Héctor Gómez
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Héctor Alexis Gómez is a major league baseball shortstop currently on the Colorado Rockies
active roster.
Gómez began his professional career in 2006 after being signed by scout Felix Feliz. He split the season between the Casper Rockies
(50 games) and Tri-City Dust Devils
(two games), hitting a combined .312 in 62 games. In 2007, he played for the Asheville Tourists
, hitting .266 with 11 home runs and 20 stolen bases in 124 games. He played in only one game in 2008, for the Modesto Nuts
, collecting one hit in three at-bats. With the Nuts in 2009, Gómez hit .275 in 83 games.
He began the 2011 season with the Tulsa Drillers
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Gómez was called up to the majors on September 16, 2011 and made his debut that night.
Colorado Rockies
The Colorado Rockies are a Major League Baseball team based in Denver, Colorado. Established in 1991, they started play in 1993 and are in the West Division of the National League. The team is named after the Rocky Mountains...
active roster.
Gómez began his professional career in 2006 after being signed by scout Felix Feliz. He split the season between the Casper Rockies
Casper Rockies
The Grand Junction Rockies are a minor league baseball team in the Pioneer League based in Grand Junction, Colorado, United States, where they play at Suplizio Field...
(50 games) and Tri-City Dust Devils
Tri-City Dust Devils
The Tri-City Dust Devils are a minor league baseball team in Pasco, Washington, United States. The Dust Devils are a Short-Season A classification team in the Northwest League and have been a farm team of the Colorado Rockies since their inception in 2001. The Devils play home games at Gesa...
(two games), hitting a combined .312 in 62 games. In 2007, he played for the Asheville Tourists
Asheville Tourists
The Asheville Tourists are a minor league baseball team based in Asheville, North Carolina, USA. They play in the Class A South Atlantic League and have been a farm team of the Colorado Rockies since 1994....
, hitting .266 with 11 home runs and 20 stolen bases in 124 games. He played in only one game in 2008, for the Modesto Nuts
Modesto Nuts
The Modesto Nuts are a minor league baseball team in Modesto, California, USA. They are a Class A - Advanced team in the California League and a farm team of the Colorado Rockies. The Modesto Nuts play home games at John Thurman Field. Opened in 1955 and renovated in 1997, the park seats 4,000 fans...
, collecting one hit in three at-bats. With the Nuts in 2009, Gómez hit .275 in 83 games.
He began the 2011 season with the Tulsa Drillers
Tulsa Drillers
The Tulsa Drillers are a minor league baseball team based in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The team, which plays in the Texas League, is the Double-A affiliate of the Colorado Rockies major-league club.-Stadium:...
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Gómez was called up to the majors on September 16, 2011 and made his debut that night.