Ángel Luis Sánchez (born September 20, 1983) is a Puerto Rican coach in Minor League Baseball, and a former professional baseball shortstop who played in Major League Baseball for the Kansas City Royals, Boston Red Sox, Houston Astros and Chicago White Sox. Playing career At the age of 15, Sánchez was drafted by the Florida Marlins in the 12th round (356th overall) of the 1999 Major League Baseball Draft. He did not sign with the Marlins and was later taken by the Kansas City Royals in the 11th round (325th overall) of the 2001 Major League Baseball Draft. Kansas City Royals Sánchez began his professional career playing for the Gulf Coast Royals in 2001 and 2002. For another two years from 2003 to 2004, he played for the Class A Burlington Bees. In a breakout 2005 season, playing for the Class A-Advanced High Desert Mavericks, he batted .313 with 5 home runs in 133 games. He set numerous career highs including batting average (.313), games played (133, tied in 2006), at-bats (585), runs scored (102, surpassed in 2006 with 105), hits (185), doubles (33), triple (4), home runs (5), RBI (70), and walks (39, surpassed in 2006 with 44). On November 18, 2005, Sánchez's contract was purchased by the Royals, protecting him from the Rule 5 draft. At the time, Baseball America ranked Sánchez as the best infielder in the Royals' minor league system. In 2006, Sánchez played the entire minor league season for the Double-A Wichita Wranglers. He batted .280 with 4 home runs in 133 games. On September 20, with Andrés Blanco injured, Sánchez was a late-season callup. He made his major league debut on September 23, against the Detroit Tigers, going 0-for-3 with a strikeout. He got his first major league hit on September 26, against the Minnesota Twins in a two-hit game. On October 1, the Royals' last game of the season, Sánchez recorded his first three-hit game, all singles, against the Tigers. It was just his eighth career game. Sánchez completed the 2006 major league season with a .222 batting average. Sánchez missed the entire 2007 season with a right elbow injury. In 2008, he was the Double-A Northwest Arkansas Naturals' primary shortstop, hitting .261 in 63 games. Toronto Blue Jays On November 3, 2008, Sánchez was claimed off waivers by the Toronto Blue Jays. He played in 126 games for the Triple-A Las Vegas