Yolmer Sánchez
Yolmer Carlos Javier Sánchez (born June 29, 1992) is a Venezuelan professional baseball infielder in the Boston Red Sox organization. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Chicago White Sox, making his major league debut in 2014. Prior to the 2017 season, he went by the name of "Carlos Sánchez". He led the American League in triples in 2018, and won a Gold Glove Award in 2019 at second base. Career. Chicago White Sox. Sánchez signed with the Chicago White Sox as an international free agent in 2009. He played in the Dominican Summer League  (DSL) for the DSL White Sox in 2009 (playing shortstop primarily) and 2010 (playing third base primarily). The next season, playing second base primarily, he split the year between the Bristol White Sox of the Rookie-level Appalachian League and the Kannapolis Intimidators of the Class A South Atlantic League, finishing the year batting .286/.354/.343 batting average with 30 runs batted in and 48 runs scored in 68 games. During the 2012 season Sánchez moved quickly through the White Sox system. He started the season with Class A-Advanced Winston-Salem then moved to Double-A Birmingham Barons, and then  eventually Triple-A Charlotte Knights. He was named to appear in the 2012 All-Star Futures Game while playing for the Winston-Salem Dash of the Class A-Advanced Carolina League, and was named a Carolina League Post-Season All Star. Sánchez hit a combined .323/.378/.403, 169 hits, 1 home run, 25 doubles, 7 triples, 79 runs, 56 RBI, 26 stolen bases in 133 games. He was named an MILB.com Organization All Star. The White Sox invited Sánchez to spring training as a non-roster invitee in 2013, and he ranked as the White Sox #4 prospect. Sánchez spent the  entire 2013 season at Triple-A Charlotte, where he batted .241/.293/.296 in 432 at bats, 50 runs, 20 doubles, 2 triples, no home runs, 28 runs batted in, 29 walks, 76 strikeouts and 16 SBs. Sánchez was added to the 40-man roster on November 20, 2013. On July 13, 2014, the White Sox promoted Sánchez to the MLB roster and he made his MLB debut that same day going 0–5 with two strikeouts. Sanchez was sent down to Charlotte after the game, but was recalled to Chicago on August 22, after the White Sox traded Gordon Beckham. In 2014  with the White Sox he batted .250/.269/.300 in 100 at bats. He was named an MILB.com Organization All Star. In 2015 with the White Sox he batted .224/.268/.326 in 389 at bats, and in 2016 he batted .208/.236/.357 in 154 at bats. Sánchez announced that he would go by his first name, Yolmer, starting from the 2017 season, rather than his middle name of Carlos. In doing so, he became the first player named Yolmer in Major League Baseball. In 2017, he batted .267/.319/.413 with a career-high 12 home runs in 484 at bats, and was 2nd in the  AL with 8 triples. In 2018, playing third base primarily, he batted .242/.306/.372 in 600 at bats with a career-high 14 stolen bases, and led the AL with 10 triples. He received the MLBPAA White Sox Heart and Hustle Award. In 2019, playing second base primarily, Sánchez batted .252/.318/.321 in 496 at bats with two home runs and 42 RBIs, with the lowest slugging percentage and Isolated Power (0.69) in the major leagues, and the highest opposite field percentage of all major league batters (34.2%). On defense, he made 416 assists, turned 108 double plays and had an 11  Defensive Runs Saved (DRS) rating, all best in the American League among second basemen. He won a Gold Glove Award at second base. Sánchez was released on November 25, 2019. San Francisco Giants. Sánchez signed a minor league contract with the San Francisco Giants on January 31, 2020. He was released by the Giants organization on August 21, 2020. Return to White Sox. On August 25, 2020, Sánchez signed a minor league contract with the Chicago White Sox organization. On August 31, 2020, Sánchez was called up to the White Sox 40 man roster. Overall with the 2020 Chicago White  Sox, Sánchez batted .313 with one home run and 1 RBI in 11 games. Baltimore Orioles. On October 30, 2020, Sánchez was claimed off waivers by the Baltimore Orioles. On March 27, 2021, Sánchez was designated for assignment following the acquisition of Adam Plutko. On March 30, Sánchez was granted his release by the Orioles. Atlanta Braves. On March 31, 2021, Sánchez signed a minor league contract with the Atlanta Braves organization. He elected free agency on November 7, 2021. Boston Red Sox. On February 9, 2022, Sánchez signed a minor league contract with the Boston Red Sox that included  an invitation to spring training.