Cincinnati Reds. He was released on March 18. Second Stint with Kansas City In December 2016, Sánchez signed a minor league contract with the Kansas City Royals. He was released on March 20, 2017. York Revolution On June 30, 2018, Sánchez signed with the York Revolution of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. Saraperos de Saltillo On March 7, 2019, Sánchez signed with the Saraperos de Saltillo of the Mexican League. Sánchez did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the Mexican League season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. International play Sánchez was chosen to pitch for Puerto Rico in the 2009 World Baseball Classic. He made two starts in the Classic. He won the first one on March 11 by pitching four scoreless innings in a 5–0 victory over the Netherlands. Although he only pitched 2 innings and gave up three runs in his next start against the United States, he was in line for the win going into the ninth inning. However, J. C. Romero and Fernando Cabrera blew the lead, and the United States knocked Puerto Rico out of the Classic with a 6–5 victory. Pitch repertoire Sánchez throws a fastball that travels about ninety-one mph for his main pitch, though it sometimes can go up to ninety-five mph. His other pitches (slurve and change-up) travel in the low eighties. Wildness has been a problem for Sánchez; he has walked 10% – 15% of major-league batters faced each season. However, he also strikes out a lot of batters; he struck out two hundred for the first time in his career in 2010. That year, he led all qualifying MLB starting pitchers in limiting hits per innings pitched (6.61 H/9), and his career swinging-strike percentage is among the best in the majors. See also List of Major League Baseball players from Puerto Rico References External links 1982 births Living people Albuquerque Isotopes players Arizona League Giants players Augusta GreenJackets players Colorado Rockies players Connecticut Defenders players Fresno Grizzlies players Indios de Mayagüez players Kansas City Royals players Major League Baseball pitchers Major League Baseball players from Puerto Rico Mexican League baseball pitchers Ohio Dominican Panthers baseball players Omaha Storm Chasers players People from Mayagüez, Puerto Rico Pittsburgh Pirates players Puerto Rican expatriate baseball players in Mexico Salem-Keizer Volcanoes players San Francisco Giants players San Jose Giants players Saraperos de Saltillo players 2009 World