Ángel Sánchez (pitcher)

Ángel Luis Sánchez (born November 28, 1989) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent.

He made his professional debut with the Single-A Great Lakes Loons in the Midwest League in 2011, where he was 8–4 in 20 games (16 starts) with a 2.82 ERA.

[1] On July 6, 2013, he was traded to the Miami Marlins (along with Josh Wall and Steve Ames) in exchange for Ricky Nolasco.

On June 13, 2014, Sánchez was claimed off waivers by the Tampa Bay Rays and optioned to the Double-A Montgomery Biscuits.

[5] On July 2, 2014, Sánchez was claimed off waivers by the Chicago White Sox and assigned to the High-A Winston-Salem Dash.

[8] He split the 2015 season between Altoona and the Triple-A Indianapolis Indians, pitching to a cumulative 13-2 record and 2.69 ERA between the two teams.

On December 6, 2019, Sánchez signed a multi-year contract with the Yomiuri Giants of Nippon Professional Baseball.

After taking the 2022 season off, on January 16, 2023, Sanchez signed a minor league contract with the San Diego Padres organization.

[13] He spent the year with the Triple–A El Paso Chihuahuas, also appearing in two games for the rookie–level Arizona Complex League Padres.