June 12, 2018 Gary Sánchez has a.197 batting average on balls in play (BABIP), the second-lowest of any qualified hitter this year. All images are property the copyright holder and are displayed here for informational purposes only. 100 batted ball events), trailing Nelson Cruz (95.9), Giancarlo Stanton (95.1), Matt Holliday (94.7), Miguel Cabrera (94.5) Pedro Álvarez (94.2) and David Ortiz (94.2). It is not that a .193 batting average would be respectable, but it suggests that Sanchez was unlucky. • on 9/1, hit .179 (14-for-78) with 14R, 3 doubles, 4HR and 11RBI. Austin Barnes will be a top 10 fantasy catcher by year’s end. Gary Sanchez roster status changed by Charleston RiverDogs. Gary Sánchez. 59 prospect. ... Sanchez was 81 batting average points and 217 slugging percentage points below average. According to Elias, his 20HR were the most in Major League history by a player who did not hit one prior to 8/1 of that season…were tied for fourth-most ever by a Yankees rookie (Joe DiMaggio-29HR in 637AB in 1936, Joe Gordon-25HR in 458AB in 1938, Kevin Maas-21HR in 254AB in 1990, Lou Gehrig-20HR in 437AB in 1925 and Tom Tresh-20HR in 622AB in 1962)…did not homer prior to 8/10…Elias notes the only other Yankees to hit at least 20HR from 8/10 until the end of the season are Babe Ruth (25 in 1927) and Roger Maris (20 in 1961)…his 20HR from 8/10-10/2 were most in the Majors…his 53 games were fewest by any player who hit at least 20HR in a season in Major League history (previous was Giancarlo Stanton, 27HR in 74G in 2015). Become a Stathead & surf this site ad-free. New York Yankees sent C Gary Sanchez on a rehab assignment to GCL Yankees East. New York Yankees placed C Gary Sanchez on the 10-day injured list retroactive to April 11, 2019. .147 opponent’s batting average; Gerrit Cole 2020 regular-season stats, Gary Sanchez as catcher. In 71 games with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, hit .282 (80-for-284) with 39R, 21 doubles, 10HR and 50RBI…in 16 games in May with Scranton/WB, hit .358 (24-for-67) with 9R, 5 doubles, 4HR and 15RBI…was named to the International League Postseason All-Star Team…was named as the catcher on the MLB Pipeline 2016 Prospect Team of the Year after entering the season as the No. The Yankees’ ace went 5-1 with a 1.79 ERA and.165 batting average against in … Became the first catcher in Yankees history to record at least 20XBH in a calendar month (9 doubles, 11HR in August) and just the seventh Yankee overall to do so since 1962…was the third Yankees rookie to record at least 20XBH in a calendar month (fifth time), joining Joe DiMaggio (23 in May 1936 and 22 in August 1936) and Bob Meusel (20 in June 1920 and 24 in July 1920). The Yankees made the switch to the Cole-Higashioka battery in September. Trenton Thunder placed C Gary Sanchez on the 7-day disabled list. NEW YORK-- No player in baseball needed a good start to the 2021 season more than Gary Sanchez. His seventh and eighth HRs came in his 19th game (8/22 loss at Seattle), the fewest games by any Yankee to reach eight career home runs in franchise history…was his second career multi-HR game (and second in 6G)…became the fastest player in Yankees history (19G) to collect at least two multi-HR games…Starlin Castro also hit 2HR in the game, becoming the first pair of Yankees teammates to record multiple HRs in the same game since Robinson Canó and Curtis Granderson (2HR each) on 10/3/12 vs. Boston…collected his 25th career hit in the game, tied for the third-quickest player in Yankees history to reach 25H: Joe DiMaggio (14G), Oscar Azocar (17G) and Phil Rizzuto (19G)-credit: Elias…of those 25H, 13 went for extra bases (5 doubles, 8HR), becoming the first Yankee with at least 13XBH in his first 25H since Alfonso Soriano in 2001 (also 13XBH). Spent the season at Double-A Trenton, batting .270 (116-for-429) with 48R, 19 doubles, 13HR and 65RBI in 110 games…caught 37-of-95 (38.9%) potential base stealers, the second-highest caught stealing pct. Team: New York Yankees (majors) Born: December 2, 1992 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic do Debut: October 3, 2015 (Age 22-305d, 18,662nd in MLB history) vs. BAL 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB Following the season, was named the Yankees' third-best prospect by Baseball America… was also selected as an "Organization All-Star" by MiLB.com and a "Top 100 Prospect for the 2013 Season" by MLB.com, being named the No. All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. His 3.2 WAR (FanGraphs) led all Yankees position players and was tied with Michael Pineda for second on the team behind Masahiro Tanaka (4.6)…ranked fifth among Major League catchers and was tops in the AL (Jonathan Lucroy-4.5, Buster Posey-4.0, J.T. Reached base safely in 21 straight games from 8/14-9/6, the longest such streak by a Yankee since Chase Headley reached base safely in 22 consecutive games from 7/23-8/15/15…hit safely in 18 of the 21 games, batting .380/.473/.835 (30-for-79) with 14R, 6 doubles, 10HR, 17RBI, 13BB and 1SB over the streak. Gary Sánchez’s 15.6 K% We all know Gary Sánchez has prodigious power for a catcher. That's actually understating it, to some extent; that.197 mark would be the lowest BABIP of any qualified Yankees hitter in the last century. (1.304) and total bases (30)…tied for the league lead in HRs and ranked second in BA, OBP (.607) and RBI. Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders placed C Gary Sanchez on the temporarily inactive list. Gary Sanchez assigned to Staten Island Yankees from GCL Yankees. Following the season, was tabbed by Baseball America as the International League's "Best Defensive Catcher.". On … Left unsaid was a belief within the organization that Higashioka, a 30-year-old who has played in 72 big league games, has a career .186 batting average … In 2016 he would play 53 games, batting .299 at seasons end, Gary Sanchez … New York Yankees recalled Gary Sanchez from Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders. He finished the season hitting .329/.393/.543 with eight home runs and 43 runs batted in (RBIs) in 47 games. Placed second in AL "Rookie of the Year" voting behind Detroit's Michael Fulmer (142 total points), receiving four first-place votes, 23 second-place votes and two third-place votes (91 points)…was named on 29-of-30 ballots. New York Yankees selected the contract of Gary Sanchez from Trenton Thunder. Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders placed C Gary Sanchez on the 7-day disabled list retroactive to May 25, 2016. Free Agent: 2023, More Gary Sánchez Pages at Baseball Reference. do, Debut: Latest on New York Yankees catcher Gary Sanchez including complete game-by-game stats on ESPN in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Copyright © 2000-2021 Sports Reference LLC. in the EL...Was named to the EL’s Mid-Season All-Star Team after batting .270 (79-for-293) with 9HR and 45RBI in the first half...Following the season, was ranked by Baseball America as the No. Homered and recorded multiple hits in three straight home games from 8/16-26, batting .667 (8-for-12) with 6R, 1 double, 4HR and 9RBI in those three games…became the first Yankee with multiple hits and at least 1HR in three straight games at the current Yankee Stadium…was the second player overall to do so, joining Detroit's Miguel Cabrera (3G from 8/9-11/13)…homered in four straight home games from 8/16-27, the second player to accomplish the feat at the current Yankee Stadium (also Alex Rodríguez, 4G, 5/16-19/09). Was named AL "Player of the Week" for the period from 8/22-28-his second straight POTW award…became the first rookie in Major League history to win back-to-back POTW awards…was the first AL player with consecutive "Player of the Week" awards since Chicago-AL's Albert Belle in July 1998…hit .522 (12-for-23) with 7R, 3 doubles, 5HR and 9RBI in 6G during the week, leading the AL in extra-base hits (8), slugging pct. Gary Sanchez recorded his lowest batting average (.147) in the past five seasons and his strikeout rate (36%) ballooned to a career-high as well. Hit 10HR over a 12-game span from 8/14-27, becoming the first Yankee to accomplish the feat since Alex Rodríguez (10HR, 8/29-9/9/07)…had 9HR in 10G from 8/16-27, the first Yankee to do so since Tino Martinez (9HR, 4/5-15/05)-credit: Elias. New York Yankees placed C Gary Sanchez on the 10-day injured list. We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. September 4, 2017: C Gary Sanchez roster status changed by New York Yankees. Charleston RiverDogs activated C Gary Sanchez from the 7-day disabled list. Position: Catcher Bats: Right • Throws: Right 6-2, 230lb (188cm, 104kg) . Are you a Stathead, too? He also worked seamlessly with Deivi Garcia in his major league debut. Watch our How-To Videos to Become a Stathead, Subscribe to Stathead and get access to more data than you can imagine. I’m not saying Will Smith (the Dodgers’ … It’s been a rough 2020 season for Sanchez and his stats in the box score prove it. Sánchez signed with the New York Yankees as an international free agent in July 2009, receiving a $3 million signing bonus. Made his first career start at C and was 1-for-4 with 1 double, 2RBI and 1BB in 8/5 win vs. Cleveland, collecting his first Major League RBI with a fifth-inning double…threw out two runners trying to steal, the most CS by a Yankees catcher since Brian McCann had 3CS on 8/17/15 vs. Minnesota. C Gary Sanchez assigned to Toros del Este. 50% games at C) prior to his age-28 season and one of just two Yankees to accomplish the feat (Yogi Berra-six)...Is the first Yankee to have more RBI than hits in a season (min. In 2016 and 2017 (when Sanchez was at his best), his batting average on balls in play was over.300. May 5, 2017 Javascript is required for the selection of a player. New York Yankees activated C Gary Sanchez from the 10-day injured list. C Gary Sanchez assigned to FSL North Division All-Stars. Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2016 season In terms of counting stats, Sanchez totaled ten home runs, 19 runs, and 24 RBI in 178 plate appearances. Was intentionally walked in the seventh and ninth innings on 8/24 win at Seattle…became the first Yankee to draw 2IBB in a game since Robinson Canó on 7/5/13 vs. Baltimore…the only Yankee since 1913 with 2IBB in a game earlier in his career than Sánchez (21st game) was Joe Gordon, who had 2IBB in his 19th career game on 6/15/38 at Chicago-AL. C Gary Sanchez assigned to EAS Eastern Division All-Stars. Became the first rookie in Yankees history to homer in four straight games (9/17-21, 5HR total)-credit:Elias. Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction? New York Yankees sent C Gary Sanchez on a rehab assignment to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders. Hand injury. New York Yankees placed C Gary Sanchez on the 10-day disabled list. New York Yankees placed C Gary Sanchez on the 10-day disabled list. Join our linker program. A history of the Sports Reference Sponsorship System, Every Sports Reference Social Media Account, Site Last Updated: Sunday, April 18, 3:29AM. Total Zone Rating and initial framework for Wins above Replacement calculations provided by Sean Smith. Made his season debut in 5/13 loss vs. Chicago-AL, starting at DH and going 0-for-4…at 23 years, 163 days old, became the fifth-youngest player to start at DH for the Yankees-Jesús Montero (14 starts at age 21), Terry Whitfield (1GS at age 22), Juan Bernhardt (2GS at age 22) and Nick Johnson (3GS at age 22, 3GS at a "younger" 23). Left calf strain. Position: Catcher Bats: Right • Throws: Right 6-2, 230lb (188cm, 104kg) . December 2, 1992 New York Yankees activated C Gary Sanchez. Through 10 Grapefruit League appearances, Sanchez has looked more like the 2016-17 version of himself batting.286 with three tape-measure homers and … 36 overall prospect in all of Baseball. Some defensive statistics Copyright © Baseball Info Solutions, 2010-2021. Gary Sanchez Getty Images. 2 prospect in the AFL...Following the season, was ranked by Baseball America as the No. Was named the AL "Player of the Month" and "Rookie of the Month" for August after batting .389/.458/.832 (37-for-95) with 20R, 9 doubles, 11HR, 21RBI and 11BB in 24G…was the first Yankees catcher ever to win either award…was the first Yankee to win "Player of the Month" since Curtis Granderson in August 2011 and the first Yankee to win "Rookie of the Month" since Robinson Canó in September 2005…was the first Yankee to win both awards in the same month and the first AL player to do so since Chicago-AL's José Abreu won both in July 2014…was the first catcher to be named the AL Player of the Month since Joe Mauer in May 2009, his AL MVP-winning season…was the first catcher in the AL to win both awards in the same month. Hit his 20th career home run in his 51st game on 9/27, tying Wally Berger (1930 Boston Braves) for the fastest by any player to reach 20HR in Major League history. June 25, 2018: New York Yankees placed C Gary Sanchez on the 10-day disabled list. Hit three-run HR and solo HR-his third two-homer game of the season-and was 3-for-4 with 3R, a career-high 5RBI and 1BB in 9/21 win at Tampa Bay…were his 18th and 19th career HRs (in his 45th career game) on 9/21, becoming the fastest player in Baseball history to reach each of those HR marks (previous fastest to both marks was Wally Berger in 1930-18th HR in his 47th game and 19th HR in his 51st game)…became the fifth player in Baseball history to collect at least three multi-HR games in his first 45 career games (also José Abreu, Zeke Bonura, Russell Branyan and Mark Quinn) and the first Yankee to do so. October 3, 2015 New York Yankees invited non-roster C Gary Sanchez to spring training. Hit .232 (92-for-396) with 62R, 12 doubles, 34HR, 1 triple, 77RBI and 40BB in 106 games with the Yankees..led all Major League catchers in homers..surpassed his own 2017 club record (33) for homers in a season by a Yankees catcher (min. New York Yankees catcher Gary Sanchez has a .121 batting average and 46.7 percent strikeout rate through 107 plate appearances in 2020. League Batting 2021 ... + View Fielder Positioning for Gary Sanchez. New York Yankees optioned C Gary Sanchez to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders. Hit .186 (60-for-323) with 51R, 17 doubles, 18HR, 53RBI and 46BB in 89 games (74 starts at C, 12 at DH)...Posted a 3.47 catcher's ERA…threw out 12-of-40 potential base stealers (30.0%)...Had at least 3RBI in six of the Yankees' first 29 games (3/29-5/1), becoming the fourth Yankee (fifth time) accomplish the feat (Gehrig-8G in 1934, Ruth-6G in 1926, '32, Rodriguez-6G in 2007)...Each of his first 7H went for extra bases (4 doubles, 3HR)…had a streak of eight straight extra-base hits from 4/22-29 (4 doubles, 4HR)…of his final 48H of the season (beginning on 4/22), 28 went for extra bases (13 doubles, 15HR)...Missed two games (4/7-8) with right calf cramps…was removed from 4/6 loss vs. Baltimore during the top of the 14th with the injury...Hit two two-run HRs in 4/11 win at Boston…was his eighth career two-homer game (first since 9/10/17 at Texas)...Reached base safely in a season-high 13 straight games from 4/22-5/4, collecting 15R, 6HR and 15RBI over the span...Homered five times over an eight-game stretch from 4/24-5/1…hit 9HR from 4/24-5/19, tied for the second-most HR in the Majors over the span...Hit solo HR and two-run HR in 4/24 win vs. Minnesota (in his 196th career game)…was his ninth career multi-HR game and second of the season (also 4/11 at Boston)…are the most multi-HR games in a player's first 196G in Major League history (next: Ryan Braun, Aaron Judge, and Mark McGwire, seven each)...Hit ninth-inning three-run "walk-off" HR in 4/26 win vs. Minnesota…was his first career "walk-off" hit…since 2003, was the Yankees' third "walk-off" HR when trailing by at least 2R: also Mark Teixeira on 9/28/16 vs. Boston (grand slam off Joe Kelly, down 3-1) and Chris Young on 9/11/14 vs. Tampa Bay (three-run HR off Jake McGee, down 4-2)...Hit two-run HR in the fourth inning to account for all of the Yankees offense in 4/29 win at Los Angeles-AL…was the first Yankee to drive in all the runs in a winning effort with one homer since Greg Bird hit a solo HR in a 1-0 win in 2017 ALDS Game 3 vs. Cleveland, and the first to do it in the regular season since Brett Gardner hit a three-run HR in the ninth inning of a 3-2 win on 5/5/17 at Chicago-NL...Hit ninth-inning, game-winning three-run HR to break a scoreless tie on 5/1 at Houston…was the seventh Yankee since 1974 to homer to break a scoreless tie in the ninth inning or later, the first since Chris Young hit a solo HR in the 11th inning on 9/12/14-G1 at Baltimore…only three of those HRs were hit on the road (also Cecil Fielder's solo HR in the 10th inning on 8/2/96 at Kansas City); the Yankees lost both Young's and Fielder's games...Hit his 63rd career home run on 5/12 vs. Oakland…came in his 212th career game, tied with Aaron Judge, Mark McGwire and Rudy York for the most home runs through 212 games in Major League history...Recorded his 10th career multi-HR game on 5/19 at Kansas City (in his 216th career game)…is the fastest to reach the mark in Baseball history (previous: Bob Horner-267th career game)…is one of four Yankees with 10 multi-HR game at age 25 or younger, joining Joe DiMaggio (17), Mickey Mantle (14) and Lou Gehrig (13)…was 4-for-5 with 2R, 1 double and 3RBI in the game, tying his career high in hits (also 8/10/16 at Boston)...Snapped an 0-for-19 stretch with a two-run fifth-inning single on 5/30…were his first RBI since 5/19 at Kansas City (3RBI)…his eight-game stretch without an RBI was the second-longest of his career (10G from 8/28-9/8/16)…had two additional eight-game streaks without an RBI from 6/2-14 and 9/12-22...Hit solo HR in 6/16 win vs. Tampa Bay, his first HR since 5/19 at Kansas City…snapped a career-long 18-game homerless stretch (5/21-6/15) that spanned 66AB…drove in a run in consecutive games for the first time since 4/28-29...Was placed on the 10-day disabled list from 6/25-7/19 with a right groin strain (missed 20 team games)…was removed from 6/24 loss at Tampa Bay with the injury…played three rehab games with Triple-A Scranton/WB...Was placed back on the 10-day disabled list with a recurrence of his right groin strain from 7/24-9/1 (missed 37 team games)…played five rehab games (one with the GCL Yankees East and four with Triple-A Scranton/WB)...In 23 games after coming off the D.L. 50.0% of games at C)...Became the first catcher with multiple 30HR seasons (33HR in 2017) since Atlanta's Javy Lopez in 1998 (34HR) and 2003 (43HR)..is one of four catchers all-time with multiple 30HR seasons prior to his age-27 season (Johnny Bench-3, Mike Piazza-2, Rudy York-2)... Hit a career-high 19HR with exit velocities of at least 110.0 mph (Statcast), tied with the Mets' Pete Alonso for most in the Majors...Hit .364 (20-for-55) with 10HR and 22RBI in 14 games against the Orioles..homered in five straight games against Baltimore from 4/7-5/22 (7HR), the ninth player in Orioles/Browns history to do so in a single season..hit 7HR in 7G at Camden Yards..according to STATS, LLC, became the fourth Yankee to hit at least 6HR in his first 5G in a ballpark in one season, joining Lou Gehrig (7HR at League Park in 1930), Babe Ruth (6HR at Shibe Park in 1930) and Tony Lazzeri (6HR at Shibe Park in 1936)..is the first visiting player to record at least 4RBI in three consecutive games (4/7-5/21) against the Baltimore Orioles franchise since RBI became an official stat in 1920..according to the YES Network, with Gleyber Torres hitting 13HR vs. the O's, became the 10th set of teammates in Major League history (fifth set of Yankees) to hit at least 9HR against the same team in a single season and the first since San Francisco's Barry Bonds and Rich Aurilia (9HR each) in 2001 vs. Arizona..the last set of Yankees to do so was Mickey Mantle (11HR) and Roger Maris (9HR) in 1961 vs. the Washington Senators...Hit 24HR prior to the All-Star break, the most ever by a Yankees catcher before the break (surpassed Yogi Berra-18HR in 1956)..was the first Major League catcher to hit 24HR prior to the break since the Rangers' Iván Rodríguez (26) and Mets' Mike Piazza (24) in 2000...Through 50 team games (Game 1 on 5/25), hit 15HR..with Gleyber Torres (12HR) and Luke Voit (13HR), became the second trio in Yankees history to reach 12HR apiece by the club's 50th game of the season, joining Mickey Mantle (21HR), Yogi Berra (16HR) and Hank Bauer (13HR) in 1956 (credit: STATS, LLC. And it’s also worth noting that a batter’s “average” doesn’t necessarily make him worthless. After all, he was able to hit 10 homers last year in a short season even with a batting average … While Sanchez had a putrid batting average of .147, his expected average was .046 points higher. New York Yankees sent C Gary Sanchez on a rehab assignment to Charleston RiverDogs. Collected his first Major League hit with a single off Hansel Robles to lead off the bottom of the seventh inning in 8/3 win vs. the Mets…since 2012, the only Yankees younger than Sánchez (23 years, 245 days) at the time of their first Major League hit were Ramón Flores (23y, 66d in 2015), Greg Bird (22y, 279d in 2015) and John Ryan Murphy (22y, 112d in 2013). Right groin strain. He stole a base and also scored. Logos were compiled by the amazing SportsLogos.net. Left groin strain. Trenton Thunder activated C Gary Sanchez from the 7-day disabled list. Much of the play-by-play, game results, and transaction information both shown and used to create certain data sets was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. New York Yankees activated C Gary Sanchez from the 10-day disabled list. We sell authentic Yankees, MLB, NFL, NBA, NHL and general golf items online and out of our Hoboken, NJ golf shop. Many thanks to him. With Brian McCann (also 20HR), the Yankees became the third team in Major League history to have two players, who each played at least half of their games at C, hit at least 20HR in the same season…joined the 1965 Milwaukee Braves (Joe Torre-27HR/Gene Oliver-21HR) and the 1961 Yankees (Elston Howard-21HR/Johnny Blanchard-21HR). 4 spot in the starting lineup since Bobby Murcer (23y, 101d) on 8/29/69. All rights reserved. In his first 64 games behind the plate (through 8/4), permitted 12 passed balls in 553.2 innings (1PB every 46.1 innings) and threw out just 27.8% of attempted base stealers (10-of-36)…over his final 40 games from 8/8 (when he returned from three days off defensively), allowed just four passed balls in 327.1 innings (1PB every 81.8 innings) and threw out 45.0% of base stealers (9-for-20)... His 33HR were a single-season career high and most ever by a catcher (min. Before the 2010 season, Baseball America ranked him as the Yankees' seventh-best prospect. Find out more. Hit .299/.376/.657 (60-for-201) with 34R, 12 doubles, 20HR and 42RBI in 53 games (36 starts at C, 17 at DH) over two stints with the Yankees (5/13-14 and 8/3-10/2)…threw out 12-of-31 potential base stealers (38.7%). Comparing Sanchez to the 40-year-old Erik Kratz, he caught in 8 games in August with no errors or passed balls, and hit .300. Hit his 11th career home run in his 23rd career game (8/27 win vs. Baltimore), becoming the fastest player in Major League history to reach the mark (previous: Boston's George Scott in 1966 in his 26th career game). As it stood at the end of the season and postseason, back up catcher Kyle Higashioka was a better catcher all around then Sanchez. Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders activated C Gary Sanchez from the temporarily inactive list. Trenton Thunder placed C Gary Sanchez on the temporarily inactive list. Sanchez had a strong bounce-back season in 2019, recovering the power production that appeared lost for a lot of 2018 while finding some middle ground with his batting average after two radical swings the prior two seasons. Realmuto-3.5 and Wilson Ramos-3.5)…led all AL rookies and ranked fifth among Major League rookies in WAR (Corey Seager-7.5, Jon Gray-3.7, Trea Turner-3.3 and Kenta Maeda-3.3). Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. Signed thru 2021, 1 yr/$6.35M (21), Service Time (01/2021): 4.086 Strained right biceps. Instead, what they have gotten from Sanchez is a miserable .186 batting average from 2017 to a .147 batting average in 2020 and, at best, a suspect ability to be a quality catcher. On August 18, 2010, he was promoted to the Staten Island Yankees of the Class A-Short Season New York–Penn League. New York Yankees recalled C Gary Sanchez from Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders. Statcast Rankings. Exceeded rookie limits during 2016 season, 2021 Contract Status: Was 0-for-2 in two games in his only stint with the Yankees (9/12-10/4)...made his Major League debut in 10/3 Game 1 loss at Baltimore, going 0-for-1 as a ninth-inning pinch-hitter for Greg Bird...Was on the Yankees' active roster for the AL Wild Card Game vs. Houston, but did not play...Began the season with Double-A Trenton, batting .262 (61-for-233) with 33R, 14 doubles, 12HR and 36RBI in 58 games...Was promoted to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on 7/18 and hit .295 (39-for-132) with 17R, 9 doubles, 6HR and 26RBI in 35 games...was on the minor league disabled list from 8/27-9/9 (hamstring)...Appeared in three playoff games for the RailRiders, batting .182 (2-for-11) with 1R, 1RBI and 2BB...Started at catcher for the World Team in the All-Star Futures Game, going 1-for-2 with 1 double...Attended spring training with the Yankees, batting .111 (1-for-9) with 1R, 1HR and 2RBI in six games...Following the season, played for the Surprise Saguaros of the Arizona Fall League, batting .295 (26-for-88) with 16R, 6 doubles, 1 triple, 7HR and 21RBI in 22 games...led the league in home runs, extra-base hits (14) and total bases (55), tied for first in RBI, ranked second in slugging percentage (.625) and was tied for third in runs scored....was an AFL Fall Stars Game selection and was named MVP of the game after going 1-for-3 with 1HR and 2RBI...was AFL "Batter of the Week" for the period from 10/19-24, batting .421 with 2HR, 16 total bases and a league-leading 9RBI...was tabbed by Baseball America as the No. Hit .147 (23-for-156) with 19R, 4 doubles, 10HR, 24RBI and 18BB in 49 games with the Yankees…ranked third among all Major League catchers in homers…of his 23H, 14 went for extra bases (4 doubles, 10HR)...Reached the 10HR plateau for the fifth straight season…is one of 20 catchers all time with at least five 10HR seasons (min. News : Gary Sanchez went 1-for-3 at the plate on Saturday afternoon as the Yankees lost to the Rays by a 4-0 score. Do you have a blog? Notes: The Date / Box field has a link to the box score from the game being described. His batting average did trend upward toward the … Hit 11HR in 24G in August, a Yankees rookie record for HRs in a calendar month and the most in a month by a Major League rookie since Milwaukee's Ryan Braun hit 11HR in July 2007…were the most by an AL rookie since Oakland's Mark McGwire hit 15HR in May 1987…was two shy of the single-month high for any Major Leaguer in 2016 (tied with seven others for third), trailing Minnesota's Brian Dozier (13HR in August) and Detroit's Justin Upton (12HR in September)…were the most in a month by a Yankee since Alfonso Soriano hit 11HR in August 2013. Gary Sanchez 2021 Game by Game Batting Logs. Explore all {Team} MLB player stats - including batting average, RBIs, home runs & more! Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders placed C Gary Sanchez on the 7-day disabled list. Many historical player head shots courtesy of David Davis. Hit his 16th career home run in his 43rd game in 9/18 win at Boston, becoming the second-fastest player in Baseball history to reach the 16HR mark (Wally Berger-1930, 41G). 100PA) since Oscar Gamble in 1984 (23H, 27RBI)—credit: Elias...Hit his first HR of the year—a two-run shot in the seventh inning—and was 1-for-4 in 8/6 loss at Philadelphia… the HR extended the club’s franchise record 12-game HR streak to start a season…was his first HR since his 2HR on 9/3/19 vs. Texas...Homered in three straight games from 8/12-15…marked the sixth time in his career he homered in at least three straight games and first since 6/19-21/19…the final of the three homers (8/15 vs. Boston) was the 109th of his career and came in his 389th career game, the second-highest total through 389 games in Major League history (Ryan Howard-119HR)...Hit a solo HR on 8/18 vs. Tampa Bay…was the 110th home run of his career and came in his 392nd career game, the second-highest total through 392 games in Major League history (Ryan Howard-120HR)…was his fifth career HR off LHP Blake Snell, the most Snell has allowed to any batter (next: 3HR to Jose Altuve) and matching his most off any pitcher (also 5HR vs. David Price)...Hit a pinch-hit grand slam to break a 1-1 tie in the eighth inning of Game 2 on 8/30 vs. the Mets…marked his first career pinch-hit home run and his second career grand slam (also 4/27/19 at San Francisco)…was the first extra-inning, pinch-hit grand slam in franchise history…was the Yankees’ first pinch-hit homer since Mike Ford on 9/14/19 at Toronto and the Yankees’ first pinch-hit grand slam since Stephen Drew on 4/13/15 at Baltimore…was the Yankees’ first grand slam in extra innings since Bobby Abreu hit one in the 10th inning on 9/24/08 at Toronto…was his 111th career home run and came in his 399th career game, the second-highest total through 399G in Major League history (Ryan Howard-122HR)...Had three multi-hit games in 2020, all coming over his final nine games of the season (first on 9/17)...Homered in consecutive games (9/17-18) for the second time in 2020 (also three straight from 8/12-15)...Hit a solo HR in the seventh inning on 9/17 vs. Toronto (2-for-4, 2R, 1 double, 1HR, 2RBI)…was his first multi-hit game since 9/3/19 vs. Texas (also 2H)…was his 114th career home run, surpassing Thurman Munson (113) on the Yankees’ all-time HR list...Hit a game-tying solo HR with two outs in the ninth inning on 9/18 at Boston…was his first career game-tying HR in the ninth inning or later…was his 115th career home run and came in his 414th career game…marked the third-most homers through 414 games in Major League history behind Ryan Howard (129) and teammate Aaron Judge (119)…also tied Curtis Granderson for 37th place on the Yankees’ all-time home runs list...Walked a career-high three times on 9/26 vs. Miami…had not walked in his previous nine games (9/15-25), the second-longest streak of his career without a walk (15G from 9/27/17-4/13/18)...Was 1-for-8 with 1R, 1HR and 3RBI in three postseason games…broke a 6-6 tie with two-run HR in sixth inning in ALWCS Game 2, his 28th career playoff game…became the seventh Yankee to hit at least 7HR in his first 28 career postseason games, joining Aaron Judge (9HR), Mickey Mantle (9HR), Lou Gehrig (9HR), Bernie Williams (8HR), Bill Skowron (7HR) and Babe Ruth (7HR)…Giancarlo Stanton joined the group later in 2020…also hit a game-tying sacrifice fly in the ninth inning of the eventual 10-9 Yankees series-clinching win...Following the season, played for Toros del Este of the Dominican Winter League, batting .245 (13-for-53) with 5R, 4 doubles, 2HR, 10RBI and 6BB in 15 games. 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