Ali Sánchez

Ali Miguel Sánchez (born January 20, 1997) is a Venezuelan professional baseball catcher for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball (MLB).

Ali Sánchez
Sánchez at NBT Bank Stadium in 2019
New York Mets
Catcher
Born: (1997-01-20) January 20, 1997
Carora, Venezuela
Bats: Right Throws: Right
MLB debut
August 10, 2020, for the New York Mets
MLB statistics
(through 2020 season)
Batting average.111
Home runs0
Runs batted in0
Teams

Career

On July 2, 2013, Sánchez signed with the New York Mets as an international free agent.[1]

In 2014, Sánchez spent the season with the DSL Mets, hitting .303/.406/.394/.800 with 3 home runs and 24 RBI. In 2015, Sánchez split the season between the Gulf Coast Mets and the Kingsport Mets, hitting .272/.330/.306/.636 with 20 RBI. In 2016, Sánchez spent the season between the Brooklyn Cyclones, hitting .216/.260/.275/.535 with 11 RBI. In 2017, Sánchez spent the season with the Columbia Fireflies, hitting .231/.288/.264/.552 with 1 home run and 15 RBI.

In 2018, Sánchez split the season between Columbia and the St. Lucie Mets, combining to hit .265/.294/.387/.681 with 6 home runs and 38 RBI. Following the 2018 season, Sánchez played for the Scottsdale Scorpions of the Arizona Fall League.[2] In 2019, Sánchez split the season between the Binghamton Rumble Ponies and the Syracuse Mets, hitting a combined .261/.326/.322/.648 with 1 home run and 3 RBI.[3][4] Following the 2019 season, Sánchez was added to the Mets 40–man roster.[5]

On August 10, 2020, Sánchez made his MLB debut.

References
  1. Toby Hyde (July 2, 2013). "July 2 Signings: Yeffry De Aza, Luis Silva and Ali Sanchez". SNY. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
  2. Tim Healey (August 30, 2018). "Andres Gimenez, Peter Alonso will play in Arizona Fall League". Newsday. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
  3. Tim Britton (November 19, 2019). "Which prospects should the Mets protect ahead of the Rule 5 Draft?". The Athletic. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
  4. Lindsay Kramer (July 31, 2019). "New catcher takes charge as Syracuse Mets rally for win". The Post-Standard. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
  5. Danny Abriano (November 20, 2019). "Mets add four prospects to 40-man roster to protect them from Rule 5 Draft". SNY. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
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