<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/padres-stars-gary-sanchez-ji-man-choi-suffer-devastating-injuries');   ga('set', 'title', 'Padres stars Gary Sanchez, Ji Man Choi suffer devastating injuries');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/GarySanchezPadres.jpeg"></figure><h1>Padres stars Gary Sanchez, Ji Man Choi suffer devastating injuries</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-09-06T21:25:37-07:00">September 6th, 9:25pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-09-06T21:25:37-07:00">September 6th, 9:25pm</time><address><a>Peter Alexis</a>Peter Alexis is a sports writer focused on coverage of college football and basketball, as well as the NFL and other major sports. A graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism, he has been writing sports articles for over 8 years. After covering Mizzou athletics for several seasons, Peter joined ClutchPoints in 2023. He is a New York sports superfan and is fluent in the sports betting industry as well.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The San Diego Padres have <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/padres-news-manny-machado-gets-100-real-about-san-diego-miracle-after-sweeping-giants" rel="noopener">watched their season fall apart</a> over the second half, after refusing to become sellers at the trade deadline and brought in new talent to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/padres-news-xander-bogaerts-sounds-off-on-incredibly-frustrating-trend-san-diego-struggles-to-shake-off" rel="noopener">try and salvage the season</a>. Ji Man Choi was one of these new additions, and now he has suffered a season ending fracture along with catcher Gary Sanchez in a devastating blow to the Padres.</p><p>Sanchez left the game on Wednesday afternoon in a loss to the Phillies, and was later diagnosed with a fractured wrist. The news came one day after Ji Man Choi fractured his ankle in Triple-A, adding to the laundry list of injuries he has suffered this year.</p><p>When asked about the impact of the injuries, San Diego <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/padres-news-bob-melvin-blunt-playoff-chances" rel="noopener">manager Bob Melvin was upset</a> to learn of the developments in a season that has gone from bad to worse.</p><p>“Sick to your stomach,” Melvin said about Sanchez, noting his power hitting assistance that <a href="https://twitter.com/annieheilbrunn" rel="noopener">he brought</a> to the team, according to Annie Heilbrunn of the San Diego Union-Tribune.</p><p>Choi had only joined the Padres in late July, after getting traded over from the Pittsburgh Pirates in a deadline deal. He missed most of the first half of the season with a strained achilles, and was only able to play for seven games in San Diego before this latest fracture.</p><p>The Padres sit in 4th place in the NL West, and a whopping 10 games under .500 as the season comes to a close. Both Choi and Sanchez will become free agents at the end of the season, and it seems unlikely that they will be resigned amid the roster turmoil and potential organizational restructuring in the front office after the failure.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Padres stars Gary Sanchez, Ji Man Choi suffer devastating injuries

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/padres-news-gary-sanchez-pulls-off-stunning-catcher-feat-done-by-just-2-others-in-over-100-years');   ga('set', 'title', 'Padres’ Gary Sanchez pulls off stunning catcher feat done by just 2 others in over 100 years');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Padres-Gary-Sanchez.jpg"></figure><h1>Padres’ Gary Sanchez pulls off stunning catcher feat done by just 2 others in over 100 years</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-08-16T16:59:46-07:00">August 16th, 4:59pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-08-17T06:59:03-07:00">August 17th, 6:59am</time><address><a>Rexwell Villas</a>A Communications Arts graduate from the University of Santo Tomas in the Philippines, Rex claims to have JR Smith's conscience with his shot selection. He has won a basketball, a baseball, and a football championship in fantasy all within a year.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>San Diego Padres catcher Gary Sanchez is having some sort of <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/padres-make-major-gary-sanchez-decision-after-mets-release" rel="noopener">career resurgence</a> in the 2023 MLB season. Not since his days with the New York Yankees has he performed as well as he’s been this year at the plate for the Padres. In fact, within just his first 57 games in a San Diego uniform, Sanchez has managed to duplicate a catcher feat that’s only been <a href="https://twitter.com/OptaSTATS/status/1691876329069724019" rel="noopener">done by two others</a> (three times including himself) in the last 103 years, per OptaSTATS.</p><p><i>Primary catchers to have 16+ HR &amp; 40+ RBI within their 1st 60 games with a team since RBI became official in 1920:</i></p><p><i>1995-96 Scott Servais – Cubs</i><br><i>2015-17 Gary Sanchez – Yankees</i><br><i>2019-20 Will Smith – Dodgers</i><br><i>2023 Gary Sanchez –</i><i>@Padres </i><i>(in 57 games)</i></p><p>Gary Sanchez reached both the 16-homer and 40-RBI plateaus in the same game Tuesday when he smashed a grand slam in the first inning against the Baltimore Orioles. That homer stretched the Padres’ lead to five runs and established momentum for San Diego which ended up winning the contest, 10-3.</p><p>On the season, Sanchez has 16 home runs and 41 RBIs. He has already matched his total in homers with the Minnesota Twins in 2022 when he appeared in 128 games. With plenty of games left on the Padres’ schedule, Sanchez can still eclipse the 61 RBIs he had in a Minnesota uniform.</p><p>Sanchez is seeing the ball better this season. His home run rate is up from 3.4 percent in 2022 to 7.6 percent in 2023. His strikeout rate of 28.9 percent in 2022 is now down to 24.1 percent, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/orioles-vs-padres-prediction-odds-pick-how-to-watch-8-16-2023" rel="noopener">entering Wednesday</a>.</p><p>Regardless of how the 2023 campaign ends for San Diego, it appears that Sanchez is doing his stock in upcoming free agency a big favor with his performance for the Padres.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Padres’ Gary Sanchez pulls off stunning catcher feat done by just 2 others in over 100 years

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/padres-news-gary-sanchez-joins-mookie-betts-shohei-ohtani-with-latest-hot-streak');   ga('set', 'title', 'Gary Sanchez joins Mookie Betts, Shohei Ohtani with latest hot streak');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Gary-Sanchez-Padres.jpg"></figure><h1>Gary Sanchez joins Mookie Betts, Shohei Ohtani with latest hot streak</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-06-07T15:47:09-07:00">June 7th, 3:47pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-06-07T15:48:50-07:00">June 7th, 3:48pm</time><address><a>Rexwell Villas</a>A Communications Arts graduate from the University of Santo Tomas in the Philippines, Rex claims to have JR Smith's conscience with his shot selection. He has won a basketball, a baseball, and a football championship in fantasy all within a year.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Gary Sanchez continues to flex his muscles for the San Diego Padres. The former New York Yankees catcher added another home run total once again <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mariners-vs-padres-prediction-odds-pick-how-to-watch-6-7-2023" rel="noopener">Wednesday night</a> against the Seattle Mariners at home, sending one deep for a three-run blast in the third inning of the contest.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Gary Sanchez confirmed back.  <a href="https://t.co/OOCVY3rEEg">pic.twitter.com/OOCVY3rEEg</a></p><p>— Jared Carrabis (@Jared_Carrabis) <a href="https://twitter.com/Jared_Carrabis/status/1666551204535492608?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 7, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>If it feels like Gary Sanchez has done nothing but hit balls out of the field for the Padres since he was claimed by San Diego off waivers late last April, it is because that’s basically <a href="https://twitter.com/ESPNStatsInfo/status/1666562145213972482" rel="noopener">the case for him</a>.</p><p>Via ESPN Stats &amp; Info:</p><p><i>With his 3rd inning HR today against the Mariners, Gary Sánchez now has 4 HR in 9 games since making his Padres debut on May 30. Only J.D. Martinez, Mookie Betts &amp; Shohei Ohtani have as many HR as Sánchez in that time frame.</i></p><p>Prior to that home run against the Mariners, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mets-news-shocking-amount-gary-sanchez-earned" rel="noopener">Gary Sanchez’s most recent</a> blast was against the Chicago Cubs in a 5-0 win at home last Monday.</p><p>Sanchez, who previously was designated by the New York Mets for assignment before the Padres added him to the fold, has always been known as a power hitter. That’s a major reason why he had been to two All-Star Games before when he was still with the Yankees. The first was in 2017 when he smashed 33 home runs and posted a .531 slugging percentage and the second was in 2019 when he sent 34 balls deep to go with a .525 slugging percentage.</p><p>Sanchez is not likely to sustain his current home run rate, but the Padres are definitely enjoying their ride so far with him.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Gary Sanchez joins Mookie Betts, Shohei Ohtani with latest hot streak

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/padres-news-blake-snell-manny-machado-loving-gary-sanchez-after-hot-start-san-diego');   ga('set', 'title', 'Blake Snell, Manny Machado are loving Gary Sanchez after hot start with Padres');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Blake-Snell-Manny-Machado-are-loving-Gary-Sanchez-after-hot-start-in-San-Diego.jpg"></figure><h1>Blake Snell, Manny Machado are loving Gary Sanchez after hot start with Padres</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-06-06T11:49:57-07:00">June 6th, 11:49am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-06-06T11:49:57-07:00">June 6th, 11:49am</time><address><a>Ryan Bologna</a>Ryan Bologna is an author at ClutchPoints. He studied journalism and communication at UConn.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>San Diego Padres catcher Gary Sanchez has not been with the team very long, but Manny Machado and starting pitcher Blake Snell are already fans of him. Sanchez has made an impact in his short time with the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/padres-news-2023-mlb-trade-deadline-targets" rel="noopener">Padres</a>.</p><p>“He’s a good fit,” Manny Machado said, via Dennis Lin of The Athletic. “You know, it’s kind of tough for a catcher coming in here and picking up a staff like ours and doing what he’s been doing on the offensive side as well. … Things are clicking right now as an offensive group, so adding him in there right now at the perfect time, it’s been nice.”</p><p>Gary Sanchez has played seven games with the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/padres-news-bob-melvins-painfully-honest-take-san-diegos-ongoing-struggles" rel="noopener">Padres</a>, <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/sanchga02.shtml" rel="noopener">and has</a> three home runs with six runs batted in while batting .286 with a .348 on-base percentage, according to Baseball Reference.</p><p>Sanchez is with many of his teammates from when he played for the Dominican Republic in the World Baseball Classic. Machado is one of them, along with Juan Soto.</p><p>Blake Snell raved about Sanchez’ catching ability, which has been a criticism dating back to his days with the New York Yankees.</p><p>“I’ve always heard about him offensively, but I love him,” Snell said, via Lin. “He blocked, like, a 97-mile-an-hour fastball in the dirt. I threw a curveball and it hit the grass and he blocked it. I mean, I don’t see the problem. Even calling the game, we had a game plan; we executed. I even put a lot of trust in him, like, what do you want? Like, you tell me. … I trust him on that. He’s smart.”</p><p>Sanchez was once a highly-touted young player for the Yankees, and had some very solid seasons with the team before some down years later in his tenure and getting traded to the Minnesota Twins for the 2022 season. Sanchez started the 2023 season in the minor leagues with the Giants, was released, then had a brief stint with the New York Mets. The Mets released him, then the Padres snagged him, and he is now contributing. His new teammates seem to be a fan as well.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Blake Snell, Manny Machado are loving Gary Sanchez after hot start with Padres

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/padres-make-major-gary-sanchez-decision-after-mets-release');   ga('set', 'title', 'Padres make major Gary Sanchez decision after Mets release');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Padres-newsSan-Diego-makes-major-Gary-Sanchez-decision-after-Mets-release.jpg"></figure><h1>Padres make major Gary Sanchez decision after Mets release</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-05-29T16:16:18-07:00">May 29th, 4:16pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-05-29T16:16:18-07:00">May 29th, 4:16pm</time><address><a>Ryan Bologna</a>Ryan Bologna is an author at ClutchPoints. He studied journalism and communication at UConn.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/padres-news-xander-bogaerts-sore-wrist-manny-machado-bp" rel="noopener">San Diego Padres</a> are <a href="https://twitter.com/hgomez27/status/1663296986416574464?s=20" rel="noopener">reportedly signing</a> catcher <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mets-news-shocking-amount-gary-sanchez-earned" rel="noopener">Gary Sanchez</a> to a major league deal, according to MLB Insider Hector Gomez.</p><p>Gary Sanchez just had a brief stint with the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mets-news-shocking-gary-sanchez-decision" rel="noopener">New York Mets</a>, <a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/gary-sanchez/11442/stats?position=C" rel="noopener">playing in</a> three games, hitting .167, according to Fangraphs. The Padres currently have catchers Austin Nola and Brett Sullivan on the roster.</p><p>It has been an eventful last couple of months for Sanchez. He originally signed a minor-league deal with the San Francisco Giants. He performed poorly in his time in the minor leagues with the Giants, and was never called up. He was then released. Shortly after that, Gary Sanchez signed the deal with the Mets.</p><p>After his short-lived stint with the Mets, he is joining a Padres team that is loaded with talent, but disappointing so far this season. They have a 24-29 record so far this season, and sit in fourth place in the National League West behind the Los Angeles Dodgers, Arizona Diamondbacks and San Francisco Giants.</p><p>Juan Soto is having a great season, but the team is hoping for more from big offseason acquisition Xander Bogaerts and is waiting on the return of Manny Machado.</p><p>It is unknown what role Sanchez will have with the team, or how long he will remain with the team. It is safe to assume Sanchez wants some stability after playing all over this season. He was with the Yankees for a long time, and viewed as one of their top young players. After spending the 2022 season with the Twins, it has been an adventure for Sanchez.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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BA	HR	RBI	OPS	SB
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BA	HR	RBI	OPS	SB
.231	5	24	0.715	0

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