After an early lead on a mammoth home run by David Ortiz, the team surrendered five r...

Twins 15, Boston 8

By: Dueling Couches

9May2013

This game was just a flat out embarassing. Allen Webster was atrocious and Felix Doubront was just as bad. It was really encouraging to see the Red Sox offense rally in the bottom of the first to make it a 5-4 game, but the joint meltdown of Webster...

Red Sox OF Jonny Gomes Honors Boston Victims On Bats

By: WFAN

22Apr2013

The Red Sox did very little at the plate in the opener of a split doubleheader Sunday. Jonny Gomes certainly did something a lot more in his first two at-bats.

Yankees Open 2013 Season Against Division-Rival Red Sox

By: WFAN

1Apr2013

Fans may have needed to consult their programs when the defending AL East champions took the field against the revamped Boston Red Sox for the 111th Opening Day in franchise history Monday.

Yankees Set To Open 2013 Season Against Rival Red Sox

By: WFAN

1Apr2013

Fans may need to consult their programs when the defending AL East champions take the field against the revamped Boston Red Sox for the 111th opening day in franchise history Monday.

New Faces Ready To Enter Yankees-Red Sox Rivalry

By: WFAN

31Mar2013

There will be some fresh faces on both sides of the storied Yankees-Red Sox rivalry.

Jonny Gomes, Ryan Sweeney, and Maximizing Advantages

By: BoSox Injection

11Mar2013

Earlier this offseason the Red Sox signed former Athletic, Jonny Gomes, to a two-year, $10 million deal. Many, including me, were puzzled because Gomes, a notoriously poor defender, would be slated to get the bulk of the playing time in left field wi...

Chemistry Does Not Win 94 Games, Jonny Gomes…

By: Swingin A's

21Feb2013

I really thought I was done looking back at the 2012 season, considering the fact that the Oakland Athletics will play their first Cactus League game of 2013 in a few days.  But a tiny quote from Jonny Gomes, buried in the middle of an article by Je...

Michael Morse Best Option for Red Sox if Mike Napoli Deal Falls Through

By: Sports of Boston

14Jan2013

Michael Morse is one of the few options remaining in the trade market that the Boston Red Sox should make a run after. The Washington Nationals recently signed Adam LaRoche to a two-year deal, and he will be manning first base instead of Morse. The R...

To Spend or Save? Are the Red Sox Better Off?

By: Sports of Boston

12Jan2013

When the infamous Megadeal took place in August, a new realm of possibilities opened up for the Red Sox going forward. With almost all significant contracts either expiring or dumped onto the Dodgers, Boston essentially had $105 MM to burn…or u...

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Nationality: United States of America
Date of Birth: 1980-11-22
Gender: M
Team: Oakland Athletics
Jersey Number: 31
Position: Left fielder