Ali Sánchez#39

New York Yankees·BBRef

RSFree agentFLBNew York Yankees

Pos: C, P, 1B

B/T: R / R

Born: Jan 20, 1997 (29)

Height: 6' 0"

Weight: 200 lbs

Owned: 0.1%

From: Carora, Venezuela

Acquired: Int'l Free Agent

Ali Sánchez

#39

New York Yankees BBRef

RSFree agentFLBNew York Yankees

Position: C, P, 1B

Bats/Throws: R / R

Born: Jan 20, 1997 (29)

Height: 6' 0"

Weight: 200 lbs

Owned: 0.06%

From: Carora, Venezuela

G	AB	H	HR	RBI	R	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	K%	BB%
47	76	19	1	8	6	0	.250	.275	.316	.591	29.6%	1.2%

Sanchez went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run against the White Sox in a 9-5 win Monday.

Jul 28Rotowire

Sanchez went 0-for-3 with a pair of strikeouts in his first three plate appearances, but he redeemed himself in the eighth inning with a three-run blast to left field that increased New York's lead from two runs to five. The home run was the first of the journeyman's big-league career in his 75th regular-season game. The Yankees have faced a left-handed starter on four consecutive days, and Sanchez has started three of those contests, so he appears to be working on the short side of a platoon with Austin Wells behind the plate.

The Yankees activated Sanchez from the paternity leave list Friday.

Jun 26Rotowire

Sanchez missed the last three contests as he welcomed a new baby to the family. He's now ready to resume his role as the Yankees' backup catcher behind Austin Wells.

The Yankees placed Sanchez (wrist) on the paternity leave list Tuesday.

Jun 23Rotowire

Sanchez will be away from the club for a few days while welcoming a new baby to the family. The catcher exited Monday's contest versus the Tigers after being hit on the right wrist by a pitch. X-rays came back clean, but Sanchez still needs to undergo a CT scan, so it's possible he'll need to miss additional time after he's back from paternity leave.

Sanchez took X-rays immediately following his early departure from Monday's game which came back negative, Pete Caldera of The Bergen Record reports.

Jun 23Rotowire

After being replaced by Austin Wells in the top of the seventh, Sanchez's X-rays on his right wrist came back negative. Manager Aaron Boone said the catcher will go for a CT scan and is hopeful that this is just a "day to day thing."

The Yankees selected Sanchez's contract from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Saturday.

Jun 6Rotowire

The Yankees will swap out J.C. Escarra for Sanchez in an effort to find any sort of offensive production from the catcher position. Sanchez has posted just a .454 OPS in his MLB career but has been serviceable in the minors this year with a .227 batting average and .702 OPS through 147 plate appearances.

Poor

Below Avg

Average

Above Avg

Elite

Batting

xwOBA

.252

xBA

.237

xSLG

.306

Avg Exit Velo

83.1 mph

Barrel %

3.7%

Hard-Hit %

27.8%

LA Sweet-Spot %

51

33.3%

Bat Speed

70.2 mph

Squared-Up %

21.3%

Chase %

34.0%

Whiff %

22.7%

K %

29.6%

BB %

1.2%

Fielding

Range (OAA)

Arm Strength

Running

Sprint Speed

8

25.3 ft/s

Year	G	PA	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
2020NYM	5	10	9	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	.111	.200	.111	.311
2021STL	2	4	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	1.000	1.500
2024MIA	31	96	84	14	2	0	0	4	2	4	24	.167	.211	.190	.401
2025TOT ▼	12	23	23	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	6	.217	.217	.304	.521
2026NYY	47	81	76	19	2	0	1	8	0	1	24	.250	.275	.316	.591
Career	97	214	196	41	8	0	1	12	2	6	57	0.209	0.242	0.265	0.507
Year	G	PA	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS

Ali Sánchez#39

Ali Sánchez

2026 Season

Player News

Sanchez went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run against the White Sox in a 9-5 win Monday.

The Yankees activated Sanchez from the paternity leave list Friday.

The Yankees placed Sanchez (wrist) on the paternity leave list Tuesday.

Sanchez took X-rays immediately following his early departure from Monday's game which came back negative, Pete Caldera of The Bergen Record reports.

The Yankees selected Sanchez's contract from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Saturday.

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