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**Jonathan Sánchez**
Jonathan Sánchez
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	San Francisco Giants — No. 57
	Starting pitcher
	Born: November 19, 1982 (age 27); Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
Bats: Left	Throws: Left
MLB debut
	May 28, 2006 for the San Francisco Giants
Career statistics; (through August 28, 2009)
Wins–Losses	19–28
Earned run average	4.88
Strikeouts	389
Teams
	San Francisco Giants (2006–present);
Career highlights and awards
	Pitched a no-hitter on July 10, 2009 against the San Diego Padres;

Jonathan O. Sánchez (born November 19, 1982 in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico) is a Major League Baseball pitcher for the San Francisco Giants. He was rated as the Giants' #2 prospect in the Baseball America Prospect Handbook 2007.^[1]

[edit] High school and college

After graduating from Escuela Superior Blanca Malaret High School in Sabana Grande, Puerto Rico in 2000, Sánchez went on to a prolific four-year NAIA career at Ohio Dominican University in Columbus, Ohio, where he pitched four no-hitters and established five school records, including:

Most strikeouts in a single game (16)
Most strikeouts in a single season (105, in 2003)
Most career strikeouts (311)
Most career shutouts (10)
Lowest career opponent batting average (.196)

[edit] Professional career

Sánchez was drafted in the 27th round (820th overall) of the 2004 Major League Baseball Draft by the San Francisco Giants.

[edit] Minor leagues

Sánchez spent the year playing for the high-A Augusta GreenJackets, leading the South Atlantic League with 166 strikeouts and averaging 11.9 per 9 innings pitching (125⅔ total) while going 5–7, with a 4.08 ERA in 25 starts. He was tabbed to circuit's in-season All-Star team. Following the season, Sánchez pitched for the Carolina club of the Puerto Rican Professional Baseball League, going 2–2, with a 2.91 ERA in 19 relief outings. Sánchez began the 2006 season with the double-A Connecticut Defenders, where in 13 appearances (3 starts), he went 2–1 with a 1.15 ERA and 46 strikeouts (9 walks) in 31⅓ innings pitched.

[edit] Major Leagues

Sánchez was called up on May 25, 2006 and made his Major League Baseball debut with the San Francisco Giants on May 28 against the Colorado Rockies at AT&T Park in San Francisco, becoming the second player from Lajas, Puerto Rico to reach the Major Leagues (following Robinson Cancel) and the first pitcher. In his debut, he pitched one inning and surrendered no hits and no runs. The first three batters he faced were Todd Helton, Matt Holliday, and Garrett Atkins.

After an impressive stint in which he went 2–0 with a 1.37 ERA in 22 relief appearances (19⅔ innings), Sánchez was sent down to the Giants' AAA affiliate, the Fresno Grizzlies, on July 29 to improve his abilities as a starter. He was recalled on September 1 when the roster expanded to 40 players, and won his first major league start on September 6, giving up one run in 5⅔ innings pitched in a 3–2 victory over the Cincinnati Reds.

On June 30, 2008, Sánchez received his first "Player of the Week" award, finishing the week winning two games with an ERA of 1.23.^[2]

Sánchez began the 2009 season with the Giants, and pitched as the fifth starter in the rotation behind Tim Lincecum, Matt Cain, Barry Zito, and Randy Johnson. After going 2-8 early in the season, Sánchez was replaced in the rotation on June 28th by Ryan Sadowski in a game against the Milwaukee Brewers. The Giants went on to win that game 7-0, with Sánchez pitching in relief. He faced four batters, walking one and striking out three.

[edit] No-hitter

On July 10, 2009, Sánchez, spot starting in place of an injured Randy Johnson and on his first start upon returning to the starting rotation after a brief demotion to the bullpen, threw a no-hitter against the San Diego Padres. Sánchez issued no walks and struck out a career-high 11 hitters in the game, which was also his first major league complete game and shutout and the first no-hitter ever thrown at AT&T Park. He threw 110 pitches to complete the game, with a final score of 8-0 for the Giants.

Only a fielding error by third baseman Juan Uribe in the eighth inning, which allowed a hitter to reach first base, kept Sánchez from earning a perfect game. Uribe had been playing at second base until being moved to replace Pablo Sandoval the prior inning. Sánchez's catcher for the game was Eli Whiteside, himself a late replacement for Bengie Molina, who had the day off to be with his wife during childbirth.

Jonathan's father, Sigfredo "Freddy" Sánchez, a former baseball player in their home town of Lajas, had flown in to attend the game, the first for him to witness his son pitch as a starter in the MLB. Jonathan stated that his father's presence played an inspirational role in his performance.

He was the first Giants pitcher to throw a no-hitter since 1976, when John Montefusco did it against the Atlanta Braves, and the first to do it at home since Ed Halicki did it against the New York Mets in 1975. He was also the first Giants lefty to throw a no-hitter since Hall of Famer Carl Hubbell blanked the Pittsburgh Pirates, on May 8th, 1929.^[3]

[edit] Statistics

Year	Ag	Tm	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	GF	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	WP	BFP	BK	ERA	WHIP	OBA
2006	23	SF	NL	3	1	27	4	0	0	4	40	39	26	22	2	23	33	4	2	185	0	4.95	1.550	.250
2007	24	SF	NL	1	5	33	4	0	0	8	52	57	34	34	8	28	62	5	4	238	0	5.88	1.635	.284
2008	25	SF	NL	9	12	29	29	0	0	0	158	154	90	88	14	75	157	7	7	695	0	5.01	1.449	.257
Totals:				13	18	89	37	0	0	12	250	250	150	144	24	126	252	16	13	1118	0	5.18	1.504	.262
Roll over stat abbreviations for definitions. Stats through 2008 season.^[4]^[5]

[edit] References

^ "Top 10 Prospects: San Francisco Giants". Baseball America. 2007-02-22. http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/prospects/features/263377.html. Retrieved 2008-12-29.
^ "Honran a Sánchez" (in Spanish). Primera Hora. 2008-07-01. http://www.primerahora.com/noticia/beisbol/accion_deportiva/honran_a_sanchez/205885. Retrieved 2008-07-01.
^ "Giants' Sanchez pitches no-hitter vs. Padres". Yahoo Sports. 2009-07-10. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090711/ap_on_sp_ba_ga_su/bbn_padres_giants_13. Retrieved 2009-07-10.
^ "Jonathan Sánchez Statistics". Baseball-Reference. http://www.baseball-reference.com/s/sanchjo01.shtml. Retrieved 2008-05-01.
^ "Jonathan Sánchez Stats". MLB.com. http://mlb.mlb.com/stats/individual_stats_player.jsp?c_id=mlb&playerID=456043&section1=1&statSet1=1&section2=1&section3=1&statSet3=1&statSet2=3. Retrieved 2008-05-01.

[edit] External links

Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube
The Book on Jonathan Sánchez from "ScoutingBook.com"

[0] "Top 10 Prospects: San Francisco Giants". Baseball America. 2007-02-22. http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/prospects/features/263377.html. Retrieved 2008-12-29.

[1] "Honran a Sánchez" (in Spanish). Primera Hora. 2008-07-01. http://www.primerahora.com/noticia/beisbol/accion_deportiva/honran_a_sanchez/205885. Retrieved 2008-07-01.

[2] "Giants' Sanchez pitches no-hitter vs. Padres". Yahoo Sports. 2009-07-10. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090711/ap_on_sp_ba_ga_su/bbn_padres_giants_13. Retrieved 2009-07-10.

[br-stats-3] "Jonathan Sánchez Statistics". Baseball-Reference. http://www.baseball-reference.com/s/sanchjo01.shtml. Retrieved 2008-05-01.

[mlb-stats3-4] "Jonathan Sánchez Stats". MLB.com. http://mlb.mlb.com/stats/individual_stats_player.jsp?c_id=mlb&playerID=456043&section1=1&statSet1=1&section2=1&section3=1&statSet3=1&statSet2=3. Retrieved 2008-05-01.

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