Jonathan Sánchez
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| San Francisco Giants — No. 53 | |
| Starting Pitcher | |
| Bats: Left | Throws: Left |
| Major League Baseball debut | |
|---|---|
| May 28, 2006 for the San Francisco Giants | |
| Selected MLB statistics (through 2006) |
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| Innings pitched | 40 |
| ERA | 4.95 |
| Strikeouts | 33 |
| W-L record | 3-1 |
Jonathan O. Sánchez (born November 19, 1982, in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico is a Major League Baseball pitcher for the San Francisco Giants.
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[edit] High School and college
After graduating from Escuela Superior Blanca Maloret High School in Sabana Grande, Puerto Rico in 2000, Sánchez went on to a prolific 4-year NAIA career at Ohio Dominican College in Columbus, Ohio, where he pitched four no-hitters and established 5 school records, including:
- Most strikeouts in a single game (16)
- Most strikeouts in a single season (105, 2003)
- Most strikeouts in a career (311)
- Most shutouts (10)
- lowest career avg. against (.196)
In 2004, Sánchez was drafted in the 27th round (820th overall) of the MLB Amateur Entry Draft by the San Francisco Giants
[edit] Pro Career
[edit] 2005
Sánchez spent the year playing for the high-A Augusta GreenJackets, leading the South Atlantic League with 166 strikeouts and averaging 11.9 per 9 innings pitching (125 2/3 total), while going 5-7 with 4.08 ERA in 25 starts. He was tabbed to circuit's in-season All-Star team. Following the Season, Sánchez pitched for the Carolina club of the Puerto Rican Winter League, going 2-2 with 2.91 ERA in 19 relief outings.
[edit] 2006
Sánchez began the season with the double-A Connecticut Defenders, where in 13 appearances (3 starts), he went 2-1 with a 1.15 ERA with 46 strikeouts (9 walks) in 31 1/3 innings pitched.
[edit] Major Leagues
Sánchez was called up May 25, made his Major League Baseball debut with the San Francisco Giants on May 28, against the Colorado Rockies at AT&T Park in San Francisco, California. In his debut, he pitched one inning and surrendered no hits and no runs. The first three batters he faced were Colorado Rockies Todd Helton, Matt Holliday, and Garrett Atkins.
After an impressive stint in which he went 2-0 with a 1.37 ERA in 22 relief appearances (19 /23 innings) Sánchez was sent down to the San Francisco Triple-A affiliate Fresno Grizzlies on July 29 to improve his abilities as a starter. He was recalled on September 1 when the rosters expanded to 40 players, and won his first major league start on September 6, giving up one run on 5 2/3 innings pitched in a 3-2 victory over the Cincinnati Reds.
