Jonathan Sánchez

Infobox MLB player

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width = 300px
name=Jonathan Sánchez
position=Starting pitcher
team=San Francisco Giants
number=53
bats=Left
throws=Left
birthdate=birth date and age|1982|11|19
birthplace=city-state|Mayagüez|Puerto Rico
debutdate=May 28
debutyear=2006
debutteam=San Francisco Giants
statyear=2008 season
stat1label=Wins–Losses
stat1value=13–18
stat2label=ERA
stat2value=5.18
stat3label=Strikeouts
stat3value=252
teams=
*San Francisco Giants (by|2006–present)

Jonathan O. Sánchez (born November 19 1982 in city-state|Mayagüez|Puerto Rico) is a pitcher in the San Francisco Giants organization. He was rated prospect #2 in the Baseball America Prospect Handbook 2007.

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 four-year NAIA career at Ohio Dominican University in Columbus, Ohio, where he pitched four no-hitters and established five school records, including:
*Most strikeouts in a single game (16)

*Most strikeouts in a single season (105, in by|2003)

*Most career strikeouts (311)

*Most career shutouts (10)

*Lowest career opponent batting average (.196)

Professional career

Sánchez was drafted in the 27th round (820th overall) of the 2004 MLB Draft by the San Francisco Giants.

Minor leagues

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 (125⅔ total) while going 5–7, with a 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 Professional Baseball League, going 2–2, with a 2.91 ERA in 19 relief outings.Sánchez began the by|2006 season with the double-A Connecticut Defenders, where in 13 appearances (3 starts), he went 2–1 with a 1.15 ERA and 46 strikeouts (9 walks) in 31⅓ innings pitched.

Major Leagues

Sánchez was called up on May 25, 2006 and 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. In his debut, he pitched one inning and surrendered no hits and no runs. The first three batters he faced were 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 (19⅔ innings), Sánchez was sent down to the Giants' AAA affiliate, the Fresno Grizzlies, on July 29 to improve his abilities as a starter. He was recalled on September 1 when the roster expanded to 40 players, and won his first major league start on September 6, giving up one run in 5⅔ innings pitched in a 3–2 victory over the Cincinnati Reds.

On June 30, 2008, Sánchez received his first "Player of the Week" award, finishing the week winning two games with an ERA of 1.23. [cite web| url=http://www.primerahora.com/noticia/beisbol/accion_deportiva/honran_a_sanchez/205885| title=Honran a Sánchez| publisher=Primera Hora| language=Spanish| date=2008-07-01| accessdate=2008-07-01]

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References

External links

* [http://www.scoutingbook.com/players/p2097 The Book on Jonathan Sánchez from "ScoutingBook.com"]

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NAME= Sánchez, Jonathan
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=Sánchez, Jonathan O.
SHORT DESCRIPTION=Puerto Rican baseball pitcher
DATE OF BIRTH=1982-11-19
PLACE OF BIRTH=city-state|Mayagüez|Puerto Rico
DATE OF DEATH=
PLACE OF DEATH=