Alex Sánchez (outfielder)

Alex Sánchez

Center fielder

Born: August 26, 1976 (age 40)
Havana, Cuba

Batted: Left

Threw: Left

MLB debut

June 15, 2001, for the Milwaukee Brewers

Last MLB appearance

July 23, 2005, for the San Francisco Giants

MLB statistics

Batting average

.296

Home runs

Runs batted in

111

Teams

Alexis Sánchez, (born August 26, 1976), is a former Major League Baseball outfielder. He played for the Milwaukee Brewers (2001–2003), the Detroit Tigers (2003–2005), the Tampa Bay Devil Rays (2005), and the San Francisco Giants (2005).

Sánchez immigrated from Cuba on a raft, in 1994, at the age of eighteen. He and his companions were picked up by the Coast Guard after three days at sea, they were detained at Guantanamo Bay. Sánchez stayed there for about 16 months, and afterwards settled in Miami, Florida. He became a United States citizen in late 2004. He is married with twin sons.

Sánchez attended Miami-Dade Community College. He was drafted 154th, in the 5th round of the 1996 MLB Entry Draft by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. In 2001, he was claimed off of waivers by the Milwaukee Brewers, and played his first game on June 15, 2001. Sánchez was the starting center fielder for the Brewers by 2002, but his erratic defensive play and poor attitude in the clubhouse got him traded to the Detroit Tigers during the 2003 season. In 2004 he was on pace to shatter the record for bunt hits in a season held by Brett Butler, but missed most of the second half with recurring leg injuries. On March 15, 2005, he was released by the Tigers, due mostly to his poor performance defensively. Shortly afterward he was reacquired by the Devil Rays.

On April 3, 2005, he became the first Major League Baseball player to be suspended for violating the league's newly adopted drug policy, which is designed to stop the use of anabolic steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs. He was suspended for 10 days without pay, an amount totaling to $32,787.

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