Orlando Gómez
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Juan Alejandro "Orlando" Gómez Tossas (born June 24, 1946) is a Puerto Rican 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;[1] 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.[2]
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Born: (1946-06-24) June 24, 1946 (age 77) Juana Díaz, Puerto Rico | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
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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.[3] He managed Frederick for four seasons (2010–12; 2015).
Gómez is the father-in-law of former Major League player José Hernández who has also coached in the Orioles organization.[3]