Longtime ESPN reporter Pedro Gomez has died at 58

Longtime ESPN reporter Pedro Gomez has died at 58

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Longtime ESPN baseball reporter Pedro Gomez passed away on Sunday at the age of 58.

Gomez has covered baseball for ESPN for over 30 years, making regular reports and appearances on flagship shows such as ‘Baseball Tonight’, ‘Sunday Night Baseball’ and ‘SportsCenter’.

“We are shocked and saddened to learn that our friend and colleague Pedro Gomez has passed away,” ESPN Chairman Jimmy Pitaro said in a statement. “Pedro was an elite journalist at the highest level and his professional achievements are widely recognized. More importantly, Pedro was a friendly, dear friend to us all. Our hearts go out to Pedro’s family and everyone who loves him in this extraordinary difficult time. “

The sports network said Gomez leaves behind a wife, Sandra; boys, Rio and Dante; and daughter, Sierra.

Rio Gomez is a pitcher in the Boston Red Sox farming system.

“Our hearts go out to the Gomez family,” the Red Sox said in a tweet Sunday night.

Pedro Gomez’s parents immigrated to Cuba before he was born, and in 2016 he was part of the ESPN team that covered a match between the Tampa Bay Rays and the Cuban national team in Havana. Gomez returned his father and brother’s ashes to the family home, the network. report.

He was based on the West Coast and was known for his coverage of Barry Bonds’ pursuit of the career record from 2004 to 2007.

Compassion poured in for Gomez from around the baseball world on Sunday night.

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