Orlando Gómez

Juan Alejandro Gomez

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 0", Weight 190 lb.

• Born June 24, 1946 in Juana Diaz, Puerto Rico

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Biographical Information

Catcher Juan Gomez signed with the New York Yankees in 1964. He would play 671 games in the minors over 13 seasons, mostly with Oakland A's organization.

Gomez would go to a minor league managerial career as Orlando Gomez. He was also a coach for the Tulsa Drillers in 1982, Appleton Foxes in 1993, Bellingham Mariners in 1994, San Antonio Missions in 2001, and Tacoma Rainiers in 2002. Gomez spent 2005-2006 as a bullpen catcher/batting practice pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles, and was named manager of the GCL Orioles for 2007. He has also been on the Major League coaching staff of the Texas Rangers (1991-1992), Tampa Bay Devil Rays (1998-2000), and Seattle Mariners (2003-2004). In addition, he served as a Rangers scout in 1981-1982 and 1985, signing Ruben Sierra and Jerry Browne and a Cleveland Indians scout in 1986-1987. He is the father-in-law of José Hernández.

Year-by-Year Managerial Record

Year	Team	League	Record	Finish	Organization	Playoffs	Notes
1977	Medicine Hat A's	Pioneer League	29-41	5th	Oakland A's
1983	Burlington Rangers	Midwest League	71-68	7th	Texas Rangers
1984	Tulsa Drillers	Texas League	62-73	5th	Texas Rangers
1985	Tulsa Drillers	Texas League	60-76	6th	Texas Rangers
1986	Waterbury Indians	Eastern League	66-73	5th	Cleveland Indians
1987	Buffalo Bisons	American Association	13-28	--	Cleveland Indians		replaced by Steve Swisher on May 20
	Williamsport Bills	Eastern League		7th	Cleveland Indians		replaced Steve Swisher on May 20
1988	Gastonia Rangers	South Atlantic League	47-90	12th	Texas Rangers
1989	Gastonia Rangers	South Atlantic League	92-48	1st	Texas Rangers	Lost League Finals
1990	Gastonia Rangers	South Atlantic League	82-61	2nd (t)	Texas Rangers
1995	Everett AquaSox	Northwest League	37-39	4th (t)	Seattle Mariners
1996	Port City Roosters	Southern League	56-84	10th	Seattle Mariners
1997	Everett AquaSox	Northwest League	29-47	7th	Seattle Mariners
2007	GCL Orioles	Gulf Coast League	32-24	5th	Baltimore Orioles
2008	Bluefield Orioles	Appalachian League	29-36	8th	Baltimore Orioles
2009	Delmarva Shorebirds	South Atlantic League	66-70	10th	Baltimore Orioles
2010	Frederick Keys	Carolina League	72-68	4th	Baltimore Orioles	Lost in 1st round
2011	Frederick Keys	Carolina League	80-59	1st	Baltimore Orioles	League Champs
2012	Frederick Keys	Carolina League	62-77	8th	Baltimore Orioles
2013	GCL Orioles	Gulf Coast League	20-30	6th (t)	Baltimore Orioles
2014	GCL Orioles	Gulf Coast League	29-31	10th	Baltimore Orioles
2015	Frederick Keys	Carolina League	64-76	7th	Baltimore Orioles
2016	GCL Orioles	Gulf Coast League	27-32	11th	Baltimore Orioles

Sources: MiLB.com