Ali Sanchez News
Ali Sanchez

Ali Sanchez

28-Year-Old CatcherC
Toronto Blue Jays AAA
2025 Fantasy Outlook
There was no outlook written for Ali Sanchez in 2025. Check out the latest news below for more on his current fantasy value.
$Signed a one-year contract with the Blue Jays in December of 2025.
Staying in organization
CToronto Blue Jays  AAA
June 5, 2025
The Blue Jays outrighted Sanchez to Triple-A Buffalo on Thursday, Mitch Bannon of The Athletic reports.
ANALYSIS
Sanchez cleared waivers after being removed from the 40-man roster and will remain in the organization as catching depth at Buffalo.
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Batting Order Slot Breakdown
vs Right-Handed Pitchers
vs RHP
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#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
2
1
vs Left-Handed Pitchers
vs LHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2023
 
 
+11%
OPS vs RHP
2025
 
 
+1%
OPS vs LHP
2024
 
 
+61%
OPS vs RHP
2023
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OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2023vs Left .379 32 1 0 1 0 .143 .200 .179
Since 2023vs Right .420 75 4 0 3 2 .179 .211 .209
2025vs Left 3.000 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000
2025vs Right .200 10 0 0 0 0 .100 .100 .100
2024vs Left .284 31 1 0 1 0 .111 .172 .111
2024vs Right .458 65 4 0 3 2 .193 .230 .228
2023vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023vs Right 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2023
 
 
+127%
OPS on Road
2025
 
 
+80%
OPS at Home
2024
 
 
+210%
OPS on Road
2023
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OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2023Home .231 44 1 0 0 0 .103 .103 .128
Since 2023Away .524 63 4 0 4 2 .214 .274 .250
2025Home .600 5 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .400
2025Away .333 6 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167
2024Home .176 39 1 0 0 0 .088 .088 .088
2024Away .546 57 4 0 4 2 .220 .286 .260
2023Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Minor League Left/Right Batting Splits (AAA)
Since 2023
 
 
+9%
OPS vs LHP
2025
 
 
+148%
OPS vs LHP
2024
 
 
+13%
OPS vs LHP
2023
 
 
+34%
OPS vs RHP
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2023vs Left .839 130 6 26 .261 .362 .477
Since 2023vs Right .768 413 13 54 .276 .339 .429
2025vs Left 1.421 18 3 8 .357 9.000 1.000
2025vs Right .573 84 2 7 .234 23.012 .338
2024vs Left .611 53 1 8 .250 19.019 .432
2024vs Right .539 121 2 14 .216 34.000 .333
2023vs Left .631 59 2 10 .245 18.000 .377
2023vs Right .847 208 9 33 .330 82.000 .524
Stat Review
How does Ali Sanchez compare to other hitters?
This section compares his stats with all batting seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 400 plate appearances)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.

* Exit Velocity and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
  • BB/K
    Walk to strikeout ratio
  • BB Rate
    The percentage of plate appearances resulting in a walk.
  • K Rate
    The percentage of plate appearances resulting in a strikeout.
  • BABIP
    Batting average on balls in play. Measures how many of a batter’s balls in play go for hits.
  • ISO
    Isolated Power. Slugging percentage minus batting average. A computation used to measure a batter's raw power.
  • AVG
    Batting average. Hits divided by at bats.
  • OBP
    On Base Percentage. A measure of how often a batters reaches base. Roughly equal to number of times on base divided by plate appearances.
  • SLG
    Slugging Percentage. A measure of the batting productivity of a hitter. It is calculated as total bases divided by at bats.
  • OPS
    On base plus slugging. THe sum of a batter's on-base percentage and slugging percentage.
  • wOBA
    Weighted on-base average. Measures a player's overall offensive contributions per plate appearance. wOBA combines all the different aspects of hitting into one metric, weighting each of them in proportion to their actual run value.
  • Exit Velocity
    The speed of the baseball as it comes off the bat, immediately after a batter makes contact.
  • Hard Hit Rate
    A measure of contact quality from Sports Info Solutions. This stat explains what percentage of batted balls were hit hard vs. medium or soft.
  • Barrels/PA
    The percentage of plate appearances where a batter had a batted ball classified as a Barrel. A Barrel is a batted ball with similar exit velocity and launch angle to past ones that led to a minimum .500 batting average and 1.500 slugging percentage.
  • Expected BA
    Expected Batting Average.
  • Expected SLG
    Expected Slugging Percentage.
  • Sprint Speed
    The speed of a runner from home to first, in feet per second.
  • Ground Ball %
    The percentage of balls put in play that are on the ground.
  • Line Drive %
    The percentage of balls put in play that are line drives.
  • Fly Ball %
    The percentage of balls put in play that are fly balls.
BB/K
0.00
 
BB Rate
0.0%
 
K Rate
27.3%
 
BABIP
.250
 
ISO
.091
 
AVG
.182
 
OBP
.182
 
SLG
.273
 
OPS
.455
 
wOBA
.196
 
Exit Velocity
81.1 mph
 
Hard Hit Rate
37.5%
 
Barrels/PA
9.1%
 
Expected BA
.203
 
Expected SLG
.321
 
Sprint Speed
24.6 ft/sec
 
Ground Ball %
75.0%
 
Line Drive %
0.0%
 
Fly Ball %
25.0%
 
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2024 Fantasy Outlook
Sanchez hasn't seen action in the big leagues since 2021, though he hit well at the Triple-A level with 11 homers and an .867 OPS in 67 contests. He signed with the Pirates for 2024 and could be an option for backup catcher behind Henry Davis.
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Loses spot on 40-man roster
CToronto Blue Jays  AAA
June 3, 2025
The Blue Jays designated Sanchez for assignment Tuesday, Ben Nicholson-Smith of Sportsnet.ca reports.
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Contract selected, starting Sunday
CToronto Blue Jays  AAA
May 25, 2025
The Blue Jays selected Sanchez's contract from Triple-A Buffalo, and he'll start behind the plate and bat eighth Sunday against the Rays.
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Inks minor-league deal with Toronto
CToronto Blue Jays  AAA
December 16, 2024
The Blue Jays signed Sanchez to a minor-league contract Monday that includes an invitation to spring training, Shi Davidi of Sportsnet.ca reports.
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DFA'd by Miami
CMiami Marlins  AAA
September 3, 2024
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Taking seat Sunday
CMiami Marlins  AAA
September 1, 2024
Sanchez is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Giants.
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Latest Fantasy Rumors
Promotion might be on tap
CToronto Blue Jays  AAA
May 25, 2025
Sanchez is with the Blue Jays ahead of Sunday's game against the Rays, reports Mitch Bannon of The Athletic.
ANALYSIS
The 28-year-old joined Toronto on a minor-league deal in December and has a .764 OPS with five homers in 28 games with Triple-A Buffalo this year. It's unclear if Sanchez will be added to the big-league roster or if he's just serving as emergency depth on the taxi squad.
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