The Houston Astros’ Carlos Gomez has become the 2016 scapegoat for the disappointing play so far. While Gomez can’t control others hitting, pitching, and being alert on the base paths or defense, he has rubbed Astros fans wrong with some of his actions this year and lack of performance. This moment is not the time or place to focus on these aspects of Gomez’s game with the health questions.
Gomez was looking like he was more balanced at the plate, stopped spinning out of control when he swung, and started making better contact. He was looking to get back on track, but during his first at-bat, he got hit by a pitch so hard that you can hear him scream on the radio broadcast.