Gómez was signed by the Tampa Bay Rays as an international free agent on April 28, 2015, and made his professional debut with the Venezuelan Summer League Rays.[1] He spent the following year with the rookie–level Gulf Coast League Rays, posting a .220/.273/.327 batting line with one home run and 10 RBI.[2] Gómez remained in rookie ball with the Princeton Rays in 2017, batting .275/.328/.398 with five home runs, 28 RBI, and 10 stolen bases.[3]
Gómez spent the 2018 season with the Single–A Bowling Green Hot Rods, hitting .280/.328/.503 with career–highs in home runs (19) and RBI (82).[4] He played in 119 games for the High–A Charlotte Stone Crabs in 2019, slashing .220/.297/.402 with 16 home runs and 66 RBI.[5] Gómez did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[6]
Gómez returned to action in 2021 with the Double–AMontgomery Biscuits, playing in 76 games and hitting .171/.256/.309 with eight home runs and 23 RBI.[7] On October 22, 2021, Gómez asked for his release so he could play in a winter baseball league in Venezuela.[8]
St. Louis Cardinals
On November 5, 2021, before he could begin winter play, Gómez was signed to a minor league contract by the St. Louis Cardinals. He opened the 2022 season with the Double–A Springfield Cardinals, batting .321 with 23 home runs and 54 RBI over 60 games.[9] He was promoted to the Triple–A Memphis Redbirds in late June.[10] Over 60 games with Memphis to end the season, he hit .266 with 16 home runs and 40 RBI.[11] Between both teams, he finished with a combined .294 batting average with 39 home runs and 94 RBI; his total of 39 home runs for the season led the minor leagues and he was awarded the Joe Bauman Home Run Award.[12]
On November 7, 2022, the Cardinals selected Gomez's contract to the 40-man roster, protecting him from the Rule 5 draft.[13] Gómez was optioned to Triple–A Memphis to begin the 2023 season and spent the whole season with the team.[14] Over 131 games, he batted .232 with 30 home runs and 79 RBI.[15] Gómez was designated for assignment on January 29, 2024[16] and sent outright to Triple-A Memphis on February 3.[17] In 41 games for Memphis, he batted .208/.284/.299 with three home runs and 11 RBI. Gómez was released by the Cardinals organization on July 29.[18]