Education
Born and raised in Hampton, Virginia, Gomes attended Old Dominion University and is also a member of Phi Beta Sigma fraternity.
Born and raised in Hampton, Virginia, Gomes attended Old Dominion University and is also a member of Phi Beta Sigma fraternity.
Listed at 6" 2", 215 pounds, he batted and threw right handed. In between, Gomes spent six seasons in the Minor Leagues, and also played winter ball with the Leones del Caracas club of the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League during the 2004 season. Following his retirement from baseball, Gomes returned to his hometown area of Suffolk and formed the Virginia Baseball Academy.
The VBA soon would be located at the Hampton Family Young Men’s Christian Association on LaSalle Avenue in Hampton, offering baseball training services, practice venues, and baseball products.
In addition, the VBA served as the operator of the Peninsula Pilots Amateur Athletic Union baseball and softball organization.