Rio Gomez, the son of former ESPN baseball reporter Pedro Gomez, is pitching in the World Baseball Classic for Colombia, his mother's home country. Skip to content. All Sections.

Former Arizona pitcher Rio Gomez is among many recognizable names on the Colombia roster for the four-team World Baseball Classic qualifier in Tucson March 2-6.

A Q&A with former Arizona Wildcats pitcher Rio Gomez, who’s about to represent Colombia for a second time in the Tucson World Baseball Classic qualifier at Kino Stadium.