JONATHAN SáNCHEZ

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'Jonathan O. Sánchez' (born November 19, 1982 in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico) is a pitcher in the San Francisco Giants organization.

Contents

High school and college

Professional career

Minor leagues

2005

2006

Major Leagues

2006

Statistics

References

External links

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 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

2005

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 (125 2/3 total), while going 5-7 with 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 2.91 ERA in 19 relief outings.

2006

Sánchez began the 2006 season with the double-A Connecticut Defenders, where in 13 appearances (3 starts), he went 2-1 with a 1.15 ERA with 46 strikeouts (9 walks) in 31⅓ innings pitched.

Major Leagues

2006

Sánchez was called up on May 25, 2006, and he 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 rosters 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.

Statistics

Year	Ag	Tm	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	GF	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	WP	BFP	BK	ERA	WHIP	OBA
2006	23	SF	NL	3	1	27	4	0	0	4	40	39	26	22	2	23	33	4	2	185	0	4.95	1.550	.250
2007	24	SF	NL	1	3	31	2	0	0	8	48	47	27	27	6	24	55	4	4	213	0	5.06	1.479	.258
Totals:				4	4	58	6	0	0	12	88	86	53	49	8	47	88	8	6	398	0	5.01	1.511	.254

★ Through September 7, 2007 Jonathan Sanchez Statistics Jonathan Sanchez Stats

References

External links

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★ ESPN Profile

★ The Book on Jonathan Sanchez from "ScoutingBook.com"