Gomez intends to announce retirement at the end of the Dominican League season, Bob Nightengale of USA Today reports.
Gomez played for six major-league teams during his time in the big leagues, though he intends to retire as a Brewer, per Nightengale. The 34-year-old will end his career with a .252 batting average along with 145 home runs, 546 RBI and 268 stolen bases over 1,461 games.
Gomez cleared waivers Wednesday and elected to become a free agent.
Gomez was designated for assignment by the Mets on Sunday and will become a free agent rather than heading to Triple-A. The 33-year-old slashed .198/.278/.337 in 34 games during the stint in New York.
Gomez was designated for assignment by the Mets on Sunday.
Gomez reverted to a bench role over the past week with his last start coming June 23. The 33-year-old finished June with a .170/.231/.209 slash line in 19 games and saw his workload dissipate with Michael Conforto taking over the everyday role in center field. Noah Syndergaard (hamstring) was activated off the 10-day injured list in a corresponding move.
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Mets' Carlos Gomez: Back on bench
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Gomez is not in the lineup for Monday's game against the Phillies.
Gomez sits for the third time in the last four games. Michael Conforto starts in center field, with Dominic Smith and Jeff McNeil in the corners.
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Mets' Carlos Gomez: Sits Saturday
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Gomez is not in Saturday's lineup against the Cubs.
The Mets don't have an everyday center fielder at the moment, but in 42 June at-bats Gomez has eight hits (.190 average) with 18 strikeouts. Juan Lagares starts in center field and will hit eighth.
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Mets' Carlos Gomez: Not starting Friday
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Gomez is not in the lineup for Friday's game against the Cubs.
Gomez sits for the fourth time in the last six games. Michael Conforto starts in center field for the first time this season, with Jeff McNeil in right (also for the first time) and Dominic Smith in left.
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Mets' Carlos Gomez: Heads to bench
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Gomez is not in the lineup Wednesday against the Braves, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.
Gomez will take a seat for the second time in four games as Juan Lagares picks up another start in center field Wednesday. Since the start of June, Gomez is slashing .184/.238/.342 with two homers, two stolen bases and a 41.9 percent strikeout rate in 12 games.
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Mets' Carlos Gomez: Not starting Monday
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Gomez is not in the lineup Monday against the Braves.
Gomez had been moving into a starting role in center field, but he's now been on the bench for three of the last four games and six of the last 11. Juan Lagares starts in his place.
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Mets' Carlos Gomez: Not starting Sunday
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Gomez is sitting out Sunday's series finale versus the Cardinals, Tim Healey of Newsday reports.
Gomez started Saturday's game and went 0-for-2 with a run scored, a walk and a sacrifice fly. Juan Lagares will take over in center field and bat seventh Sunday.
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Mets' Carlos Gomez: Catches breather
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Gomez will head to the bench for Friday's game against the Cardinals, Tim Healey of Newsday reports.
Gomez is in line for a night off, allowing for Juan Lagares to draw the start in center field and hit eighth.
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Mets' Carlos Gomez: Sitting out front end of twin bill
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Gomez is out of the lineup for the first game of Tuesday's doubleheader with the Yankees, Justin Toscano of The Bergen Record reports.
Gomez had been scheduled to sit out Monday before the contest was ultimately postponed due to inclement weather. Manager Mickey Callaway will follow through with the original plan to hold Gomez out against Yankees right-hander Masahiro Tanaka, allowing Juan Lagares to pick up a turn in center field. There's a pretty good chance Gomez checks back into the lineup for the nightcap, when the Yankees will bring lefty James Paxton to the hill.
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Mets' Carlos Gomez: Retreats to bench
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Gomez is not in the lineup Monday against the Yankees, Tim Healey of Newsday reports.
Gomez will take a seat on the bench for Monday's series opener after starting the past two games and going 3-for-7 with a homer, a stolen base and three RBI in those contests. In his place, Juan Lagares is starting in center field and hitting ninth.
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Mets' Carlos Gomez: Sits second straight
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Gomez is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Rockies, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.
Gomez finds himself on the bench for the second straight game after going 1-for-16 with nine strikeouts over his prior four contests. Juan Lagares will start again in center field for the Mets as the starting job appears to be up for grabs.
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Mets' Carlos Gomez: Sits amid struggles
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Gomez is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Giants, Matt Ehalt of Yahoo Sports reports.
Since joining the big club May 17, Gomez has beaten out Juan Lagares for the everyday center-field gig, but his grip on the job may be loosening. Though Gomez has historically offered more offensive upside than Lagares, he's largely failed to produce for the Mets, logging a .182/.262/.291 slash line across 62 plate appearance. Lagares will enter the lineup for the day game after the night game and could see his opportunities increase if Gomez's bat doesn't get going soon.
