August 18, 2008 Carlos Gomez was benched for the second game in a row Monday. The youngster has struck out 112 times and has a horrid .286 on-base percentage this year. "I want him to think about those things, and continue to work hard. He'll be fine. He's game on, no matter what we do," manager Ron Gardenhire said.
August 8, 2008 Carlos Gomez stole his 22nd and 23rd bases on Friday night for the Twins while Denard Span had two hits and stole his seventh base.
July 28, 2008 Carlos Gomez, who is nursing a lower back ailment, has exercised in the pool but hasn't done any running since crashing into the outfield wall Friday, according to the Star Tribune. He is still sore but was feeling a great deal better Sunday than on Saturday.
July 26, 2008 Carlos Gomez will miss the rest of the Twins series with the Cleveland Indians after being taken off the field yesterday on a stretcher when he ran into the wall making a catch, according to the Minneapolis Star-Tribune.
July 25, 2008 Carlos Gomez was carted off the field in a neck brace after injuring his lower back while making a superb catch against the wall, according to TwinsBaseball.com.
