Yan Gomes (; Portuguese: ['j?~ 'gomis]; born July 19, 1987) is a Brazilian American professional baseball catcher for the Washington Nationals of Major League Baseball (MLB).
He has previously played in MLB for the Toronto Blue Jays and the Cleveland Indians.
The Blue Jays drafted Gomes in the tenth round of the 2009 MLB Draft.
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 World Series with Washington.