It’s safe to say that the New York Yankees are starting to get the vibe that catcher Gary Sanchez simply hates baserunners. He hits home runs at a rapid pace so he isn’t one and throws them out so they stay off the basepaths.
Whatever the reason may be, the Sanchize’s power from both at the plate and behind the plate has the baseball world eager to witness him perform over a full season in the bigs.
During his 53-game stint in 2016, the 24-year-old not only became the fastest player in baseball history (45 games) to reach the 18 home run mark and later tied Wally Berger as the fastest to reach 20, but he also hosed down runners at an epic rate.