Jesus Sanchez
Bats L Throws R6'3" 222 lbBorn 1997 Higuey, D.R.Debut 2020Team TORContract 1 y/$6.8M (26) 2026: $6,800,000
Projections
2027 NEXT+ 97.0FIELD+ 100.2 at RFTotal 0.87 WAR
| Season | PA | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | BB | SO | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | ISO | wOBA | K% | BB% | HIT+ | WAR |
|---|
| 2026 | 380 | 341 | 86 | 17 | 2 | 13 | 34 | 90 | 8 | 0.252 | 0.323 | 0.427 | 0.749 | 0.175 | 0.325 | 23.7 | 9.0 | 103.6 | 1.35 |
| 2027 | 320 | 288 | 71 | 14 | 1 | 11 | 26 | 77 | 4 | 0.246 | 0.314 | 0.413 | 0.727 | 0.168 | 0.317 | 24.0 | 8.2 | 102.1 | 1.08 |
Projected rates are per plate appearance or batter faced; counting stats scale with projected playing time. Statcast measurements inform these projections as inputs and are reported as measurements, not projected.
Most similar through age 27
His ten closest age-27 comparables averaged 106 HIT+ the next season; 10 of 10 played. Averages cover only the players who got a next season, which is why the played count matters.
Batting
| Year | Team | G | PA | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | HIT+ |
|---|
| 2027 proj | | | 320 | | 71 | 14 | 1 | 11 | | 4 | 26 | 77 | 0.246 | 0.314 | 0.413 | 0.727 | 102.1 |
| 2026* | TOR | 87 | 273 | 23 | 64 | 16 | 0 | 8 | | 1 | 17 | 63 | 0.260 | 0.319 | 0.423 | 0.741 | 101.2 |
| 2025 | HOU | 134 | 497 | 61 | 107 | 21 | 4 | 14 | 48 | 13 | 42 | 110 | 0.237 | 0.304 | 0.395 | 0.699 | 91.6 |
| 2024 | MIA | 149 | 537 | 60 | 123 | 25 | 1 | 18 | 64 | 16 | 41 | 140 | 0.252 | 0.313 | 0.417 | 0.731 | 98.1 |
| 2023 | MIA | 125 | 402 | 43 | 91 | 23 | 3 | 14 | 52 | 3 | 38 | 107 | 0.253 | 0.327 | 0.450 | 0.777 | 107.9 |
| 2022 | MIA | 98 | 343 | 38 | 67 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 36 | 1 | 26 | 92 | 0.214 | 0.280 | 0.403 | 0.682 | 90.4 |
| 2021 | MIA | 64 | 251 | 27 | 57 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 36 | 0 | 20 | 78 | 0.251 | 0.319 | 0.489 | 0.808 | 113.2 |
| 2020 | MIA | 10 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 0.040 | 0.172 | 0.080 | 0.252 | -15.9 |
| Career | | 580 | 2059 | 230 | 446 | 92 | 13 | 73 | 238 | 33 | 171 | 538 | 0.239 | 0.307 | 0.420 | 0.727 | 97.4 |
Statcast
| Year | PA | EV | LA | Barrel% | HardHit% | Whiff% | Chase% | xBA | xSLG | xwOBA | Sprint |
|---|
| 2026 | 273 | 90.9 | 11.0 | 11.3 | 46.0 | 27.3 | 37.4 | 0.263 | 0.439 | 0.331 | 26.4 |
| 2025 | 497 | 91.3 | 9.3 | 11.1 | 43.4 | 25.9 | 30.6 | 0.242 | 0.441 | 0.323 | 27.0 |
| 2024 | 537 | 92.5 | 7.7 | 12.3 | 51.3 | 31.2 | 36.1 | 0.261 | 0.480 | 0.348 | 27.2 |
| 2023 | 402 | 90.4 | 5.6 | 12.2 | 46.3 | 30.2 | 31.4 | 0.261 | 0.475 | 0.349 | 27.5 |
| 2022 | 343 | 89.5 | 11.0 | 9.9 | 40.5 | 29.6 | 32.6 | 0.220 | 0.390 | 0.296 | 27.3 |
| 2021 | 251 | 90.2 | 8.7 | 12.7 | 42.7 | 29.2 | 31.9 | 0.237 | 0.473 | 0.331 | 27.9 |
| 2020 | 29 | 95.4 | 7.9 | 7.1 | 64.3 | 25.0 | 32.9 | 0.154 | 0.252 | 0.246 | 26.6 |
Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | Inn | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | Runs saved |
|---|
| 2025 | HOU | OF | 138 | 978 | 225 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0.970 | |
| 2024 | MIA | OF | 125 | 934 | 226 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0.983 | |
| 2023 | MIA | OF | 123 | 888 | 190 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0.985 | |
| 2022 | MIA | OF | 91 | 734 | 168 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0.994 | |
| 2021 | MIA | OF | 62 | 527 | 120 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0.961 | |
| 2020 | MIA | OF | 10 | 66 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.944 | |
Runs saved covers the Statcast era; for catchers it includes framing.
Minor leagues
| Year | Level | Team | Side | PA / BF | Line | AVG / ERA | OPS |
|---|
| 2022 | AAA | Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp | Bat | 183 | 6 HR, 4 SB | 0.308 | 0.864 |
| 2021 | AAA | Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp | Bat | 155 | 10 HR, 1 SB | 0.348 | 1.058 |
| 2019 | AAA | New Orleans Baby Cakes | Bat | 78 | 4 HR, 0 SB | 0.246 | 0.784 |
| 2019 | AAA | Durham Bulls | Bat | 71 | 1 HR, 0 SB | 0.206 | 0.599 |
| 2019 | AAA | nan | Bat | 149 | 5 HR, 0 SB | 0.227 | 0.694 |
| 2019 | AA | Montgomery Biscuits | Bat | 316 | 8 HR, 5 SB | 0.275 | 0.736 |
| 2018 | AA | Montgomery Biscuits | Bat | 110 | 1 HR, 1 SB | 0.214 | 0.627 |
| 2018 | A+ | Charlotte Stone Crabs | Bat | 378 | 10 HR, 6 SB | 0.301 | 0.793 |
| 2017 | A | Bowling Green Hot Rods | Bat | 512 | 15 HR, 7 SB | 0.305 | 0.826 |
| 2016 | Rk | GCL Rays | Bat | 173 | 4 HR, 1 SB | 0.323 | 0.871 |
| 2016 | Rk | Princeton Rays | Bat | 53 | 3 HR, 1 SB | 0.347 | 0.997 |
| 2016 | Rk | nan | Bat | 226 | 7 HR, 2 SB | 0.329 | 0.900 |
| 2015 | Rk | DSL Rays | Bat | 268 | 4 HR, 8 SB | 0.331 | 0.872 |
Splits
| Year | vs LHP | vs RHP | Home | Away |
|---|
| 2026 | 0.173 | 0.342 | 0.378 | 0.259 |
| 2025 | 0.217 | 0.329 | 0.344 | 0.289 |
| 2024 | 0.224 | 0.356 | 0.370 | 0.290 |
| 2023 | 0.249 | 0.359 | 0.357 | 0.332 |
| 2022 | 0.137 | 0.328 | 0.361 | 0.242 |
| 2021 | 0.340 | 0.359 | 0.318 | 0.392 |
| 2020 | 0.000 | 0.184 | 0.175 | 0.126 |
wOBA by split, from pitch level data, 2015 on. For pitchers the split is the batter side faced.
Postseason batting
| Year | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|
| 2023 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.200 | 0.200 | 0.200 | 0.400 |
| Career | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.200 | 0.200 | 0.200 | 0.400 |