Jesús Sánchez#18

Arizona Diamondbacks·BBRef

RSFree agentFLBNew York Yankees

Pos: LF, RF, CF

B/T: L / R

Born: Oct 7, 1997 (28)

Height: 6' 3"

Weight: 222 lbs

Owned: 1.3%

From: Higuey, Dominican Republic

Acquired: Int'l Free Agent

Jesús Sánchez

#18

Arizona Diamondbacks BBRef

RSFree agentFLBNew York Yankees

Position: LF, RF, CF

Bats/Throws: L / R

Born: Oct 7, 1997 (28)

Height: 6' 3"

Weight: 222 lbs

Owned: 1.32%

From: Higuey, Dominican Republic

Acquired:

G	AB	H	HR	RBI	R	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	K%	BB%
99	269	70	8	35	24	1	.260	.318	.416	.734	23.4%	5.7%

The Diamondbacks claimed Sanchez off waivers from the Blue Jays on Monday, Alex Weiner of ArizonaSports.com reports.

5d agoRotowire

The Diamondbacks will take on the $6.8 million remaining of Sanchez's 2026 salary, and they'll retain his rights for 2027 as well, though he is a likely non-tender candidate. Sanchez has slashed .260/.318/.416 with eight home runs over 99 contests this season and will provide manager Torey Lovullo with another option in left field and at designated hitter.

The Blue Jays designated Sanchez for assignment Friday, Mitch Bannon of The Athletic reports.

1w agoRotowire

Sanchez was slashing .287/.324/.461 at the end of May, but he's managed just a .216/.308/.343 line since then while making a number of defensive gaffes, and he had started only three of the past 11 contests. His spot on the roster has been filled by Rudy Martin. With a $6.8 million salary, Sanchez is likely to clear waivers.

Sanchez is not in the Blue Jays' starting lineup against the Royals on Saturday.

2w agoRotowire

Sanchez has been in Toronto's starting lineup just twice over the last seven games despite the Blue Jays facing right-handed pitching in some of those contests. Myles Straw is starting in left field and batting ninth looks to be the preferred option in the outfield over Sanchez for the time being.

Sanchez is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Yankees.

3w agoRotowire

The left-handed hitter will head to the bench for the third time in four games while the Blue Jays face off against another lefty starter in Carlos Rodon. Daz Cameron will take Sanchez's spot in left field and bat seventh.

Sanchez is out of the lineup for Toronto's matchup with the Yankees on Sunday.

Aug 16Rotowire

With southpaw Ryan Weathers toeing the slab for the Yankees, Sanchez will sit out Sunday's series finale. Daz Cameron will make his season debut with Toronto in left field and bat seventh.

Poor

Below Avg

Average

Above Avg

Elite

Batting

xwOBA

.320

xBA

.255

xSLG

.419

Avg Exit Velo

90.7 mph

Barrel %

10.6%

Hard-Hit %

45.2%

LA Sweet-Spot %

31.7%

Bat Speed

73.6 mph

Squared-Up %

22.7%

Chase %

37.9%

Whiff %

27.7%

K %

23.9%

BB %

5.6%

Fielding

Range (OAA)

-8.00

Arm Strength

88.0 mph

Running

Sprint Speed

26.4 ft/s

Year by Year

Year	G	PA	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
2020MIA	10	29	25	1	1	0	0	2	0	4	11	.040	.172	.080	.252
2021MIA	64	251	227	57	8	2	14	36	0	20	78	.251	.319	.489	.808
2022MIA	98	343	313	67	14	3	13	36	1	26	92	.214	.280	.403	.683
2023MIA	125	402	360	91	23	3	14	52	3	38	107	.253	.327	.450	.777
2024MIA	149	537	489	123	25	1	18	64	16	41	140	.252	.313	.417	.730
2025TOT ▼	134	497	451	107	21	4	14	48	13	42	110	.237	.304	.395	.699
2026TOT ▼	103	308	278	72	18	0	8	35	1	17	73	.259	.315	.410	.725
Career	683	2367	2143	518	110	13	81	273	34	188	611	0.242	0.308	0.419	0.727
Year	G	PA	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS

Batting Splits

Statcast

Exit Velocity

Avg EV

90.7mph

Max EV

112.3mph

EV50

101.6mph

Hard Hit %

45.2%

Batted Ball

Launch Angle

11.2deg

Sweet Spot %

31.7%

Pull Air %

14.9%

Z-Contact %

79.9%

Barrels

Barrel %

10.6%

Sprint Speed

Speed

26.4ft/s

Bolts

HP to 1B

4.56sec

Defense

Position

OAA

-8

Runs Prevented

-8

Success Rate vs Exp

-6.0%

Based on Statcast tracking data

Expected Stats

Reliable(-0.002)

AVG

0.261vs0.255

+0.006

SLG

0.413vs0.419

-0.006

wOBA

0.318vs0.320

-0.002

Green = below expected (unlucky, buy-low candidate) · Red = above expected (lucky, regression risk).

Splits

Season:

vs Pitchers: Left-Handed

LHP

AVG

1.000

OBP

1.000

SLG

1.000

OPS

2.000

wOBA

0.890

ISO

0.000

vs Pitchers: Right-Handed

RHP

267

AVG

.276

OBP

.333

SLG

.448

OPS

.781

wOBA

0.337

ISO

0.172

Rolling Performance

Season Average

99 games

AVG

.260

OPS

.734

RBI

Last 7 Days

AVG

0.222

OPS

0.444

Last 14 Days

AVG

0.231

OPS

0.462

Last 30 Days

15G

AVG

0.214

OPS

0.464

Jesús Sánchez#18

Jesús Sánchez

2026 Season

Player News

The Diamondbacks claimed Sanchez off waivers from the Blue Jays on Monday, Alex Weiner of ArizonaSports.com reports.

The Blue Jays designated Sanchez for assignment Friday, Mitch Bannon of The Athletic reports.

Sanchez is not in the Blue Jays' starting lineup against the Royals on Saturday.

Sanchez is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Yankees.

Sanchez is out of the lineup for Toronto's matchup with the Yankees on Sunday.

Percentile Rankings

Year by Year

Batting Splits

Statcast

Exit Velocity

Batted Ball

Sprint Speed

Defense

Expected Stats

Spray Chart

Splits

vs Pitchers: Left-Handed

vs Pitchers: Right-Handed

Rolling Performance

Season Average

Last 7 Days

Last 14 Days

Last 30 Days