Duaner Sánchez

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Duaner Sánchez

New York Mets — No. 50
Relief Pitcher
Born: October 14, 1979 (1979-10-14) (age 28)
Bats: Right Throws: Right 
Major League Baseball debut
June 142002 for the Arizona Diamondbacks
Selected MLB statistics
(through May 3, 2008)
Win-Loss     13-9
Earned Run Average     3.71
Strikeouts     175
Teams

Duaner Sánchez (born October 14, 1979 in Cotuí, Dominican Republic) is a Major League Baseball relief pitcher for the New York Mets. He throws (and bats) right-handed. Sánchez is known for his hard throwing style, as well as his distinctive sports goggles, which he wears while on the mound.

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 AAA 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.

On January 4, 2006, the Los Angeles Dodgers traded Sánchez to the 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.

During the night of July 30, 2006, less than 24 hours prior to the 2006 trading deadline, Sanchez was injured in a taxicab accident in Miami, Florida on Interstate 95; the accident was caused by a drunk driver. Sanchez suffered a separated shoulder, and was flown to New York City to undergo season-ending surgery. The Mets front office learned about the full extent of the injury early on the morning of the trading deadline, but suppressed what had transpired until a trade had been made with the Pittsburgh Pirates that saw the Mets re-acquiring fellow relief pitcher Roberto Hernandez, and starting pitcher Oliver Perez.

On January 8, 2007, Sanchez and the New York Mets agreed to a one-year, $850,000 contract for the 2007 season. Towards the end of Spring Training in March 2007, Sanchez suffered a hairline fracture to a small bone (known as the coracoid) in the front of his shoulder. Although the injury is thought to be unrelated to the first injury caused during the taxicab accident, the accident likely weakened parts of the shoulder and the bone cracked when he started throwing again. Sanchez missed the entire 2007 season as a result of the fracture.

Sanchez rejoined the Mets on April 15, 2008.

[edit] External links

Languages