Yoendrys Gómez made a strong first impression with his second team of 2025, though his time with the Dodgers was quite brief, just 11 days on the 40-man roster.
The right-hander pitched in the majors in parts
of 2023, 2024, and 2025 with the Yankees before getting designated for assignment by New York in April. The Dodgers claimed him off waivers on April 25, and activated him one day later in a classic swap to add a fresh arm into the bullpen.
Noah Davis pitched two innings the previous day and appeared in three games over the previous four days, so he was optioned to make room for Gómez, who was out of options so you knew his days were going to be numbered as well.
Gómez’s first game with the Dodgers was his best, and we’ll get to that shortly. But after that the right-hander had a pair of poor outings while pitching at or near the tail end of blowout wins. Tasked with a nine-run lead on April 30 against the Marlins, Gómez got the final three outs but allowed four runs in doing so. Five days later he entered the eighth inning up six runs but was pulled after one out and a three-run home run.
That was it for Gómez in Los Angeles, designated for assignment on May 6, making way for another fresh arm in old friend and future old friend J.P. Feyereisen, who was acquired five days earlier.
Mostly a starting pitcher in the minors, Gómez found his way back into a rotation after the White Sox claimed him off waivers on May 10, starting nine of his 12 games with Chicago.
2025 particulars
Age: 25
Stats: 4 1/3 IP, 7 runs, 2 walks, 6 strikeouts in 3 games with Dodgers; 4.47 ERA in 58 1/3 IP, 52 K, 25 BB overall
Salary: $765,050 for season, pro-rated for his time in the majors
Game of the year
On April 27, Tyler Glasnow walked off the mound in the second inning of his start against the Pittsburgh Pirates with shoulder soreness, an injury that would sideline him for 10 weeks. That made for a scramble on the mound, which was eased greatly by the Dodgers scoring four runs in the first inning and a 9-2 lead after six.
Enter Gómez, making his Dodgers debut, the 21st pitcher used by the team in 2025, a total that would swell to 40 pitchers, matching the 2024 team record. He allowed singles to his first two batters faced, but got a double play to escape the seventh. Gómez also allowed singles in the eighth and ninth but allowed no runs, giving him three scoreless innings and four strikeouts on the day.
That earned Gómez a three-inning save, the first of four saves of at least that length by the Dodgers in 2025, and at the moment is the only save in Gómez’s eight seasons as a professional pitcher.
Gomez is the third player to wear uniform number 94 with the Dodgers, along with three-inning save specialist Andre Jackson and veteran right-hander Dinelson Lamet.
Roster status
The White Sox traded Gómez to the Rays on November 18.
