Will catcher Gary Sanchez (31), who has become a ‘free body’, eat rice with Shohei Ohtani (29, LA Angels)?
John Heyman of the New York Post reported on the 4th (Korean time) that the Angels are one of the clubs interested in Sanchez. Sanchez, who signed a minor league contract with the San Francisco Giants this offseason, included an “opt-out” clause that would make him a free agent if he wasn’t added to the 40-man roster by May 1. And he was released as a free agent while exercising his actual rights.
A native of the Dominican Republic, Sanchez was once an all-star catcher representing the New York Yankees. He hit 33 home runs in 2017 and was 메이저놀이터 named All-Star and Silver Slugger, and ranked 22nd in the American League Most Valuable Player voting. In 2019, he hit 34 homers, his personal best in a season, and was selected as an All-Star for the second time in his career. However, after 2020, his individual performance fell due to a sluggish performance due to injuries. The same was true even after wearing a Minnesota Twins uniform in a trade in March 2022. This season, he had a batting average of 0.164 (9 hits in 55 at-bats) in Triple-A, a minor league affiliated with San Francisco.
The Angels need to reinforce their position as two catchers (Logan Ohoff and Max Stacy) are currently on the injured list. Angels coach Phil Nevin worked as a Yankees coaching staff for five years from 2017 and knows Sanchez better than anyone else. In addition, Angels hitting coach Marcus Thames and assistant coach Jason Brown are also familiar with Sanchez during his Yankees days. Sanchez’s career record in the major leagues (MLB) is a batting average of 0.225 with 154 home runs and 401 RBIs in 666 games.