Yan Gomes (/ˈjɑːn ˈɡoʊmz/; Portuguese: [ˈjɐ̃ ˈɡomis]; born July 19, 1987) is a Brazilian-American professional baseball catcher who is a free agent.

He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Toronto Blue Jays, Cleveland Indians, Washington Nationals, Oakland Athletics, and Chicago Cubs.

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

[16] On May 18, Gomes hit his first MLB home run on the first pitch off of New York Mets pitcher Jon Niese in a 14–5 win.

[17] Gomes was recalled from Triple-A on June 5, with pitcher Jesse Chavez being optioned to make room for him.

Gomes was again recalled from Triple-A Las Vegas 51s on July 19; pitcher Sam Dyson was optioned to Double-A New Hampshire Fisher Cats to make room on the roster.

[20][21] Gomes was recalled to the Blue Jays active roster on September 7 after the Las Vegas 51s season ended.

[22] On November 3, 2012, the Blue Jays traded Gomes and Mike Avilés to the Cleveland Indians for pitcher Esmil Rogers.

He made his postseason debut in the Wild Card Game, batting 2-for-4 with a double as Cleveland lost to the Tampa Bay Rays.

On November 30, 2018, Gomes was traded to the Washington Nationals for right-handed pitcher Jefry Rodríguez, minor league outfielder Daniel Johnson, and a player to be named later, later announced as Andruw Monasterio.

[31] In 2019 he batted .223/.316/.389 with 12 home runs and 43 RBIs, and won the World Series title, catching the final out of the series-clinching Game 7, which was a Daniel Hudson strikeout of Michael Brantley.

[32] The Nationals declined a club option for $9 million to keep Gomes for the 2020 season, making him a free agent.

On July 30, 2021, Gomes was traded to the Oakland Athletics along with Josh Harrison for Drew Millas, Richard Guasch, and Seth Shuman.

[35] After having a .778 on-base plus slugging to start the year with Washington, Gomes cooled off, posting a .631 OPS with Oakland, which failed to make the playoffs.

[36] On December 1, 2021, Gomes signed a two-year $13 million contract with a club option for 2024 with the Chicago Cubs.

He opted not to participate in the 2013 World Baseball Classic to focus on winning a spot on the Indians' Opening Day roster.