Jarvis Gomez arrived in Seattle with a reputation far bigger than his bonus check.
The Mariners outfielder signed out of the Dominican Republic for $100K, a quiet addition in a signing class that drew most of its attention toward Juan Rijo and Gregory Pio. Those two combined to land $5M, roughly 70% of Seattle’s total bonus pool in the 2026 signing period. But Gomez, a 5-foot-11 outfielder from San Isidro, ended up forcing his way into the spotlight after a strong summer in the Dominican Summer League.
He shared Mariners MiLB Hitter of the Year honors with Lazaro Montes, who took the award for the third straight season. And while Montes has been a marquee prospect since signing out of Cuba in 2022 for $2.2M, Gomez is still a much quieter name to the broader prospect crowd.
He gave people plenty to notice.
In the DSL, Gomez posted a slash line that looked more like a major investment than a modest signing, hitting six home runs, the same total as Rijo and Pio combined. He also walked more than he struck out, stole 17 bases, and finished with a 1.013 OPS that ranked 16th among more than 300 players in the league.
Rijo had a .310 average and 20 extra-base hits, while Pio showed off strong discipline by walking more often than he struck out. Still, Gomez’s production stood above them.
On a recent afternoon at T-Mobile Park, Gomez looked right at home while taking in the big-league setting. He said he hoped to catch a glimpse of Julio Rodríguez, his favorite player, and he soaked in a clear Seattle day after coming from a much different climate.
“It’s a dream I had since I was little to be here,” he said. “[Seattle] is a beautiful place with very nice people, everybody’s been very welcoming.”
His next stop will be Arizona, where he’s set to head later this month for the Mariners’ High Performance Camp. It’ll be his second trip to the United States, and he admits the transition comes with some nerves, even as he welcomes what he called the “more organized” setup of the stateside complex.
“It’s a very big step and a big change,” he said.
Gomez won’t make that move alone. He’ll travel with many of his teammates from the Mariners DSL club, which finished 33-23, topped its division, and reached the playoffs.
For him, the trip is about more than personal development. It’s the next stage for a group that pushed together all summer.
“It was a group effort, a lot of work all between us to achieve what we did.”
That team success was built in part on Gomez’s steady all-around play. He contributed in the field and at the plate, and the Mariners want to keep building on what he showed in the DSL. The focus at HPC is strength and conditioning, adding muscle, and continuing to sharpen the offensive tools that made him such an effective summer hitter.
There’s also room for his swing to evolve. Gomez has a level stroke that can send too many balls on the ground, and the next step would be finding more loft without losing the plate discipline that made him so productive.
Gomez calls himself an “electrifying” player, the kind who welcomes the biggest moments.
“When it’s zero hour, I’m out there and able to show what I can do.”
With limited video available from the DSL and less scouting attention than some of his peers, Gomez is still something of a mystery to many Mariners fans. He’s eager to change that.
“I want them to know that I always give my maximum effort. I always like to support my teammates in difficult moments, and I’m very happy to be playing for the Seattle Mariners.”
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