Aníbal Sánchez
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Aníbal Alejandro Sánchez
- Bats Right, Throws Right
- Height 6' 0", Weight 180 lb.
[edit] Biographical Information
Pitcher Anibal Sanchez missed the entire 2003 season due to Tommy John surgery. The next season, he played for the Lowell Spinners in the Boston Red Sox organization, going 3-4 with a 1.77 ERA and a New York-Penn League high 101 strikeouts. He began the 2005 season with the Wilmington Blue Rocks, where he went 6-1 with a 2.40 ERA in 14 starts, before being promoted to the AA Portland Sea Dogs, where he went 3-5 with a 3.45 ERA in 11 starts. After that season, he was traded to the Florida Marlins in a multi-player deal that brought Josh Beckett and Mike Lowell to Boston.
Sanchez began 2006 with the Carolina Mudcats, where he went 3-6 with a 3.15 ERA in 15 starts. He was promoted to the majors in June 2006 and soon established himself in the Marlins rotation. He went 6-2 in his first 12 starts for the club. In his 13th start, on September 6, Sanchez pitched a no-hitter against the Arizona Diamondbacks.
