Adrián Sánchez (baseball)

Adrián Arturo Tomas Sánchez (born August 16, 1990) is a Venezuelan Colombian former professional baseball infielder.

[2] After starting the 2017 season with Double-A Harrisburg, hitting .250 with a home run and three RBIs,[2] Sánchez moved up to Triple-A Syracuse.

[4] He made his major league debut on June 30 against the St. Louis Cardinals, pinch-running for Stephen Drew and playing shortstop for one inning.

[5] On July 1, Sánchez got his first major league at-bat as a pinch-hitter with the bases loaded and the Nationals trailing by a run with two outs in the ninth inning.

After working the count full against Cardinal's reliever Matt Bowman, Sánchez took a pitch well outside, believing it was ball four for what would have been a game-tying walk.

[6] On July 7, inserted on a double switch to play shortstop in the tenth inning, Sánchez lined a single up the middle off reliever Ian Krol of the Atlanta Braves for his first MLB hit.

[7] At bat against Jeurys Familia of the New York Mets in an August 26, 2017, game, Sánchez reacted to an errant pitch well inside by attempting to bunt the ball away from him, but instead foul-tipped it back into his chest, sending him to the ground.

[9] He did not appear in another game before being optioned back to Triple-A Syracuse on August 29, as Turner was activated from the 60-day disabled list.

[14] When the Nationals reactivated third baseman Anthony Rendon from the 10-day disabled list on May 5, they made room for him on the roster by optioning Sánchez back to Syracuse.

[14][20] In the minors in 2018, Sánchez appeared in 70 games for Syracuse, hitting .234 with 15 doubles, two triples, four home runs, 27 RBIs, and six stolen bases,[19] and in his five=game rehabilitation stint with the Gulf Coast League Nationals he hit .467 with two doubles, a triple, a home run, and four RBIs.

[20] Sánchez made no appearances for Washington before the Nationals optioned him to Double-A Harrisburg on April 7,[19] in time for Harrisburg′s season to begin the following day.

The Nationals finished the 2019 year with a 93-69 record, clinching a wild card spot, and eventually won the World Series over the Houston Astros.

On June 6, 2021, in a road loss to the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park Sánchez broke the one day record for players, by eating 10.5 Cheesesteaks.

[28] He spent the entire 2022 season with Triple-A Rochester, playing in 79 games and hitting .239/.291/.350 with 2 home runs, 29 RBI, and 3 stolen bases.