YAN GOMES NEWS

Heads to bench Gomes will sit Tuesday against the Royals, Shayna Rubin of The San Jose Mercury News reports.

Impact Gomes has moved ahead of Sean Murphy on Oakland's catcher depth chart recently, starting 10 of the team's last 14 games behind the plate prior to Tuesday's contest. Murphy will fill the position this time around.

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Blasts 13th homer Gomes went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Sunday's 4-3 loss to the Rangers.

Impact Gomes took Taylor Hearn deep in the fifth inning to put the Athletics on the board. It was his first home run since Aug. 23. He has scored in each of his last three games. The catcher is slashing .260/.302/.441 with 13 long balls, 50 RBI and 42 runs scored in 324 plate appearances.

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Remains on bench Gomes isn't starting Friday's game against the Rangers, Matt Kawahara of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Impact Gomes went 3-for-6 with two runs and an RBI across his last two appearances but will be out of the lineup for a second straight game. Sean Murphy will start behind the dish and bat eighth.

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Not starting Thursday Gomes isn't starting Thursday's game against the White Sox.

Impact Gomes had started each of the last three games, and he went 3-for-9 with two runs, an RBI and three strikeouts. Sean Murphy will start at catcher and bat eighth.

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2021 • MLB.COM

Plates pair in win Gomes went 2-for-5 with a two-run double in a win over the Tigers on Thursday.

Impact The veteran backstop's third-inning two-bagger plated Tony Kemp and Mark Canha to extend the Athletics' lead to 7-0 at the time. Gomes has three total RBI over his last pair of starts and should continue enjoying fairly regular playing time for the balance of the regular season.

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Productive in start Gomes went 2-for-4 with a run in a win over the Yankees on Sunday.

Impact The veteran backstop has hit safely in five of his last six starts, a span during which he's now recorded a trio of multi-hit efforts. Gomes is a more complete offensive player than fellow catcher Sean Murphy, but both should continue to see regular playing time, with the latter occasionally slotting in as a designated hitter as well.

AUGUST 30, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Kemp HR in 8th, A's beat Yankees for 2nd straight day

Tony Kemp lined a tiebreaking, two-run homer off Chad Green in the eighth inning and the Oakland Athletics beat the Yankees once again, stopping New York 3-1

AUGUST 30, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Yankees' win streak ends at 13; Montas, A's stop 6-game skid

The New York Yankees’ 13-game winning streak ended as Frankie Montas pitched seven shutout innings and the Oakland Athletics held on for a 3-2 victory

AUGUST 28, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Launches homer No. 12 Gomes went 1-for-4 with a solo home run and an additional RBI as Oakland fell 5-3 to Seattle on Monday.

Impact Gomes opened the game's scoring with his first-inning RBI groundout and slugged a 398-foot blast to left off Mariners starter Marco Gonzales in the fourth. The backstop has been splitting time fairly evenly with Sean Murphy since joining Oakland and is slashing .250/.250/.479 in 14 games with his new team.

AUGUST 24, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Swats 11th homer Gomes went 2-for-4 with a double, a home run, two runs scored and four RBI in Saturday's 12-3 win over the Rangers.

Impact He slugged a three-run shot off Jharel Cotton in the fourth inning, his second homer in five games since coming to Oakland at the trade deadline and his 11th of the year. Gomes is on pace for his best offensive performance since 2013, his first full season in the majors, with a .794 OPS between the A's and Nationals.

AUGUST 8, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Pham homers leading off, Padres pile on in 8-1 win over A's

Tommy Pham homered leading off the game, Austin Nola had four hits and two RBIs and the San Diego Padres thumped the Oakland Athletics 8-1 on Tuesday

AUGUST 4, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Homers in Athletics debut Gomes went 2-for-5 with a home run and three RBI in Sunday's 8-3 win over the Angels.

Impact Gomes made his Athletics debut Sunday, homering in his second at bat for his new team. In addition, he knocked in Jed Lowrie on a single in the fifth frame. The catcher is slashing .274/.325/.791 with 10 long balls, 38 RBI and 31 runs scored in 230 plate appearances. The catcher has been hot on offense, batting .435 with two homers and eight RBI over his last seven games.

AUGUST 2, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Instant impact: Gomes homers in A's debut ANAHEIM -- Among the bevy of deals that were struck just before Friday’s Trade Deadline, the buzz around baseball surrounding the A’s acquis...

AUGUST 1, 2021 • MLB.COM

Ohtani's RBI, Barria's gem gives Angels 1-0 victory over A's

Shohei Ohtani ended a long run drought with an RBI double, Jaime Barria outdueled Cole Irvin and the Los Angeles Angels defeated the Oakland Athletics 1-0

JULY 31, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Championship shells: Cubs, Nats complete teardown trades

Washington Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo wears his 2019 World Series ring as a reminder of the goal each season

JULY 31, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Deal 'em up! Scherzer, Turner, Bryant, Báez and Berríos move

Now this truly was an All-Star trade deadline day

JULY 31, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

The A's add depth on deadline day with trade for Nats' Yan Gomes and Josh Harrison After making two trades earlier in the week, the A's added significant depth pieces just before the deadline in a trade with Washington.

JULY 30, 2021 • THEATHLETIC.COM

Nationals trade Yan Gomes, Josh Harrison and Jon Lester to cap off fire sale Harrison and Gomes were both starters for the Nationals, who will debut a whole new look against the Cubs this weekend.

JULY 30, 2021 • WASHINGTONPOST.COM

Cardinals get veteran lefty Jon Lester from rebuilding Nats

The Washington Nationals completed their final trade of a dizzying sell-off, sending veteran left-hander Jon Lester to the St. Louis Cardinals at the deadline

JULY 30, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Nationals trade Gomes, Harrison to A's amid big overhaul

The Washington Nationals kept wheeling and dealing, trading catcher Yan Gomes and utilityman Josh Harrison to the Oakland Athletics

JULY 30, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Shipped to Oakland Gomes was traded from the Nationals to the Athletics along with Josh Harrison for an undisclosed package Friday, Jesse Dougherty of The Washington Post reports.

Impact Gomes was just reinstated from the injured list after missing a few weeks with an oblique injury. He is hitting .271/.323/.454 with nine home runs in 63 games this year and will be a high-end backup to primary catcher Sean Murphy. Gomes is a free agent after this season.

JULY 30, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Scherzer shines in possible Nats bow; Phils split twinbill

Max Scherzer delivered a signature performance in what might be his last start for the Nationals, allowing three hits in six innings in the opener of a doubleheader that Washington...

JULY 29, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Reinstated from 10-day IL Gomes (oblique) was reinstated from the 10-day injured list Thursday.

Impact Gomes had been taking swings and running recently, and he'll be able to rejoin the active roster without a rehab assignment. The 34-year-old should immediately reclaim his role as the Nationals' starting catcher after he slashed .266/.320/.439 with eight home runs, 33 RBI and 29 runs to begin the year.

JULY 29, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Washington Nationals to visit the Philadelphia Phillies

The Phillies will start Zack Wheeler on Thursday while the Nationals have yet to decide who will get the start

JULY 29, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS