Anderson Gomes (baseball)
{{Short description|Brazilian baseball player}}
{{BLP sources|date=June 2023}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2023}}
{{Portuguese name|Gomes|dos Santos}}
{{Infobox MLB player
|name = Anderson Gomes
|position = Outfielder
|birth_date = {{birth date|1985|3|12}}
|birth_place = Assaí, Paraná, Brazil
|death_date = {{death date and age|2017|5|12|1985|3|12}}
|bats = Right
|throws = Right
| teams =
}}
Anderson Gomes dos Santos (born March 12, 1985 – May 12, 2017){{citation needed|date=September 2022}} was a Brazilian professional baseball player.
Career
Gomes was signed by the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks as a pitcher.{{Cite web |url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=MH&s_site=miami&p_multi=MH&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=112FD45BB8B1BBA0&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM |title=Newsbank |access-date=February 23, 2012 |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304205540/http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=MH&s_site=miami&p_multi=MH&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=112FD45BB8B1BBA0&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM |url-status=dead }} He never made it to Nippon Pro Baseball, as an arm injury ended his pitching career. The Hawks released him in 2005.
Gomes became an outfielder and was then signed by the Chicago White Sox.{{Cite web |url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=MB&s_site=myrtlebeachonline&p_multi=MB&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=1111CFDD513D0660&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM |title=Newsbank |access-date=February 23, 2012 |archive-date=January 21, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200121064557/http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=MB&s_site=myrtlebeachonline&p_multi=MB&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=1111CFDD513D0660&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM |url-status=dead }} He split 2006 between the Kannapolis Intimidators (.250/.312/.382 in 80 games) and the Winston-Salem Warthogs (.205/.291/.348 in 34 games). He was picked for the All-Star Futures Game.
Gomes batted .300/.370/.442 in 79 games in 2007 for Kannapolis. Had he qualified, he would have ranked 4th in the Carolina League in batting average. He was 3 for 10 with 2 doubles, 2 walks, 2 steals, a run and a RBI in the 2007 Pan American Games{{cite news|author=Larry Rohter|title=America’s Pastime Is Only a Blip in Soccer-Crazed Brazil|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/12/sports/baseball/12brazil.html |access-date=23 June 2023|work=The New York Times|date=12 July 2007}} to lead the host team in slugging percentage.
References
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External links
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Category:Baseball players at the 2007 Pan American Games
Category:Pan American Games competitors for Brazil
Category:Brazilian expatriate baseball players in Japan
Category:Brazilian expatriate baseball players in the United States
Category:Kannapolis Intimidators players