Yan Gomes (; ; born July 19, 1987) is a Brazilian-American professional

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who is a free agent. He has previously played in

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(MLB) for the

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, and

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. The Blue Jays selected Gomes in the tenth round of the

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. He made his MLB debut in 2012, becoming the first Brazilian-born player in major league history. He played for the Blue Jays in 2012 and the Indians from 2013 to 2018. He was traded to the Nationals ahead of the 2019 season and won the

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with Washington over the

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. He was traded to Oakland during the 2021 season and signed with the Cubs following that season. Chicago released him during the 2024 season.

Early life

Gomes was born in

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, Brazil. His mother, Claudia, moved the family to the United States after getting a job in Florida, and his father, Décio, is a

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instructor. He was introduced to

by a

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his father met in

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. Gomes' family moved to the United States when he was 12.

Amateur career

Gomes attended Miami Southridge High School in

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, where he played for the school's baseball team. He enrolled at the

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, where he played

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for the

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in the

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. At Tennessee, he started at every

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position except

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. He also spent a season as

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's backup at catcher. After his first season with Tennessee, he was named an

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Freshman

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n. In 2007, he played

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for the

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of the

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, and returned to the league in 2008 to play for the

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. Gomes was drafted by the

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in the 39th round of the 2008 Major League Baseball (MLB) Draft, but he did not sign. After playing two seasons with the Volunteers, Gomes transferred to

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, where he continued his collegiate career with the

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in the

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. He set school records with 92 runs batted in (RBI) and 172 total bases. He was named to the All-South regional team, and he was honored as the All-South player of the year and an All-American.

Professional career

Toronto Blue Jays

2009–2011: minor leagues

After one season at Barry, the

drafted Gomes in the tenth round of the

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, and he signed on June 19 with an $85,000 signing bonus. Gomes made his professional debut with the

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of the

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in 2009. After one week, he was promoted to the

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of the

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. In 2010, he primarily played for the

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of the

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, playing for one week with the

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of the

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. Gomes played most of the 2011 season with the

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of the Double-A Eastern League, receiving a brief promotion to the Las Vegas 51s of the Triple-A

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for one week in July. During his first three professional seasons, Gomes spent most of his time as a backup

, but he soon began to receive playing time at

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and

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as well, since he was behind top catching prospect Travis d'Arnaud in the Blue Jays' depth chart.

2012: MLB debut

After batting .359 with five home runs and 22 RBI at the start of the 2012 season with Las Vegas, Gomes was promoted on May 17, 2012, as the Blue Jays optioned the struggling

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to Las Vegas. In his MLB debut that night, Gomes became the first Brazilian player in MLB history. Gomes got his first MLB hit in his debut, singling off Phil Hughes of the

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. On May 18, Gomes hit his first MLB home run on the first pitch off of

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pitcher

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in a 14–5 win. Gomes was optioned back to Las Vegas on May 27. He hit 5–22 with two home runs in eight games. Gomes was recalled from Triple-A on June 5, with pitcher

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being optioned to make room for him. Gomes was sent back down to Triple-A Las Vegas 51s on June 20. Gomes was again recalled from Triple-A Las Vegas 51s on July 19; pitcher

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was optioned to Double-A

to make room on the roster. Gomes was optioned back to the Las Vegas 51s after an 11–2 loss to the Texas Rangers on August 19. Gomes was recalled to the Blue Jays active roster on September 7 after the Las Vegas 51s season ended.

Cleveland Indians

On November 3, 2012, the Blue Jays traded Gomes and

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to the

for pitcher

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. The Indians recalled Gomes from the Triple-A

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on April 9, 2013. Gomes' first hit as an Indian was a 2-run home run on April 13 against the

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. Gomes returned to Columbus on April 24 when Lou Marson came off the

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. Gomes was brought back up on April 28 when Marson was returned to the disabled list. On July 30, Gomes faced André Rienzo, the first Brazilian pitcher in MLB history. He finished 1-for-2 with a walk and a single off Rienzo. He made his postseason debut in the

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, batting 2-for-4 with a double as Cleveland lost to the

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. Gomes and the Indians agreed to a six-year, $23 million contract extension on March 31, 2014. In 2014, he batted .278/.313/.472, winning the

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for American League catchers. In 2015 he batted .231/.267/.391. In 2016 he batted .167/.201/.327. His .127 batting average against right-handers was the lowest of all MLB hitters with at least 140 plate appearances. Gomes only postseason action was as a defensive replacement in four

games. He went 0-for-4 as a backup to

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. On August 9, 2017, Yan Gomes hit a walk-off 3-run home run against

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in a 4–1 win, which was his second walk-off home run in his career. In 2017 he batted .232/.309/.399. Batting .251 with ten home runs and 31 RBIs, Gomes was named to the 2018 MLB All-Star Game. He became the first Brazilian player to be featured in an All-Star Game in an American league. In 2018 he batted .266/.313/.449.

Washington Nationals

On November 30, 2018, Gomes was traded to the

for right-handed pitcher

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, minor league outfielder Daniel Johnson, and a player to be named later, later announced as

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. In 2019 he batted .223/.316/.389 with 12 home runs and 43 RBIs, and won the

title, catching the final out of the series-clinching Game 7, which was a

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of Michael Brantley. The Nationals declined a club option for $9 million to keep Gomes for the 2020 season, making him a free agent. On December 10, 2019, Gomes re-signed with Washington on a two-year contract. In the shortened 2020 season, Gomes batted .284/.319/.468 with 4 home runs and 13 RBIs in 30 games.

Oakland Athletics

On July 30, 2021, Gomes was traded to the

along with Josh Harrison for Drew Millas, Richard Guasch, and Seth Shuman. After having a .778

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to start the year with Washington, Gomes cooled off, posting a .631 OPS with Oakland, which failed to make the playoffs.

Chicago Cubs

On December 1, 2021, Gomes signed a two-year $13 million contract with a club option for 2024 with the

. He made 86 appearances in 2022, hitting .235/.260/.365 with eight home runs and 31 RBI. Gomes played in 116 games for Chicago in 2023, batting .267/.315/.408 with 10 home runs and 63 RBI. The Cubs exercised the $6 million option for Gomes for the 2024 season. In 2024, Gomes played in 34 games and batted .154/.179/.242 with two home runs and seven RBI. On June 19, 2024, Gomes was

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after the Cubs signed

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. He was released by the Cubs on June 21.

International career

Gomes helped the Brazil national team qualify for its first ever berth in the

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by leading them out of the 2013 World Baseball Classic qualifying round. Gomes was the only major leaguer on Brazil's team for the qualifiers and helped his team advance despite the other teams in the pool at the time boasting several Major Leaguers. He opted not to participate in the

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to focus on winning a spot on the Indians'

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roster.

Personal life

Gomes married Jenna Hammaker, daughter of former All-Star pitcher

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, in 2012. They have three children, a daughter born in 2014 and sons born in 2017 and 2021. They reside in

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. Gomes is a

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References

External links

Tennessee Volunteers bio
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