The Red Sox assigned catcher Ali Sanchez outright to Triple-A Worcester after designating him for assignment to make room for first baseman Nathaniel Lowe. Sanchez, 28, signed with the Mets out of Venezuela and made his pro debut prior to 2014, reaching the majors in the shortened 2020 season. He has appeared in parts of four MLB seasons but only 47 big-league games, serving largely as a depth catcher while moving among several clubs. Sanchez is regarded as an excellent defender but has struggled offensively, posting a .185/.222/.235 line in 132 MLB plate appearances and a .269/.340/.399 Triple-A career slash with limited extra-base power.
He made it to the majors during the shortened 2020 season and has played in parts of four MLB seasons since then but has just 47 MLB games under his belt in that time as he's served mostly as a depth catcher while bouncing between Queens, St. Louis, Miami, Toronto, and Boston at the big league level to go along with stints in the minor league systems of the Tigers, Cubs, and Diamondbacks.
While Sanchez is viewed as an excellent defender, he's held back by lackluster offense at the dish. In 132 big league plate appearances, he's hit just .185/.222/.235 with just five walks and only two extra-base hits. That's a small sample split up over many years, of course, but even with that context Sanchez isn't an impressive hitter. With 334 career games at the Triple-A level, he's mustered a career slash line of just .269/.340/.399 at the level with with less than 100 total extra-base hits.
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