- Rey Sánchez
Infobox MLB retired
name=Rey Sánchez
position=Utility Infielder
bats=Right
throws=Right
birthdate=birth date and age|1967|10|5Río Piedras, Puerto Rico
debutdate=September 8
debutyear=by|1991
debutteam=Chicago Cubs
finaldate=June 8
finalyear=by|2005
finalteam=New York Yankees
stat1label=Batting average
stat1value=.272
stat2label=Hits
stat2value=1,317
stat3label=Runs batted in
stat3value=389
teams=
*Chicago Cubs (by|1991-by|1997)
*New York Yankees (by|1997, by|2005)
*San Francisco Giants (by|1998)
*Kansas City Royals (by|1999-by|2001)
*Atlanta Braves (by|2001)
*Boston Red Sox (by|2002)
*New York Mets (by|2003)
*Seattle Mariners (by|2003)
*Tampa Bay Devil Rays (by|2004)Rey Francisco Sánchez Guadalupe, better known as Rey Sánchez, was a
Major League Baseball utility infielder . He was born onOctober 5 , 1967 inRío Piedras, Puerto Rico . He attended high school in California and was drafted in the 13th round of the 1986 amateur baseball draft by the Texas Rangers. He played in their minor league system until 1990, when he was traded to theChicago Cubs for minor leaguerBryan House . In 1991, he broke through to the majors, playing 13 games. He continued to play there, often on a regular basis untilAugust 16 , 1997, when he was traded to theNew York Yankees for minor leaguerFrisco Parotte . He finished the season there, and then started to become a journeyman. He played (in order) in a season for theSan Francisco Giants , two and a half seasons for theKansas City Royals , 50 games for theAtlanta Braves , and a season for theBoston Red Sox . In 2003, he played 56 and 46 games for theNew York Mets andSeattle Mariners , respectively, and moved on to theTampa Bay Devil Rays for 2004. He became a Yankee for the second time in 2005.All this time, he spent most of his career occasionally starting, replacing injured players, and pinch hitting at
shortstop ,second base , andthird base , although he consistently started at shortstop for the Royals and Braves, and consistently started at second base for the Red Sox. Other than this, he played any infield position off the bench. He has a career .271batting average and only 15home runs through 15 years experience, and is most often used for his ability to successfully perform thesacrifice bunt .External links
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/s/sanchre01.shtml Baseball Reference]
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