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Orioles' Gary Sanchez: Signs with Baltimore
Gary Sanchez signed a one-year, $8.5 million contract with the Baltimore Orioles on Saturday, Jon Heyman of the New York Post reports.Sanchez spent the 2024 season with the Brewers and was a decent source of power, popping 11 homers and maintaining a .172 ISO across 280 plate appearances. He should be locked into the backup job behind the plate while also potentially picking up a few extra starts at designated hitter.
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Gary Sanchez: Crew declines option
The Brewers declined Gary Sanchez's $11 million mutual option for 2025 on Saturday, Curt Hogg of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.Sanchez slashed .220/.307/.392 across 280 plate appearances in 2024 while serving as Milwaukee's backup catcher behind William Contreras. Rather than keeping Sanchez in town for another year on an $8 million raise, the Brewers will move on from the 31-year old backstop and perhaps look to Eric Haase to fill his place. Meanwhile, Sanchez's power bat may draw attention from several teams this offseason.
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Brewers' Gary Sanchez: Blasts 10th home run
Gary Sanchez went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Saturday's 5-2 win over the Rockies.Sanchez set the tone for the Milwaukee Brewers early, following up Willy Adames' solo homer in the first inning with a shot of his own. His 10th homer of the year was just his third in 36 home games thus far. Sanchez got his first hit since Aug. 25, after he had gone 0-for-15 in his previous five games. The 31-year-old catcher has now hit 10 or more home runs in each of the last nine seasons.
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Brewers' Gary Sanchez: Not in Tuesday's lineup
Gary Sanchez isn't in the Milwaukee Brewers' lineup for Tuesday's game against San Francisco.Sanchez went 3-for-6 with a homer and five RBI during Milwaukee's previous series against the Athletics, and he'll now get a breather to open the Brewers' three-game set against the Giants. In his place, Jake Bauers will serve as the designated hitter and bat fourth.
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Brewers' Gary Sanchez: Blasts ninth homer in defeat
Gary Sanchez went 1-for-2 with a two-run home run and a walk during Sunday's 4-3 loss against the A's.Sanchez cleared the fence for the ninth time this season and has now driven in five runs and scored three over his last two starts. Sanchez has collected at least one hit in 10 of his last 11 starts while his .243 batting average on the season is the best he's posted since 2017 while with the Yankees.
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Brewers' Gary Sanchez: Not starting Saturday
Gary Sanchez is not in the starting lineup for Saturday's game against Oakland.Sanchez went 2-for-4 with two runs scored and three RBI in Friday's 11-3 win over the Athletics. For the month of August, he is slashing .313/.450/.500 with six runs scored, seven walks, one home run and eight RBI across 40 plate appearances. Rhys Hoskins will serve as the designated hitter and bat sixth.
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Brewers' Gary Sanchez: Late homer not enough
Gary Sanchez went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run during Sunday's 4-3 loss to Washington.Sanchez went yard for the first time since being activated from the 10-day injured list July 24, tagging Robert Garcia for a two-run shot to bring the Milwaukee Brewers within one run in the eighth inning. Sanchez has logged an RBI in four consecutive games, going 5-for-12 at the plate during that stretch. He has eight home runs on the year.
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Brewers' Gary Sanchez: Returns from IL
The Milwaukee Brewers activated Gary Sanchez (calf) from the 10-day injured list Wednesday.Sanchez missed the previous month of action with a strained left calf. The Brewers will carry three catchers for the time being, which will give the team the option of using Sanchez, William Contreras or Eric Haase at designated hitter on days they're not catching.
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Brewers' Gary Sanchez: Expected back Wednesday
Manager Pat Murphy said Tuesday that Gary Sanchez (calf) is expected to return from the injured list Wednesday, Curt Hogg of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.A left calf strain forced Sanchez onto the IL in late June, and he has since gone 1-for-6 with a walk through two rehab games at Triple-A Nashville. Once activated, the 31-year-old backstop will presumably reclaim his role as Milwaukee's backup catcher, replacing Eric Haase.
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Brewers' Gary Sanchez: Beginning rehab assignment
Gary Sanchez (calf) was sent to Triple-A Nashville on Friday to begin a rehab assignment, Todd Rosiak of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.Milwaukee Brewers manager Pat Murphy indicated last week that Sanchez was well ahead of schedule in his recovery, and he appears to be in the home stretch. Sanchez's rehab assignment comes three and a half weeks after he suffered a strained left calf, and while he'll likely be eased into catching duties, he could be activated in late July or early August.