Rómulo Sánchez
Pitcher
Born: (1984-04-28) April 28, 1984
Carora, Lara, Venezuela
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
Professional debut
MLB: August 26, 2007, for the Pittsburgh Pirates
NPB: May 1, 2011, for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles
Last appearance
MLB: September 25, 2010, for the New York Yankees
NPB: August 10, 2011, for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles
MLB statistics
Win–loss record1–0
Earned run average4.04
Strikeouts19
NPB statistics
Win–loss record0–2
Earned run average4.96
Strikeouts19
Teams

Rómulo Ignacio Sánchez Oviedo (born April 28, 1984) is a Venezuelan former professional baseball pitcher. He pitched in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Pittsburgh Pirates and New York Yankees, in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles, and in the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) for the Chinatrust Brother Elephants.

Career

Pittsburgh Pirates

Sánchez was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Los Angeles Dodgers on March 8, 2002. He played in the Dominican Summer League in 2002 and 2003.

He was released by the Dodgers on March 12, 2004, and was picked up by the Pittsburgh Pirates on May 7, 2004. He pitched in the Venezuelan League in 2004 for the Pirates. In 2005, he began to play in the Pirates minor league system beginning in rookie ball and ending the year in Double-A Altoona. In 2006, Sánchez played in two Single-A levels and also played Double-A ball.

Sánchez began the 2007 season with the Altoona Curve. When Salomón Torres went on the disabled list on August 25, 2007, for the big league club, Sánchez was called up. He had gone 6–3 with a 2.81 ERA in 40 relief appearances for the Curve. He made his Major League debut on August 26, 2007 for the Pirates against the Houston Astros, throwing two thirds of an inning. In parts of two seasons with the Pirates, he was 1–0 with a 4.60 ERA in 26 games. On July 1, 2008, Sanchez picked up his only MLB save during a 6-5 extra inning Pirates victory over the Reds. [1]

New York Yankees

Sánchez was traded to the New York Yankees for Eric Hacker on May 16, 2009. Following the 2009 season, Sánchez was added to the 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft.[2] On May 7, 2010, the Yankees recalled Sánchez to the major leagues.[3] He appeared in two games and worked four and one third innings without allowing a run.

Out of options,[4] the Yankees sold Sánchez to another team after designating him for assignment at the end of 2011 spring training.[5]

Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles

On April 11, 2011, Sánchez signed with Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles of the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).[6] He was 0–2 with a 4.96 ERA in 15 games. On November 29, 2011, he became free agent.[7]

Tampa Bay Rays

On January 19, 2012, Sanchez signed a minor league contract with the Tampa Bay Rays.[8] He was assigned to Triple-A Durham before the season. On August 2, Sanchez was released by the Rays. He went 2–2 with a 6.31 ERA in 34 appearances with Durham.[9]

Olmecas de Tabasco

In 2013, he played with the Olmecas de Tabasco of the Mexican League, where he was 0–2 with an 8.59 ERA in 8 games.

Los Angeles Dodgers

He signed a minor league contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers in December 2013. He was released March 2014.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Pittsburgh Pirates at Cincinnati Reds Box Score, July 1, 2008".
  2. ↑ "Seven added to 40-man roster | The Lohud Yankees Blog". Yankees.lhblogs.com. 2009-11-20. Retrieved 2010-07-07.
  3. ↑ "Pitcher Sanchez summoned by New York – Sports". The Times-Tribune. 2010-05-08. Retrieved 2010-07-07.
  4. ↑ King, George A. (2011-03-28). "Pedro Feliciano will open season on DL for Yankees". NYPOST.com. Retrieved 2012-01-19.
  5. ↑ "Japan could be the road back for Sanchez Paul Sokoloski Opinion | The Times Leader, Wilkes-Barre, Scranton PA – Paul Sokoloski Column". Timesleader.com. 2011-04-01. Retrieved 2012-01-19.
  6. ↑ "ロムロ・サンチェス選手との契約合意に関して". 東北楽天ゴールデンイーグルス オフィシャルサイト (in Japanese). April 1, 2011. Retrieved August 26, 2020.
  7. ↑ "2011年度 自由契約選手 公示". NPB.jp 日本野球機構 (in Japanese). Retrieved August 26, 2020.
  8. ↑ Marc Topkin. "Tampa Bay Rays sign three with major-league experience to minor-league contracts – Tampa Bay Times". Tampabay.com. Archived from the original on 2012-01-22. Retrieved 2012-01-19.
  9. ↑ @DurhamBulls (August 2, 2012). "ROSTER MOVES: C Craig Albernaz placed on DL (retroactive to 7.31); RHP Romulo Sanchez released by #Rays organization" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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