- Gaby Sanchez
Infobox MLB player
name = Gaby Sanchez
width = 150
caption =
team = Florida Marlins
number = 29
position = First baseman
birthdate = birth date and age|1983|9|2
birthplace = city-state|Miami|Florida
bats = Right
throws = Right
debutdate = September 17
debutyear = 2008
debutteam = Florida Marlins
statyear = 2008
stat1label =Batting average
stat1value = .375
stat2label =Home run s
stat2value = 0
stat3label = Runs batted in
stat3value = 1
teams =
*Florida Marlins (by|2008-present)
awards =Gabriel Sanchez (born
September 2 ,1983 inMiami, Florida ) is aMajor League Baseball first baseman for theFlorida Marlins . He bats and throwsright-handed .Sanchez was drafted out of high school by the
Seattle Mariners in the 15th round of the2002 Major League Baseball Draft , but chose to attend theUniversity of Miami instead. He was drafted by the Florida Marlins in the 4th round of the2005 Major League Baseball Draft , and did sign. In his first professional season in by|2005, Sanchez played mostlythird base for theJamestown Jammers . He made the Short-Season All-Star game as thedesignated hitter for Jamestown and was alsoMVP of the All-Star game in theNew York-Penn League . In by|2006, Sanchez played for the Single-AGreensboro Grasshoppers where he batted .317 with 14home run s in 55 games before a promotion to Triple-A Albuquerque. In by|2007, Sanchez played for Single-A Advanced Jupiter; he batted .279, but hit only 9 home runs in 133 games. In by|2008, he batted .314 with 17 home runs and 92 RBI for Double-A Carolina in route to winning the Southern League MVP award.On
September 14 , mlby|2008, Sanchez was called up to the majors and made his debut onSeptember 17 .External links
*Baseballstats |mlb=459991 |espn=29270 |br=s/sanchga01 |fangraphs= |cube=S/Gaby-Sanchez
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