Gary Sánchez Stats
- Height / Weight
- 6' 2" / 230 lbs.
- Date of Birth (Age)
- 12/2/1992 (29)
- Experience
- 5
- College
- None
Gary Sánchez Season Stats
Last 10 Games
Gary Sánchez News
Minnesota Twins catcher Gary Sanchez (abdomen) remains out of the starting lineup on Thursday against the Detroit Tigers. Sanchez will miss his seventh straight game while dealing with abdominal tightness. The 29-year-old backstop did some work on the field before Wednesday's game, though, so hopefully he'll be able to return this weekend. Ryan Jeffers is behind the plate again on Thursday and is hitting seventh against Tigers left-hander Tarik Skubal. The 24-year-old isn't much of an offensive force, but he does have two home runs and four RBI in 47 plate appearances for the Twins to begin the season. Sanchez is off to a slow start in his first year in Minnesota, hitting .216 (8-for-37) with one homer and eight RBI in 10 games played.
Minnesota Twins catcher Gary Sanchez (abdomen) will miss his sixth straight game on Wednesday when the team takes on Michael Pineda and the Detroit Tigers. Ryan Jeffers is getting his second straight start behind the plate for the game. Sanchez has been dealing with abdominal tightness for the past week. Over this past weekend, he received an MRI that showed "minimal signal," according to manager Rocco Baldelli. Overall, the team seems optimistic that he will be back soon and that a stint on the injured list won't be necessary, despite the fact he's been out for a full week now.
Minnesota Twins catcher Gary Sanchez (abdomen) underwent an MRI, which showed "minimal signal," per manager Rocco Baldelli. He's missed the last two games due to abdominal tightness. "We're going to give it a little bit of time, and he seems to be doing OK. He said there's some improvement going into today," said Baldelli.Ryan Jefferswould see an uptick in playing time until Sanchez returns. Sanchez remains day-to-day and should be stashed in two-catcher and deep-league formats.
Batting Order
| 1 | Byron Buxton |
| 2 | Luis Arraez |
| 3 | Carlos Correa |
| 4 | Jorge Polanco |
| 5 | Max Kepler |
| 6 | Trevor Larnach |
| 7 | Gary Sánchez |
| 8 | Gio Urshela |
| 9 | Nick Gordon |
Gary Sánchez Stats
Last 10 Games
Batting Order
| 1 | Byron Buxton |
| 2 | Luis Arraez |
| 3 | Carlos Correa |
| 4 | Jorge Polanco |
| 5 | Max Kepler |
| 6 | Trevor Larnach |
| 7 | Gary Sánchez |
| 8 | Gio Urshela |
| 9 | Nick Gordon |
New York Yankees catcher Gary Sanchez has never had trouble hitting the ball out of the ballpark. In his 421-game career, he has homered at a rate that would make him a 44-homer hitter over 162 games. The first problem is that he has never been able to stay on the field for anything close to a full season, topping out at 122 games played in 2017 and reaching 100 games only twice in his five-year career. This is not only due to injury, but also due to his lackluster defense. We are seeing more and more ace pitchers choose a personal catcher, and that has already begun hurting Sanchez's playing time. Sanchez also appears as a designated hitter at times to counter some of his defensive shortcomings, but it is also true that he has a long list of injuries on his resume. The second problem is that he has become a real crater in batting average, posting a .200 batting average over his last three seasons (998 plate appearances). Now we are left with a guy that will hit home runs while he is in the lineup, but he offers almost nothing else. The good news is that his draft stock has fallen to match the expected production; he is no longer even being drafted as a top-10 backstop. That makes him a fine catcher to to add late in your drafts, but the days of fantasy glory for Sanchez could be long gone, especially if he becomes more of a platoon type.
