Jake Sanchez
Jacob Sanchez is a Mexican-American professional baseball pitcher for the Leones de Yucatán of the Mexican League. He has also played for the Mexico national baseball team.
Career
Early years
Sanchez attended Brawley Union High School in Brawley, California, Imperial Valley College, and Iowa Wesleyan University. He was not drafted by a Major League Baseball organization out of college in 2012. He pitched in independent league baseball, playing in the Liga Norte de México and for the Joliet Slammers of the Frontier League.Chicago White Sox
On June 10, 2013, Sanchez signed a minor league contract with the Chicago White Sox organization. Sanchez pitched for the Great Falls Voyagers of the Rookie-level Pioneer League, and was named the league's pitcher of the year. In 2014, Sanchez began the season with the Kannapolis Intimidators of the Single–A South Atlantic League.Oakland Athletics
On June 14, 2014, the Oakland Athletics traded Michael Taylor for Sanchez, and they assigned him to the Stockton Ports of the High-A California League. In 2015, he pitched for the Midland RockHounds of the Double-A Texas League. He pitched for the Águilas de Mexicali of the Liga Mexicana del Pacífico in 2016–17, also pitching for them in the 2017 Caribbean Series. Sanchez was released by the Athletics organization on August 2, 2018.Toros de Tijuana
On August 6, 2018, Sanchez signed with the Toros de Tijuana of the Mexican League. He appeared in 13 games for Tijuana to close out the year, registering a 1–1 record and 4.61 ERA with 8 strikeouts in innings pitched. In 2019, he pitched in 36 games for Tijuana, logging a 3–3 record and 4.50 ERA with 42 strikeouts and 13 saves in 38 innings of work.Sanchez did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the Mexican League season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2021, Sanchez made 27 appearances for the Toros, working to a 1–1 record and 2.93 ERA with 31 strikeouts in innings pitched.