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Everson Pereira and Yoendrys Gómez were teammates while working their way through the New York Yankees farm system.
Pereira reached the majors in August 2023 and was in left field when Gómez made his big-league debut as a reliever on Sept. 28, 2023, against the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre.
The two were linked again Nov. 18 when the Chicago White Sox sent Gómez and reliever Steven Wilson to the Tampa Bay Rays to acquire Pereira and infielder Tanner Murray .
Pereira admitted it was “a little bit” weird being traded for someone he knows, learning about the deal between games of a doubleheader in the Venezuelan Winter League.
“Everything happens for a reason, and I think this is a good opportunity for me,” Pereira said last week throug

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