Sánchez signed with the Tampa Bay Rays as an international free agent in June 2014.

[1] He made his professional debut in 2015 with the Dominican Summer League Rays and spent the whole season there, slashing .335/.382/.498 with four home runs and 45 RBIs in 61 games.

Sánchez played 2016 with the Gulf Coast Rays and Princeton Rays, compiling a combined .329 batting average with seven home runs, 39 RBIs, and a .900 OPS in 56 total games between the two teams, and 2017 with the Bowling Green Hot Rods[2] where he batted .305 with 15 home runs and 82 RBIs in 117 games.

Sánchez was also named the Charlotte Stone Crabs MVP for the 2018 season after batting .301/.331/.462 with ten home runs and 64 RBIs in ninety games.

[7] On July 31, 2019, Sánchez and Ryne Stanek were traded to the Miami Marlins in exchange for Nick Anderson and Trevor Richards.