Wayne Gomes
Wayne Maurice Gomes is an American former professional baseball relief pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball from 1997 through 2002 for the Philadelphia Phillies, San Francisco Giants, and
Boston Red Sox. Listed at 6' 2", 215 lb., Gomes batted and threw right handed.Career
Born and raised in Hampton, Virginia, Gomes graduated from Old Dominion University with a degree in recreation and leisure studies,
and is also a member of Phi Beta Sigma fraternity. In 1992, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Orleans Cardinals of the Cape Cod Baseball League.
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 YMCA 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 AAU baseball and softball organization.
Gomes was named to the Colonial Athletic Association's 25th anniversary baseball team in 2010. He was inducted into the Old Dominion University Sports Hall of Fame in April 2001 and was inducted into the Hampton Roads African American Sports Hall of Fame on November 6, 2010.
