Blue Jays sign former Miami Marlins catcher.
According to Sportsnet's Shi Davidi, the Blue Jays are in agreement with catcher Ali Sanchez on a minor-league deal with an invite to spring training.
Ali Sanchez, 27, spent 2024 in the Miami Marlins and Chicago Cubs organizations. He appeared in 31 MLB games with Miami, posting a .167/.211/.190 slash line with two doubles.
Sanchez appeared in 31 games with the Fish and tallied 96 plate appearances.
It was his third season with at least some big league action and by far the most playing time he's received in the majors to date.
Miami picked him up in a cash deal with the Cubs after Sanchez hit .240/.338/.388 in 41 games with Chicago's Triple-A affiliate, but the journeyman backstop only managed a .167/.211/.190 batting line during his brief run with the Marlins.
While Sanchez hasn't hit in 110 big league plate appearances, he's played in parts of five Triple-A seasons and owns a lifetime .270/.344/.400 batting line at that level.
As far as catchers go, that's solid production, particularly given his massive 40% caught-stealing rate and typically above-average framing marks in
In 48 triple-A games spent between the two franchises, Sanchez has a .672 OPS with three home runs.
Sanchez received solid blocking grades for his work behind the plate, per Baseball Savant.
A native of Carora, Venezuela, Sanchez has been playing pro baseball since 2014. He made his MLB debut with the New York Mets in 2020 and returned to the big leagues in 2021 with the St. Louis Cardinals.
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