Mets promote Raimon Gomez and his 104.5-mph fastball to Brooklyn
Briefly

Raimon Gomez, a promising pitcher for the New York Mets, has been promoted to the Brooklyn Cyclones following an impressive performance at Low-A St. Lucie, where he achieved a remarkable 0.69 ERA with 20 strikeouts in 13 innings. After recovering from Tommy John surgery, Gomez reached a fastball speed of 104.5 mph. Mets executives express optimism about his future, acknowledging his high potential but noting the need for improvement in his control, as indicated by his ten walks.
The next step for Gomez is a typical one for inexperienced pitchers: Throw more strikes. He issued 10 walks in his 13 innings in St. Lucie.
He's a high-octane arm who has the capacity to do a lot of pretty special things with the baseball,
If you put in the work and you have that skill set, good things are going to happen.
There's a long way ahead of him to get to where he ultimately has to go and there's a lot of work in front of him.
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