Donny Sands (born May 16, 1996) is an American professional baseball catcher for the Toros de Tijuana of the Mexican League.

[1] Sands, whose mother is of Mexican descent, also spent time in his youth living in Ciudad Obregón in Sonora, Mexico.

After a year, Alma moved back to Mexico to find work, while Donny lived in her Toyota Camry and attended high school.

[4][2] In 2016, he committed 14 passed balls in 20 games in the GCL and with the Pulaski Yankees of the Rookie-level Appalachian League.

He committed eight passed balls in 2018, and played in the Arizona Fall League after the 2019 regular season.

[4] The Yankees added Sands to their 40-man roster to protect him from being exposed to the Rule 5 draft after the season.

[9] On November 19, 2021, the Yankees traded Sands and Nick Nelson to the Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for T. J. Rumfield and Joel Valdez.

[13] On January 7, 2023, the Phillies traded Sands, Matt Vierling, and Nick Maton to the Detroit Tigers in exchange for Gregory Soto and Kody Clemens.