{"id":362253,"date":"2025-12-22T18:56:10","date_gmt":"2025-12-22T18:56:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/362253\/"},"modified":"2025-12-22T18:56:10","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T18:56:10","slug":"yankees-sign-ex-red-sox-blue-jays-catcher-who-made-mlb-debut-with-mets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/362253\/","title":{"rendered":"Yankees sign ex-Red Sox, Blue Jays catcher who made MLB debut with Mets"},"content":{"rendered":"

The New York Yankees<\/a> currently have three left-handed-hitting catchers on their 40-man roster in Austin Wells, Ben Rice, and J.C. Escarra.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The small move they made last Wednesday may not fix their left-handedness problem, but it’s a start. According to the Yankees’ transaction log<\/a>, the AL East club signed catcher Ali Sanchez to a minor league contract, presumably with an invite to Major League spring training.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Sanchez turns 29 in January and played 12 games during the 2025 season – eight with the Toronto Blue Jays<\/a> and four with the Boston Red Sox<\/a>. He made his Major League debut with the New York Mets<\/a> in 2020.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Sanchez is unlikely to make the Opening Day roster\u00a0<\/p>\n

Unless an injury occurs, Sanchez has an uphill battle to crack the Yankees’ Opening Day roster out of spring training. They could continue to pursue a more experienced backstop in free agency or through a trade.\u00a0<\/p>\n

His best chance is to prove to manager Aaron Boone and the rest of New York’s coaching staff that he is an above-average defensive catcher. Otherwise, he will likely serve as depth at Triple-A Scranton\/Wilkes-Barre.\u00a0<\/p>\n

In 50 career games and 133 plate appearances, Sanchez carries a .183\/.220\/.233 slash line with no home runs and a .454 OPS. He was the Mets’ No. 20-ranked prospect<\/a> on MLB Pipeline ahead of 2020.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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