The Pirates have voided Gomez's minor-league contract due to concerns related to his physical, Bill Brink of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.
Gomez was set to attend Pittsburgh's major-league camp, but will now be tasked with finding a new home before the 2019 campaign. The 29-year-old will likely need to prove his health before latching on elsewhere. Gomez made five appearances for the Giants in 2018, allowing eight runs on 20 hits and a walk across 9.1 innings.
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Pirates' Roberto Gomez: Reaches deal with Pittsburgh
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Gomez signed a minor-league contract with the Pirates in November, Matt Eddy of Baseball America reports.
Gomez spent the 2018 season in the Giants organization, logging five appearances for the big club and giving up eight runs on 20 hits and a walk over 9.1 innings. He'll get an opportunity to compete for a bullpen role with the Pirates in spring training but will most likely be destined for Triple-A Indianapolis.
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Roberto Gomez: Released by Giants
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Gomez was released by the Giants on Thursday, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.
The Giants announced the move shortly before first pitch of Thursday's game against the Cardinals. Gomez's release clears a 40-man roster spot for Johnny Cueto, who is making his first start since returning from an elbow injury. Gomez made five appearances with the Giants this season and was knocked around for eight earned runs over 9.1 innings.
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Giants' Roberto Gomez: Sent back to Triple-A
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Gomez was optioned to Triple-A Sacramento on Saturday, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.
Gomez was unavailable for the second game of Saturday's doubleheader after pitching 3.1 innings of relief in Game 1, so the Giants opted to shuttle him back to the minors in exchange for a fresh bullpen arm. He owns a 7.71 ERA across five appearances (9.1 innings) with the big club this season.
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Giants' Roberto Gomez: Recalled from minors
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Gomez was called up from Triple-A Sacramento on Wednesday, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.
Gomez will return to the majors with Chris Stratton placed on paternity leave prior to Wednesday's game. Over three appearances with the Giants this season, Gomez has allowed five earned runs off 11 hits while striking out four in four innings of relief. He will likely be utilized in low-leverage situations during his time with the team.
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Giants' Roberto Gomez: Sent to minors
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Gomez was optioned to Triple-A Sacramento on Tuesday, MLB.com reports.
The Giants will dispatch Gomez to the minors to clear a spot on the active roster for Tyler Beede, who is slated to make a spot start Wednesday against the Diamondbacks. With Jeff Samardzija (pectoral) on track to return from the disabled list next week when a fifth starter is next required, Beede's stay with the big club is expected to be brief and could pave the way for Gomez to rejoin the San Francisco bullpen in short order. After giving up five runs over his first two appearances of the season, Gomez was solid in relief in Monday's loss to the Diamondbacks, tossing two scoreless frames and striking out three batters.
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Giants' Roberto Gomez: Returns to big-league roster
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Gomez has been recalled from Triple-A Sacramento and will be on the Giants' Opening Day roster, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.
The Giants sent Gomez to the minors in mid-March but have apparently changed their mind and decided that the 28-year-old has earned the right to break camp with the big club. Gomez posted a 3.24 ERA over 8.1 innings of spring ball and is expected to work in long relief to begin the year.
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Giants' Roberto Gomez: Sent to minors
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Gomez was optioned to Triple-A Sacramento on Monday, Henry Schulman of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
Despite his respectable 3.68 ERA and 11 strikeouts across 7.1 Cactus League innings, Gomez was a long shot to crack the Opening Day roster. The 28-year-old made his major-league debut at the end of last season, but struggled to an 8.44 ERA and 1.88 WHIP across 5.1 innings, indicating he could use a bit more seasoning in the minors. He'll now rejoin the staff at Sacramento, where he posted a 4.07 ERA across 13 starts and 25 relief appearances in 2017.
