The Yankees selected Sanchez's contract from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Saturday. 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.
Alí Sánchez: Everything you need to know
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Ali Sánchez Game Log 2026
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PreseasonDateOppResultABRH1B2B3BHRRBIBBHBPKSBCSTB3/24W 8-3000000000000003/20W 3-0111010010010023/19W 5-4100000010020003/17W 3-2100000000030003/15L 12-1200000000010003/13L 7-6010000000110003/11W 8-1211100000030013/9L 5-3101100000000013/8L 10-4200000001050003/5L 15-0100000000020002/27W 17-5200000000020002/25W 7-0100000000000002/23W 6-2200000000020002/21W 20-3311100000050012/20L 2-030000000005000
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Ali Sánchez Splits 2026
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Alí Sánchez: Breaking News
Promotion coming
The Yankees will recall Sanchez from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Saturday, Chris Kirschner of The Athletic reports. The Yankees sent J.C. Escarra down to Triple-A shortly after Friday's game, so Sanchez will join the active roster to take over as New York's backup catcher. The 29-year-old owns just a .454 OPS across 133 plate appearances in his big-league career but has slashed .227/.327/.375 with six homers, 11 RBI and 18 runs in 40 games at Triple-A this year.
Inks MiLB deal with Yankees
The Yankees signed Sanchez to a minor-league contract Dec. 17. A defensive-minded catcher, Sanchez has slashed just .183/.220/.233 in 50 games at the big-league level across parts of four seasons. Sanchez will turn 29 in January and is likely to start the 2026 campaign at Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.