Gary Sánchez, Mets agree to Minors deal
Catcher Gary Sánchez has agreed to a Minor League cope with the Mets, the group introduced Tuesday. Sánchez will report back to Triple-A Syracuse.
Terms of the settlement weren’t launched, however in response to a report from MLB Network insider Jon Heyman, Sánchez would earn $1.5 million if he makes the Majors and the deal consists of $1.2 million in incentives.
The 30-year-old backstop opted out of his cope with the Giants final week when he was not promoted to the massive league roster. In 16 video games with Triple-A Sacramento, Sánchez batted .165 with no homers and eight RBIs, together with 19 strikeouts.
The Mets have rookie Francisco Álvarez and Tomás Nido on the massive league roster, however this season, the membership’s catchers have produced a Majors-worst .456 OPS. Veteran Omar Narváez went on the 60-day injured record with a left calf pressure and will not be eligible to return earlier than June 5.
Traded from the Yankees to the Twins with Gio Urshela for Josh Donaldson, Isiah Kiner-Falefa and Ben Rortvedt in March 2022, Sánchez hit .205/.282/.377 (89 OPS+) with 16 homers and 61 RBIs over 128 video games for Minnesota in 2022.
Sánchez burst onto the scene with the Bronx Bombers in 2016, hitting 20 homers in 53 video games and ending second behind Michael Fulmer within the AL Rookie of the Year race. After following that up with 33 homers, 90 RBIs and an .876 OPS in 2017, Sánchez a key a part of New York’s younger core alongside Aaron Judge, Gleyber Torres and Luis Severino.
