Jonny Gomes’ statistics with the Royals in 2015: 30 at-bats, 12 games, five hits, four RBIs, three walks, two doubles and one memorable speech.
When Gomes took the microphone at Union Station during the Royals’ World Series celebration, he gave a victory speech that made still makes many fans smile when they think about it.
Gomes’ baseball career ended after the 2015 season, but current players are rallying behind his latest cause: to help communities in northern California that have been ravaged by wildfires. Gomes grew up there and he has started a Go Fund Me page in the hopes of raising $1 million.