Duaner Sánchez
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| Relief pitcher | |||
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Born: October 14, 1979 Cotuí, Dominican Republic |
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| MLB debut | |||
| June 14, 2002, for the Arizona Diamondbacks | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| May 14, 2009, for the San Diego Padres | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Win–loss record | 19–11 | ||
| Earned run average | 4.10 | ||
| Strikeouts | 214 | ||
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Duaner Sánchez (born October 14, 1979) is a retired Dominican-American professional baseball player. He is a right-handed relief pitcher. During his MLB career, Sánchez pitched for Arizona Diamondbacks, Pittsburgh Pirates, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Mets and San Diego Padres. He is known for his distinctive sports goggles he wears while pitching.
Sánchez was born October 14, 1979 in Cotuí, Dominican Republic. In 1996, Sánchez graduated from Francisco E. Carvajal High School.
In 1997, he was signed as an amateur free agent by the Arizona Diamondbacks and began his professional career in the Dominican Summer League.
On June 14, 2002, he made his major league debut, pitching a scoreless inning against the Detroit Tigers.
Three weeks later, he was traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates for pitcher Mike Fetters.
In 2003, he spent most of the season with the Triple-A Nashville Sounds. In 2002 and 2003, Sánchez made 15 appearances with one win and a 12.75 ERA.
After the 2003 season, he was claimed off waivers by the Los Angeles Dodgers. In 2004, he began to achieve success, working 80 innings in 67 games with a 3.38 ERA.
In August 2005, he became the Dodgers temporary closer, earning eight saves while Éric Gagné remained on the disabled list.
In January 2006, the Los Angeles Dodgers traded Sánchez to the New York Mets along with Steve Schmoll in exchange for Jae Weong Seo and Tim Hamulack. Sánchez started 2006 by throwing 18 scoreless innings in 15 games while setting up for Mets closer Billy Wagner.
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