Last with Toronto Blue Jays · C · No longer on a 40-man roster
Yan Gomes has an estimated 12 years of major league service time — 12.000 in the notation clubs use, from 2064 days credited on a major league roster.
| Season | Club | Days | Running total | How this season is known |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Toronto Blue Jays | 82 | 0.082 | From transactions |
| 2013 | Cleveland Indians | 171 | 1.081 | From transactions |
| 2014 | Cleveland Indians | 172 | 2.081 | From transactions |
| 2015 | Cleveland Indians | 172 | 3.081 | From transactions |
| 2016 | Cleveland Indians | 172 | 4.081 | From transactions |
| 2017 | Cleveland Indians | 172 | 5.081 | From transactions |
| 2018 | Cleveland Indians | 172 | 6.081 | From transactions |
| 2019 | Washington Nationals | 172 | 7.081 | From transactions |
| 2020 | Washington Nationals | 172 | 8.081 | Carried forward |
| 2021 | Washington Nationals, Oakland Athletics | 172 | 9.081 | From transactions |
| 2022 | Chicago Cubs | 172 | 10.081 | From transactions |
| 2023 | Chicago Cubs | 172 | 11.081 | From transactions |
| 2024 | Chicago Cubs | 91 | 12.000 | From transactions |
172 days credit a full year, so a season adds at most 1.000 no matter how long a player is on a roster. 3.000 years reaches salary arbitration and 6.000 reaches free agency —
what every threshold unlocks.
This figure is an estimate reconstructed from public roster
transaction records. It is not an official MLB or MLBPA figure — those are
not published. See the
methodology.
Last updated 2026-10-12.
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