This young man could soon shine in Yankees

At Yankees podcast in Spanish, Bomber Week, this week we had an exclusive interview with one of the best prospects in the organization. Yoendrys Gómez is considered among the top 10 talents on the Yankees’ farms and the Venezuelan-born could be one of the future stars of the team.

Yoendrys has wonders written on her scout report. Analysts and scouts predict that the Yankees’ minor league right-hander could end up being an excellent pitcher.

“Gomez has a better pitching sense than any other Yankees prospect,” he says on his report card. “The Venezuelan is on his way to having three very solid pitches” write the experts. During the show, Yoendrys himself told us that he works on a fourth shipment as part of his preparation.

Gómez was born in Nirgua, Venezuela and from a young age he liked to play baseball:

“Most of the guys in my town played and trained,” Yoendrys told us in the interview.

“A man who has already passed away began to help me. From the age of 14 he was in the academy in Valencia and did try outs ”- Gómez tells us that, despite his age, he expresses himself with great eloquence, even though he confessed to us, this was the first interview of his career.

The Yankees signed Gomez in 2016 for $ 50,000 and the young talent remembered the moment he knew he would be a Yankee:

“I was happy, I called my parents who are the most important thing in my life. My dad was very happy and proud, because he also played baseball. My parents thanked God and all my relatives called me ”.

Despite the Yankees not inviting him to the alternative site they had for the 2020 pandemic where minor league was not played, Yoendrys did not give up and worked very hard:

“It was difficult being locked up and doing nothing. But don’t stop training every day “

However, the Bombers added him to the 40-man roster this past November, excited about this boy’s future:

“Work is what leads you to success. I do not stop training and in this offseason I feel that sometimes I even work harder than in the same league. I have gained muscle mass “

Gómez relies a lot on his coaches, whom he thanks for so much effort in growing his career:

“I have had great pitching like Gerardo Casadiego and Hector Tatis. They have helped me a lot. They have taught me to pitch much better. I am very grateful to them “

This right-handed pitcher has won 5 miles on his fastball, which shoots between 92 and 95 in a sustained manner, with peaks of up to 97 and 98, leaving many marveling at the spin rate that that fastball has, which makes a movement. dramatic downfall, which leaves hitters stumped when faced.

For his part, the young Gómez dreams like everyone else, with that moment of arriving at the “Big Top”:

“I would like to be in the show and be able to help my team win. Contributing my grain of sand to the Yankees is my dream “

Personally, Yoendrys is a very calm young man, he does not like to play video games and enjoys listening to the calf. As for his culinary skills, Gomez laughingly told us that he is still improving. In that he is not as gifted as in throwing, for now his specialty is boiled eggs, although we are sure that the straight that moves a lot is the highlight of the moment.