Jonathan Sanchez
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Sánchez in his first start with the Royals
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| Kansas City Royals – No. 59 | |||
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Born: November 19, 1982 Mayagüez, Puerto Rico |
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| MLB debut | |||
| May 26, 2006, for the San Francisco Giants | |||
| MLB statistics (through 2013 season) |
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| Win–loss record | 39–58 | ||
| Earned run average | 4.70 | ||
| Strikeouts | 796 | ||
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Jonathan Omar Sánchez (born November 19, 1982), nicknamed "The Kid," or "The Comeback Kid," is a Puerto Rican professional baseball pitcher in the Kansas City Royals organization. A left-handed starter, Sánchez's pitching repertoire consists of a low-to-mid 90s mph fastball, a change-up, and a slurve in the 80s.
After being drafted by the San Francisco Giants in 2004, Sánchez quickly worked his way through the Giants' minor league system. In 2006, he was called up to the major leagues and was used mostly in a long relief role. In 2007, he made the team out of spring training and was again used mostly in long relief, though he spent part of his season in the minors. In 2008, he made the Giants' starting rotation and remained in it for the entire year, except for a stint on the disabled list.
Sánchez began 2009 as a starter but was moved to the bullpen during the season. He was returned to the rotation on July 10 because of an injury to fellow starter Randy Johnson, however, and he threw a no-hitter against the San Diego Padres that day. In 2010, Sánchez struck out 200 batters for the first time and was a member of the Giants team that won the World Series. He was traded to the Kansas City Royals in 2012, who traded him to the Colorado Rockies after he struggled in the first half of the season. He began 2013 with the Pittsburgh Pirates.
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