days later he signed with the San Francisco Giants, playing just 19 games for the team before getting injured. When he recovered from his injury, instead of reinstating him onto their active roster, the Giants released him. On March 25, 2006, Sánchez was signed to a minor league contract by the Cincinnati Reds; on June 16 he was released by the Reds after hitting only .225 in 38 games with their Triple-A affiliate the Louisville Bats. He was signed to a minor-league contract by the Florida Marlins on December 8, 2006, and was expected to compete for the starting center field role in spring training. He was released by the Marlins on March 28, 2007, after batting .163 in spring training and losing the center field job to rookie Alejandro De Aza. Later that year, Sánchez signed a minor league contract with the Chicago White Sox and was assigned to their Triple-A affiliate, the Charlotte Knights, and led the team with a .359 batting average. Sanchez signed with the Long Island Ducks of the Atlantic League on May 21, 2008. He was placed on the inactive list by the Ducks on June 30 after hitting .347 in 32 games. Sánchez played for the Tigres de Quintana Roo in the Liga Mexicana de Beisbol (Southern Division) in 2009 & 2010. See also List of baseball players who defected from Cuba List of sportspeople sanctioned for doping offences References External links 1976 births Living people Arizona League Giants players Charleston RiverDogs players Charlotte Knights players Chattanooga Lookouts players Cuban sportspeople in doping cases Detroit Tigers players Durham Bulls players Fresno Grizzlies players Gulf Coast Devil Rays players Indianapolis Indians players Long Island Ducks players Louisville Bats players Major League Baseball center fielders Major League Baseball players from Cuba Cuban expatriate baseball players in the United States Major League Baseball players suspended for drug offenses Miami Dade College alumni Miami Dade Sharks baseball players Milwaukee Brewers players Orlando Rays players Pastora de los Llanos players San Francisco Giants players St. Petersburg Devil Rays players Tampa Bay Devil Rays players Tiburones de La Guaira players Cuban expatriate baseball players in Venezuela Tigres de Aragua players Tigres de Quintana Roo players Toledo Mud Hens players Tomateros de Culiacán players Cuban expatriate baseball players in Mexico