Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Ali Sánchez was born on January 20, 1997, in Carora, Venezuela. He is a catcher in the MLB.

On July 2, 2013, Sánchez signed with the New York Mets as an international free agent.

In 2014, Sánchez spent the season with the DSL Mets, hitting .303/.406/.394/.800 with 3 home runs and 24 RBI. In 2015, Sánchez split the season between the Gulf Coast Mets and the Kingsport Mets, hitting .272/.330/.306/.636 with 20 RBI. In 2016, Sánchez spent the season between the Brooklyn Cyclones, hitting .216/.260/.275/.535 with 11 RBI. In 2017, Sánchez spent the season with the Columbia Fireflies, hitting .231/.288/.264/.552 with 1 home run and 15 RBI.

In 2018, Sánchez split the season between Columbia and the St. Lucie Mets, combining to hit .265/.294/.387/.681 with 6 home runs and 38 RBI. Following the 2018 season, Sánchez played for the Scottsdale Scorpions of the Arizona Fall League. In 2019, Sánchez split the season between the Binghamton Rumble Ponies and the Syracuse Mets, hitting a combined .261/.326/.322/.648 with 1 home run and 3 RBI. Following the 2019 season, Sánchez was added to the Mets 40–man roster.

On August 10, 2020, Sánchez made his MLB debut. On February 10, 2021, Sánchez was designated for assignment by the Mets after the Albert Almora signing was made official.

On February 12, 2021, Sánchez was traded to the St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for cash considerations.