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Jonny Gomes snubbed for Kansas City Royals White House trip

MLB // 4 years ago

Jonny Gomes snubbed for Kansas City Royals White House trip

First it was the post-season roster and now it's the White House roster that Jonny Gomes has been left off.

Jonny Gomes agrees to deal in Japan

Sports News // 4 years ago

Jonny Gomes agrees to deal in Japan

Veteran outfielder Jonny Gomes agreed to a one-year contract with the Rakuten Eagles of Japan's Pacific League.

Royals keep Davis, Escobar; Gordon departs

Sports News // 4 years ago

Royals keep Davis, Escobar; Gordon departs

The Kansas City Royals exercised options on the contracts of All-Star reliever Wade Davis and All-Star shortstop Alcides Escobar on Thursday.

Kansas City turns out en masse for Royals' celebration

Sports News // 4 years ago

Kansas City turns out en masse for Royals' celebration

Throngs of fans greeted the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday as the city celebrated its first World Series championship in 30 years.

Road-rampaging Houston Astros rip Kansas City Royals in Game 1

Sports News // 4 years ago

Road-rampaging Houston Astros rip Kansas City Royals in Game 1

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The Houston Astros were horrid on the road, 15 games below .500.

Banged-up Kansas City Royals top Chicago White Sox 6-4

Sports News // 4 years ago

Banged-up Kansas City Royals top Chicago White Sox 6-4

CHICAGO -- The Kansas City Royals are back to winning games, but now they've got a few injury situations to monitor heading into the final weekend of the regular season.

Rough cluck: Two Kansas City Royals have chickenpox

Sports News // 5 years ago

Rough cluck: Two Kansas City Royals have chickenpox

All-Star reliever Kelvin Herrera and right fielder Alex Rios probably will be out two weeks with the chickenpox.

New York Yankees bats come alive in rout of Atlanta Braves

Sports News // 5 years ago

New York Yankees bats come alive in rout of Atlanta Braves

ATLANTA -- The New York Yankees' previously sluggish offense got a big-time boost from an unexpected source Friday night.

Atlanta Braves halt seven-game losing streak

Sports News // 5 years ago

Atlanta Braves halt seven-game losing streak

ATLANTA -- Turner Field played small, almost like Coors Field, with four quick homers, but you could tell that the Braves were at home. They have rarely won away from Atlanta lately.

St. Louis Cardinals' Cooney gets first major-league win

Sports News // 5 years ago

St. Louis Cardinals' Cooney gets first major-league win

ST. LOUIS -- With often-injured Jaime Garcia on the mend, St. Louis Cardinals left-hander Tim Cooney knows his time in the majors might be coming to an end.

Jonathan Johnson "Jonny" Gomes (born November 22, 1980 in San Francisco, California) is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Washington Nationals of Major League Baseball.

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. While he was in the rookie leagues, he was certified to become a personal trainer. His older brother, Joey Gomes, currently plays for the Edmonton Capitals, of the Golden Baseball League. The family name "Gomes" is Portuguese in ancestry.

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