Last week, the New York Yankees signed the 37-year-old backup
infielder to a one-year, $600,000 contract. Sanchez’s deal was
subject to the 14-year veteran passing a physical and the
finalization of contract language. This will mark Sanchez’s second
stint with the Yankees, who previously acquired him from the
Chicago Cubs on Aug. 16, 1997, for minor league righthander Frisco
Parotte. During that season, Sanchez hit .312 with one homer and 15
RBI in 38 games for New York.
Former Live Oak High standout Rey Sanchez is going back to the Big Apple.
Last week, the New York Yankees signed the 37-year-old backup infielder to a one-year, $600,000 contract.
Sanchez’s deal was subject to the 14-year veteran passing a physical and the finalization of contract language.
This will mark Sanchez’s second stint with the Yankees, who previously acquired him from the Chicago Cubs on Aug. 16, 1997, for minor league righthander Frisco Parotte.
During that season, Sanchez hit .312 with one homer and 15 RBI in 38 games for New York.
Sanchez, who will likely back up shortstop Derek Jeter and second baseman Tony Womack, spent 2004 with Tampa Bay and batted .246 with two homers and 26 RBI.
Sanchez has also played for the Chicago Cubs, San Francisco Giants, Kansas City Royals, Atlanta Braves, Boston Red Sox, Seattle Mariners and New York Mets.
Sanchez is a lifetime .271 hitter with 15 homers and 387 RBI.
A native of Puerto Rico, Sanchez played for Live Oak in the mid-1980s while visiting Morgan Hill as an exchange student.
Sanchez was drafted in the 13th round of the 1986 amateur draft, then made his Major League debut with the Cubs in 1991.
