Former Yankees catcher Gary Sanchez had himself a killer Opening Day weekend in his debut with the Twins.
Sanchez hit his first regular-season house run for his new membership in Sunday’s 10-4 win over the Mariners, drilling a grand slam into the third deck in left area within the backside of the primary inning.
The catcher flipped his bat and gave a thumbs-up to the dugout, earlier than rounding the bases at Goal Discipline to the sound of screaming followers welcoming him to Minnesota.
Sanchez’s grand slam gave the Twins a five-run lead on the time. The 29-year-old later added an RBI double, driving in 5 of the Twins’ 10 runs in his second recreation with the crew. Sanchez made the ultimate out Friday on Opening Day, coming inside inches of a walk-off house run.
After signing Sanchez as a global free agent in 2009, the Yankees traded the two-time All-Star and third baseman Gio Urshela final month for third baseman Josh Donaldson, shortstop Isiah Kiner-Falefa and catcher Ben Rortvedt.
“With a swing like [that,] it provides you the arrogance to have the ability to exit and do every part,” supervisor Rocco Baldelli stated about Sanchez’s grand slam. “Our pitchers, our guys within the area, the at-bats that observe that, that’s the type of modifications the sport in an enormous means and one thing we wanted. It was an enormous second for Gary and all of us.”
After many ups and downs, particularly behind the plate, the Yankees determined to maneuver on from Sanchez and prioritize protection at catcher. Final season, Sanchez had 23 house runs, 54 RBIs, a .204 batting common and .730 OPS whereas committing six errors and permitting eight handed balls. He has 60 handed balls in his profession, having led the league in 2017 (16) and 2018 (18).
Sunday’s win was the Twins’ first of the season. They shut out a four-game set with the Mariners Monday evening.
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