By Tuto Tavarez
With Pedro Gómez there is a rare case, it has merits to be exalted to the fame of Dominican sport, in two disciplines.
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A defender of the third virtuous base, Pedro stood out both in amateur baseball and softball.
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The native of Santiago, is the only athlete who has conquered gold medals in two different disciplines, in the history of the Central American and Caribbean games.
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Gomez reaped his first golden medal, when the Dominican Republic was crowned champion in the baseball of the Central Americans and the Caribbean of Havana, in 1982.
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Four years later, at the Santiago 86 games, Pedro was the first base of the Dominican softball squad and the gold medal was hung.
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We saw Pedro play a lot of and good ball with the Mother and Master Catholic university.
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He won the 1977 and 1979 batting leaders with the university students and went to the national Games and won the most valuable player award.
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That did, that the Autonomous University of Santo Domingo was interested in its services, where it remained for 17 years and conquered 5 batting titles.
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In 1982 he was selected baseball player of the year, for his formidable performance in Havana, where he was the best batter of a team that stood out for his pitching.
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When his arm was injured and moved to the initial, he dedicated himself to softball, with a prolonged permanence of 26 seasons, of which in 15 he was national team.
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He was part of the Dominican Republic baseball team that was at the Los Angeles Olympic Games in 1984.
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Gomez was in 4 Central American games and in the same number of Pan American.
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His beginnings in baseball were in Moca, so many thought it was, “dry, shaken and measured by a good drawer.”
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But, his birth was on November 19, 1958 in Santiago, where he was baptized as Pedro Felipe and surnames Gómez and Taveras.
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It was an impeccable Fildor in the third base and with the Madero one of the most difficult outs.
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But, hearing the council of Duarte, he took advantage of time, achieving the academic degree as a business administrator.
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It could be exalted in baseball and softball, but the Pavilion of the Fame of Dominican sport, immortalized him as softball.
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Squeeze Play: 56 centimeters measures Elche Lad Sánchez … not leaving Pedro Luna, I want to see the pupo there … Miguel Tejada assured me that he goes … Joaquín Cabrera too … Anthony Fleas confirmed to Pichí Almonte that goes … Sixto Arias, goes … he told me “My bloc of fogged glass”, which, Eduardo Núñez will miss that encounter … For today, Out 27.
