Manny Sanguillén

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Manuel De Jesus Sanguillen Magan, better known as Manny Sanguillen or "Sangy" (born March 21, 1944 in Colon, Panama), is a former catcher in Major League Baseball. He was named to the All-Star squad three times, in 1971, 1972, and 1975. He played primarily for the Pittsburgh Pirates, but also for the Oakland Athletics in 1977. Sanguillen had a lifetime batting average of .296.

Sanguillen was one of the better catchers in the 1970's, but he was overshadowed by his fellow position-mates such as Johnny Bench, Carlton Fisk, Thurman Munson, and Jerry Grote. Nevertheless, he was always among the leaders in throwing out base-stealers and delivered many timely hits in the clutch for the Pirates. Sanguillen was notorious for being a "bad-ball" hitter, meaning he often swung at pitches outside the strike zone, but smashed them for base hits more often than not.

Sanguillen was also a close friend of the late Roberto Clemente.

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