Shortly After Bidding Adieu to New York, Top 30-Year-Old Catcher Shines in Miami, Leaving Mets Fans in Misery

It has been a roller coaster ride this season for Gary Sanchez, who has played for three teams since the start of the season. The two-time All-Star had a Minor League contract with the San Francisco Giants, from which he opted out to sign for the New York Mets. He played for the Mets for three games before they designated him for an assignment.

After that, Sanchez signed for the San Diego Padres but got a mixed reception from the fans. Putting all the negativity aside, Sanchez has played well on the latest outing. Even though fans did not approve of his signing, but have changed their views after his brilliant display against the Marlins.

Gary Sanchez has his first homer of the season

Sanchez hit the first home run of the season. It came in a 2-1 loss against the Miami Marlins. Talkin’ Yanke shared the clip of his home run with the caption, “GARY SÁNCHEZ HOMER.” Sanchez finished the game with an average of 0.337 and an OPS of 1.667. His performance came amidst all the doubts.

Notably, given the situation Sanchez was in, nobody thought he would have an MLB home run. Possibly the number 99 jersey has helped the player to settle well into the new team. He pulled up inspiration from Aaron Judge to silence all the critics and possibly gave the Mets something to think about.

Meanwhile, the experienced catcher does not need any introduction. The 30-year-old has played over 660 games. Sanchez has scored 342 runs averaging 0.225 during this period. He has hit 154 Home runs to his credit and has 401 RBIs. He has been great behind the plate and has overseen 723 strikeouts.

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Technically, this is Sanchez’s fourth team in two years. He played for the Twins in the 2022 season and had a decent season with them. After all the running, Sanchez finally has a place to play again and make fans happy.

San Diego Padres fans called Sanchez a gem after his excellent play

Fans have loved the performance from the experienced Sanchez. They took the opportunity to share their reactions to it calling out the Mets for DFA. Here are a few of the reactions on the same!

Is it a number 99 effect?

Fans have their claims on the player. It will be interesting too how Sanchez will keep the performances to end his roller coaster ride with a better end to the season. How will it go for the player? Let us know in the comments below!

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