Alejandro “Alex” Sanabia (born September 8, 1988) is a right-handed pitcher for the Saraperos de Saltillo of the Mexican League.

As a senior in 2006, Sanabia earned first-team All-CIF San Diego Section Division II honors and was named the Metro Conference Pitcher of the Year.

[2][3] Prior to playing professionally, Sanabia attended Castle Park High School in Chula Vista, California.

[4] Sanabia made his major league debut on June 24, 2010, pitching 3+1⁄3 innings in relief and posting an ERA of 5.40 against the Baltimore Orioles.

He finished the 2012 season with the Zephyrs going 6-7 with a 4.06 ERA, a 1.31 WHIP, in 88+2⁄3 innings pitched, with 24 walks, 63 strikeouts in 17 games started.

On April 5, 2013, Sanabia made his first start since 2011, pitching 6 shutout innings against the New York Mets and picking up the win.

In a May 20 start against the Philadelphia Phillies, Sanabia gained infamy for spitting on the baseball and proceeding to throw it, something he claimed he didn't know was illegal.

Sanabia's next start, against the White Sox, was limited to 4 innings due to groin injury, and he was placed on the disabled list, and his season was ended.

His 2014 minor league stats with Reno and the Triple–A New Orleans Zephyrs were a combined 7–5 record, a 4.70 ERA, a 1.49 WHIP, and 104 strikeouts in 134 innings pitched.

[16] Sanabia pitched to a 4.34 ERA in 12 appearances split between the Triple-A Syracuse Mets and Double-A Binghamton Rumble Ponies.

Sanabia made 5 starts for Gastonia to round out the year, posting a pristine 3–0 record and 0.93 ERA with 27 strikeouts in 29 innings pitched.