SANTO DOMINGO. The New York Mets announced this Wednesday, through their official account on X, the designation of the Dominican Gilbert Gómez as first base and outfield coach for the next Major League season, a step that consolidates the growth of one of the most outstanding young coaches in the organization.
The decision highlights the leadership, effective communication with emerging talent, and the modern vision of the game that characterize Gómez, who has become an essential piece within the Mets’ development system.
Gómez began his professional career in 2009 when he was signed by the Mets, and in 2012 he was selected by the Tigres del Licey in the Rookie Draft. In 2017, at just 25 years old, he ended his time as a player to dedicate himself entirely to training and technical direction.
In the development area, he was the hitting coach of the Rookie League in 2021. A year later he took over as bench coach of St. Lucie (Class A), a role that led him to be promoted in 2023 as team manager. His rise continued in 2025, when he was crowned champion of the South Atlantic League at the head of the Brooklyn Cyclones, Advanced Class A affiliate, achieving the franchise’s first title in that circuit and the third in its history. Under his command, the Cyclones set a record of 72 victories in the regular season and a perfect postseason (4-0).
That same year, Gómez was selected as the manager of the “Breakout Game” of the MLB preseason, facing his colleague and bench coach of the Licey, Héctor Borg. In addition, he was named assistant manager to Albert Pujols for the upcoming World Baseball Classic, and previously was part of the Dominican coaching staff that won bronze in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, where he served as batting and third base coach.
With the Tigres del Licey, Gómez reaches his fifth season, an organization where he has held positions from quality control coach to manager. He led the club to the 2023-24 championship and to two consecutive Final Series, becoming the youngest champion manager in LIDOM history with 31 years and 324 days, surpassing Audo Vicente’s record (33 years and 175 days in 2012-13).
Gómez also became the “seventh native manager” in the history of the Dominican league to win a title in his debut season, joining Fernando Tatis Sr., Audo Vicente, José Offerman, Félix Fermín, Tony Peña and Miguel Diloné.
The decision highlights the leadership, effective communication with emerging talent, and the modern vision of the game that characterize Gómez, who has become an essential piece within the Mets’ development system.
Gómez began his professional career in 2009 when he was signed by the Mets, and in 2012 he was selected by the Tigres del Licey in the Rookie Draft. In 2017, at just 25 years old, he ended his time as a player to dedicate himself entirely to training and technical direction.
