| Orlando Sánchez | |
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| Catcher | |
| Born: September 7, 1956 Canóvanas, Puerto Rico |
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| Batted: Left | Threw: Right |
| MLB debut | |
| May 6, 1981 for the St. Louis Cardinals | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| May 25, 1984 for the Baltimore Orioles | |
| Career statistics | |
| Batting average | .218 |
| Home runs | 0 |
| Runs batted in | 12 |
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Orlando Sánchez Márquez (born September 7, 1956 in Canóvanas, Puerto Rico) is a former catcher in Major League Baseball. He played all or part of four seasons in the majors, from 1981 through 1984, for the St. Louis Cardinals (1981–83), Kansas City Royals (1984) and Baltimore Orioles (1984). Listed at 6' 1", 195 lb., he batted left-handed and threw right-handed.
In a four-season career, Sánchez posted a .218 batting average (24-for-110) with 11 runs and 12 RBI in 73 games, including three doubles, two triples and one stolen base without home runs.
Following his playing career, Sánchez coached in the minor leagues and currently manages the Mayos de Navojoa of the Mexican Pacific League and the Saraperos de Saltillo of the Mexican League.
On August 29, 2009, he coached the Mexican League champion Saraperos, when the team defeated the Quintana Roo Tigres 14-1 in the sixth game of the championship series.