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NOTABLE MINOR LEAGUE AWARDS AND HONORS
◆ 2015 International League Player of the Week for week of Apr. 19...International League Player of the Week
for week of May 3.
◆ 2014 MiLB.com Organization All-Star.
◆ 2012 MiLB Organization All-Star...Futures Game selection...Carolina League Post-Season All-Star.
CAREER TRANSACTIONS
◆ May 29, 2009...Signed by White Sox as international free agent.
◆ Jan. 31, 2020...Signed by Giants as minor league free agent.
◆ Aug. 28, 2020...Signed by White Sox as minor league free agent.
◆ Oct. 30, 2020...Claimed off waivers by Orioles from White Sox.
◆ Mar. 31, 2021...Signed by Atlanta as minor league free agent.
◆ Feb. 9, 2022...Signed by Red Sox as minor league free agent.
◆ Aug. 18, 2022...Claimed off waivers by Mets from Red Sox. SÁNCHEZ
◆ Jan. 23, 2023...Signed by Atlanta as minor league free agent.
◆ Jan. 15, 2024...Signed by Mets as minor league free agent.
◆ Jan. 29, 2025... Signed by Angels as minor league free agent.
◆ Dec. 8, 2025... Signed by Angels as minor league free agent.
PERSONAL/MISC
◆ Yolmer Carlos Javier Sánchez Yanez...Went by ‘Carlos’ until 2017, before announcing he would go by his first
name, ‘Yolmer;’ Became first player named Yolmer in MLB history...Nickname is El Del Penonal.
◆ He and his wife, Moralis, have two sons, Noah and Alan...Wore both of his sons’ names on his jersey during
MLB Players’ Weekend in 2019.
◆ Named the 2014 Rookie of the Year for the Venezuelan Winter League after batting .348 with 48 runs scored,
31 RBIs, a .428 on-base percentage and a .443 slugging percentage over 58 games for Tiburones de La Guaira.
◆ Originally signed by White Sox scout Amador Arias.
MISCELLANEOUS STATS
CAREER WALK-OFF PLATE APPEARANCES (5)
May 27, 2019 vs. KC (RBI single; 9th) Aug. 25, 2017 vs. DET (RBI single; 9th) May 13, 2017 vs. SD (RBI single; 9th)
Sept. 15, 2016 vs. CLE (RBI single; 9th) May 18, 2015 vs. CLE (RBI single; 10th)
CAREER FIELDING
POS PCT G PO A E TC DP
2B .986 428 748 1069 25 1842 293
3B .969 206 183 355 17 555 40
SS .958 17 15 31 2 48 8
P 1.000 2 0 1 0 1 0
OF 1.000 1 1 0 0 1 0

Sánchez’S CAREER HIGHS
SEASON GAME
AVG .267 — 2017 H 4 — 9/20/19 at DET
H 145 — 2018 HR 1 — 32 times; last, 9/24/20 at CLE
R 63 — 2017 R 3 — 3 times; last, 8/14/19 vs. HOU
BB 49 — 2018 BB 3 — 3 times; last 9/2/19 at CLE
2B 34 — 2018 2B 2 — 11 times; last, 9/6/20 at KC
HR 12 — 2017 RBI 4 — 3 times; last, 6/26/18 vs. MIN
RBI 59 — 2017 Hit Streak 12 — 3 times; last, Aug. 13, 2019 (G1) - Aug. 24, 2019

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