Old Friends.

 

Wayne Gomes last threw in a major league baseball game on September 28, 2002. It was the second to last game of the season and the Sox lost 6-9 to Tampa; finishing in second place with a 93-69 record. He played for the Phillies AAA team in 2003, the Oakland AAA team in 2004, in 2005 he played in the Mexican leagues and in Independent ball before calling it quits. Since then he has opened a baseball academy in his hometown of Hampton Roads, VA.

Yesterday, he called on his old friend Terry Francona--whom he met when he played for the Phillies and Francona was his manager--to lead a hitting clinic at his academy. In the video he urges the kids to stay in school just in case the baseball thing doesn't work out. He also gave an interview in which he praised Jeter and Rivera.