Carlos Gomez of the Brewers gets hit by a pitch in a May 13 game at Miller Park. Credit: Getty Images

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Atlanta - Because of his home-run incident involving former Braves catcher Brian McCann last year at Turner Field, Brewers centerfielder Carlos Gomez has been getting booed by Atlanta fans during the first two games of the series between the clubs here.

I wonder if Braves fans would boo Gomez tonight if they knew what he did today.

Gomez posted these tweets on Twitter this morning:

Just went to see the young fan that was hit by my foul ball last night. He was in great spirits and I had a chance to sign the ball. — Carlos Gomez (@C_Gomez27) May 21, 2014

You don't like to see anyone get hurt, especially a child. Fans, please be alert and bring your glove! — Carlos Gomez (@C_Gomez27) May 21, 2014

Batting in the seventh inning Tuesday night of the Brewers' 5-0 loss to the Braves, Gomez fouled off a pitch from Julio Teheran that carried on a line over the Atlanta dugout and into the stands, striking a young boy.

Teheran and Gomez were visibly upset about the boy getting struck, each crouching down in distress with hopes that he'd be OK. The boy was carried off quickly so it was difficult to tell exactly what happened, but he appeared to have been struck on the face.

Obviously, Gomez felt so bad about the incident that he tracked down the young fan today -- which probably took some doing -- and visited him to make sure he is OK. That is an act of kindness that can only come from the player's heart.

If Braves fans knew about this, I'm guessing they wouldn't boo Gomez tonight.

For those who don't remember or didn't see last year's incident, Gomez began woofing at pitcher Paul Maholm after hitting a home run against him, upset that Maholm had hit him with a pitch earlier in the season. The Braves didn't take kindly to that and McCann met him between home plate and third base, leading to a benches-clearing incident that drew a one-game suspension for Gomez.