What did these water coolers ever do to you, Carlos Gomez? (Video)

Carlos Gomez has always been known as a passionate guy. Apparently, as he enters the twilight of his career, he has no intentions of changing that.

Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Carlos Gomez certainly plays with passion. He’s gritty, he likes to chirp at opposing pitchers and he has no problem admiring his home runs. He’s also had his fair share of emotional episodes on the diamond.

On Wednesday, Gomez brought some excitement to an otherwise unspectacular Tropicana Field crowd when he went ballistic on couple of water coolers in the Rays’ dugout.

Gomez squared around to bunt in the second inning of a game against the Marlins, only to have the pitch from Jose Urena hit him in the right hand. But home plate umpire Chris Segal ruled that Gomez had offered at the pitch, thus counting it as a strike. Gomez struck out on the following pitch. That’s when all hell broke loose.

As expected, Twitter saw an opportunity and ran with it:

https://twitter.com/ChrisThomasson7/status/1014620623707017216

Gomez is no stranger to these types of incidents. In 2013, while playing for the Brewers, he induced a benches-clearing altercation against the Braves. He gloated his way around the bases after hitting a moonshot off of Paul Maholm, and the Braves — particularly Brian McCann — took exception.

In 2015, Gomez tossed his bat in frustration after flying out in a game against the Yankees, drawing the ire of the New York dugout. This, too, led to the benches clearing. Just last season, Gomez took exception to an inside pitch from Astros pitcher Colin McHugh. The benches emptied and words were exchanged before order was restored.

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Oh, and let’s not forget that Gomez has broken a good number of bats over his leg in his 12-year career. But, to be completely honest, that is kinda cool to watch.