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Orlando Gómez


Juan Alejandro "Orlando" Gómez Tossas (born in June 24, 1946, at Juana Díaz, Puerto Rico) is a former Major League Baseball coach and scout and minor league catcher and manager. When he served as the 2016 pilot of the Rookie-level GCL Orioles of the Gulf Coast League; it was Gómez' 21st year as a minor league manager, his 12th straight season in the Baltimore Orioles' organization, his second tour of duty (and third season overall) as skipper of the GCL Orioles, and his 53rd consecutive year in professional baseball.

Gómez retired from baseball after the 2016 season; his 278 managerial wins set a franchise record for the Frederick Keys, Baltimore's Single A–Advanced farm system affiliate in the Carolina League. He managed Frederick for four seasons (2010–12; 2015).

Gómez spent seven years as a Major League coach for the Texas Rangers (1991–1992), Tampa Bay Devil Rays (1998–2000), and Seattle Mariners (2003–2004). He was a member of the first Tampa Bay Major League squad, working under manager Larry Rothschild during the Rays' maiden 1998 season as both bullpen and third-base coach. He also served on the MLB staffs of Bobby Valentine and Bob Melvin. As a scout for the Rangers, assigned to Latin America, Gómez was credited with signing Ruben Sierra and Juan Guzmán.


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