ESPN: A two-time Yankees All-Star joins a rival division
A former New York Yankees All-Star is making a comeback to the AL East.
Gary Sanchez, a free agent catcher, is signing with the Baltimore Orioles, according to a report published on Saturday by Jon Heyman of the New York Post. Heyman adds that Sanchez will receive a one-year contract for $8.5 million from Baltimore.
The right-handed The 32-year-old Sanchez started his Major League Baseball career with the Yankees, where he was named an All-Star thrice and won the Silver Slugger Award in 2017. However, Sanchez has turned into a mercenary who moves between teams on a year-to-year basis since departing New York following the 2021 season. After three seasons, the Orioles will be Sanchez’s sixth Major League Baseball franchise.
In 89 games last season, Sanchez hit.220 with 11 home runs and 37 RBIs for the Milwaukee Brewers. He will now play for the Orioles, who earlier in the day had already acquired a player from a rival team in the same division.
