Outfielder Jonny Gomes played thirteen seasons in the majors for seven teams, mostly the Rays, Reds, and Red Sox. He was a part of two World Series winning teams, most notably hitting the winning home run in Game 4 of the 2013 World Series for Boston. Overall in 1,203 games, he hit .242 with 162 HR and 526 RBI. He recently joined the Indie Pro Agency as a player agent, and kindly answered my questions about baseball cards.
"When I was in A Ball in 2002, I traded stuff to get my own baseball cards then sold them on eBay as my offseason job so I didn’t have to get a real job so I could spend more time training.
I have some really cool Pat Tillman cards. I collect a lot of his stuff.
I collect a lot of stuff, not just cards."
That's cool that he collects Pat Tillman. He went to high school a few miles from where I grew up and is now a local legend. Not many guys would turn down millions of dollars and the opportunity to play in the NFL to enlist in the Army and serve his country. He's a real American hero.
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