Yan Gomes
Yan Gomes was born in São Paulo, Brazil on July 19th, 1987 and is the Baseball Player. At the age of 36, Yan Gomes biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Yan Gomes (Portugu) is a Brazilian-American professional baseball catcher for the Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball (MLB). He appeared with the Toronto Blue Jays, Cleveland Indians, Washington Nationals, and Oakland Athletics. In the tenth round of the 2009 MLB Draft, the Blue Jays drafted Gomes. He made his MLB debut in 2012, becoming the first Brazilian-born player in major league history. He played for the Blue Jays and the Indians from 2012 to 2018. He was drafted into the Nationals ahead of the 2019 season and defeated the Houston Astros in the World Series.
Personal life
Gomes was born in Mogi das Cruzes, Brazil. Claudiao's mother, Claudia, and his father, Décio, are tennis instructors, and they both moved to the United States after starting a career in Florida. He was introduced to baseball by a Cuban coach who met in So Paulo. When Gomes was 12 years old, his family immigrated to the United States.
In 2012, Gomes married Jenna Hammaker, the granddaughter of former pitcher and All-Star Atlee Hammaker Jenna Hammaker. They have three children, a daughter born in 2014 and sons born in 2017 and 2021. They live in Knoxville, Tennessee.
Career
Gomes attended Miami Southridge High School in Miami, Florida, where he competed for the school's baseball team. He enrolled at the University of Tennessee, where he competed for the Tennessee Volunteers in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's (NCAA) Division I. He started at every infield position, except shortstop, at Tennessee. He also served as J. P. Arencibia's back-up at catcher for a season. He was named an NCAA Division I Freshman All-American after his first season with Tennessee. He played for the Chatham A's in 2007 and returned to the Cape Cod Baseball League in summer 2007.
In the 39th round of the 2008 Major League Baseball (MLB) Draft, Gomes was drafted by the Boston Red Sox, but he did not sign. Gomes played two seasons with the Volunteers before heading to Barry University, where he continued his college work with the Barry Buccaneers in the Sunshine State Conference. With 92 runs batted in (RBI) and 172 total bases, he set school records. He was voted to the All-South regional team, and he was named as the year's best player and an All-American. The Toronto Blue Jays drafted Gomes in the tenth round of the 2009 MLB Draft, and he signed.
In 2009, Gomes made his first appearance with the Gulf Coast Blue Jays of the Rookie-level Gulf Coast League. He was accepted into the Auburn Doubledays of the Class A-Short Season for the New York–Pennsylvania League this season. He competed for the Lansing Lugnuts of the Class A Midwest League and the Dunedin Blue Jays of the Class A-Advanced Florida State League in 2010. Gomes spent the bulk of the 2011 season with the New Hampshire Fisher Cats of the Class AA Eastern League, earning a brief promotion to the Las Vegas 51s of the Class AAA Pacific Coast League. Gomes spent the majority of his time as a backup catcher, but he soon began to receive playing time at first base and third base, as well as top catching prospect Travis d'Arnaud in the organization's depth chart.
Gomes was promoted to Las Vegas on May 17, 2012 after batting.359 (47-for-131) with five home runs and 22 RBI at the start of the 2012 season, as the Blue Jays optioned the struggling Adam Lind to Las Vegas. Gomes made history by making his MLB debut on the day. Gomes scored his first MLB hit on the same day, a single off of New York Yankees pitcher Phil Hughes. Gomes won by 14–5 on May 18, 2012, beating New York Mets pitcher Jon Niese in his first MLB home run. On May 27, Gomes was called back to Las Vegas. In 8 games, he went 5–22 with 2 HR in 5 games. On June 5, Gomes was recalled from Triple-A, with pitcher Jesse Chavez being recalled to make room for him. On June 20, Gomes was sent back to Triple-A Las Vegas 51s. Gomes was recalled from Triple-A Las Vegas 51s on July 19; pitcher Sam Dyson was recalled to Double-A New Hampshire Fisher Cats to make room on the roster. After an 11–2 loss to the Texas Rangers on August 19, Gomes was recalled to the Las Vegas 51s. After the Las Vegas 51s season ended, Gomes was recalled to the Blue Jays active roster on September 7th.
The Blue Jays announced on November 3, 2012, that they had traded Gomes and Mike Avilés to the Cleveland Indians for Esmil Rogers. On April 9, 2013, the Indians activated Gomes from the Triple-A Columbus Clippers. Gomes' first appearance as an Indian was against the Chicago White Sox on April 13, 2013. When Lou Marson came off the disabled list, Gomes was returned to Columbus on April 24. When Marson was reinstated to the disabled list, he was brought back to work on April 28. Gomes met André Rienzo, the first Brazilian pitcher in MLB history, on July 30, 2013. Off Rienzo, he went 1–2 with a walk and a single. On March 31, 2014, Gomes and the Indians agreed to a six-year, $23 million contract extension.
He batted.278/.312 in 2014, winning the Silver Slugger award among American League catchers. He batted.231/.391.391.
He batted.167/.201/.327 in 2016. At.127, he had the lowest batting average against right-handers among all MLB hitters (140 or more plate appearances).
Yan Gomes won by a 4-1 victory over the Colorado Rockies on August 9, his second walk-off home run in his career. He batted.232/.390/.399.
Gomes was selected to the 2018 MLB All-Star Game, hitting.251 with ten home runs and 31 RBIs. He was the first Brazilian player to be included in an All-Star Game in an American sports league. He batted.266/.313.449. 439.429 in 2018.
Gomes was traded to the Washington Nationals for right-handed pitcher Jefry Rodrn, minor league outfielder Daniel Johnson, and a player who would be named later as Andruw Monasterio on November 30, 2018. He batted.223/.389 with 12 home runs and 43 RBIs in 2019 and claimed the World Series title, catching the final of Michael Brantley's series-clinching Game 7. Gomes was retained by the Nationals for the 2020 season but the Nationals turned down a club pick for $9 million to keep him as a free agent. Gomes re-signed with Washington on a two-year deal on December 10, 2019. Gomes batted.284/.468 in 30 games in the short run-up to the 2020 season, with 4 home runs and 13 RBIs.
Gomes and Josh Harrison were traded to the Oakland Athletics in exchange for Drew Millas, Richard Guasch, and Seth Shuman on July 30, 2021.
Gomes signed a two-year deal with a team option for 2024 with the Chicago Cubs on December 1, 2021.
Gomes helped the Brazilian national team qualify for its first-ever appearance in the World Baseball Classic by guiding them out of the 2013 World Baseball Classic qualifying round. Despite the other teams in the pool boasting multiple Major Leaguers at the time, Gomes was the only Major Leaguer on Brazil's team for the qualifiers and aided his team in advance. He did not register in the 2013 World Baseball Classic to concentrate on winning a spot on the Indians' Opening Day roster rather than participating in the tournament.