Aaron Jacob Sanchez (born July 1, 1992) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent.

He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Toronto Blue Jays, Houston Astros, San Francisco Giants, Washington Nationals, and Minnesota Twins.

[4] Shipley's pitching career ended when he suffered a left shoulder injury; he then took a coaching position at Barstow Community College.

[5] Sanchez attended Barstow High School, where he posted a 7–0 win–loss record, 0.73 earned run average (ERA), and 104 strikeouts in 572⁄3 innings pitched.

[8] Sanchez spent the 2012 season with the Single-A Lansing Lugnuts, pitching to an 8–5 record, 2.49 ERA, and 97 strikeouts in 901⁄3 innings.

[10][11] He spent the 2013 minor league season with the Advanced-A Dunedin Blue Jays, posting a 4–5 win–loss record, 3.34 ERA, and 75 strikeouts in 861⁄3 innings.

[13] Sanchez went to Montreal with the Blue Jays for a two-game exhibition series on March 28 and 29 against the New York Mets and was the pitcher of record in the second game.

He started the 2014 season with the Double-A New Hampshire Fisher Cats, and was promoted to the Triple-A Buffalo Bisons on June 12.

[20] Sanchez made 24 appearances for the Blue Jays in 2014, and posted a 2–2 record with a 1.09 ERA, 27 strikeouts, 3 saves, and a 0.70 WHIP in 33 innings pitched.

After Marcus Stroman suffered a torn left ACL on March 10, Sanchez pitched in the rotation for the rest of spring training and earned the fifth starter spot to open the season.

Sanchez was ejected from a game against the Kansas City Royals on August 2, for hitting Alcides Escobar with a pitch after home plate umpire Jim Wolf had issued a warning in the first inning.

[28] Sanchez made 11 starts in the 2015 regular season and 30 relief appearances, earning a 7–6 record, 3.22 ERA, and 61 strikeouts in 921⁄3 innings.

In the Championship Series played against the Kansas City Royals, Sanchez made four scoreless relief appearances as the Blue Jays were eliminated from the postseason in six games.

[29] He entered spring training in competition for the fifth starter role with Gavin Floyd, Drew Hutchison, and Jesse Chavez.

Several members of the team and media, including Russell Martin and Hall-of-Famer John Smoltz, expressed their desire to see Sanchez remain in the rotation.

[21] On October 25, general manager Ross Atkins stated that the organization would not limit Sanchez's innings in the 2017 season.

[47] Sanchez was activated from the disabled list on April 30 and started that day against the Tampa Bay Rays, but lasted only one inning before leaving with a split fingernail.

[52] Sanchez made only 8 starts for the Blue Jays in 2017 due to blister and finger issues, finishing with a 1–3 record and a 4.25 ERA.

On January 12, 2018, Sanchez avoided salary arbitration with the Blue Jays by signing a one-year, $2.7 million contract.

On July 31, 2019, Sanchez was traded to the Houston Astros, along with Joe Biagini and Cal Stevenson, for outfielder Derek Fisher.

[57] On February 21, 2021, after sitting out the coronavirus-shortened 2020 season due to injury, Sanchez agreed to a one-year, $4M contract with the San Francisco Giants.

[68] On August 23, Sanchez was selected back to the major league roster to make a start against the Houston Astros.

After his debut and successful first season, the Barstow City Council declared October 20, 2014, to be "Aaron Sanchez Day".

[79] Sanchez is of Mexican descent, and is eligible to play for either the United States or Mexico at the World Baseball Classic.