CLEARWATER, Fla. — Left-hander Cristopher Sánchez looked into the stands at BayCare Ballpark on Friday afternoon and waved. It’s something he does whenever his fiancee, Kaimary, and his young son, also named Cristopher, come to watch him pitch. “Anytime that you see me waving up there, it’s to say hi to my family,” Sánchez said.
They can expect another greeting on March 26 as the Phillies come home to start the regular season against the Texas Rangers at Citizens Bank Park.
Sánchez was officially named the team’s Opening Day starter on Friday, a distinction he now holds for the first time in his career.