34 Facts About Freddy Sanchez

Freddy Sanchez was named the Most Valuable Player of the Foothill League his senior year at Burbank High School, getting drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 30th round of the 1996 Major League Baseball draft.

However, Freddy Sanchez chose to attend college instead, spending two years at Glendale Community College, one year at Dallas Baptist University, and one year at Oklahoma City University, where he was a National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics All-Star.

Freddy Sanchez made his major league debut with the Red Sox in 2002 and played a few games with them in 2003 before getting traded to the Pirates.

Freddy Sanchez suffered an injury in his first game with the Pirates' Triple-A affiliate and missed the remainder of the 2003 season, as well as the first half of 2004.

Freddy Sanchez spent most of 2004 in the minor leagues, only playing nine games for Pittsburgh.

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Freddy Sanchez made the All-Star Game that year as well as 2007, when he batted.

Freddy Sanchez missed the start of the 2010 season with a shoulder injury but became a key part of their infield as their starting second baseman after making his season debut on May 19.

Freddy Sanchez spent the next season and a half on the disabled list, then announced his retirement on December 21,2015.

Freddy Sanchez then had to undergo years of physical therapy before he could walk properly.

Freddy Sanchez's father was a truck driver who got his son interested in baseball by playing catch with him in the backyard.

In 1996, Freddy Sanchez graduated from Burbank High School, where he was a three-year varsity player.

Freddy Sanchez was drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 30th round of the 1996 Major League Baseball draft out of Burbank High but opted to attend college instead.

However, he went to Glendale Community College instead after they hired Denny Barrett as their coach; Freddy Sanchez had played under Barrett on a travel team and looked forward to being on his team again.

Freddy Sanchez transferred to Dallas Baptist University of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics as a junior, where he played in the NAIA World Series.

Freddy Sanchez began 2001 playing for the Single-A advanced Sarasota Red Sox, where he batted.

On that day, Freddy Sanchez was dealt to the Pittsburgh Pirates in return for pitchers Jeff Suppan, Brandon Lyon and Anastacio Martinez.

Freddy Sanchez began the season as a backup infielder, filling in for other players at second base, shortstop, and third base.

Freddy Sanchez began the 2006 season as a bench player, valuable to the Pirates for his ability to play multiple positions.

Not on the 2006 All-Star ballot because he was a bench player to start the season, Freddy Sanchez still received over 850,000 write-in votes for the All-Star Game, an MLB record.

Freddy Sanchez finished fifth in the voting to David Wright, who was the National League starter at third base, but Sanchez still made the NL All-Star squad as a reserve selected by NL manager Phil Garner.

Freddy Sanchez entered the game in the fifth inning at shortstop, replacing Edgar Renteria.

Freddy Sanchez made a stellar leaping catch in the fifth inning to rob Mark Loretta of a hit, then darted far to the right of second base in the eighth inning to complete a putout of Grady Sizemore.

Freddy Sanchez finished the game at second base and went 0 for 2 at the plate with two groundouts.

In 2007, Freddy Sanchez was moved to second base, replacing Castillo so that Jose Bautista could be the Pirates third baseman.

Freddy Sanchez missed Pittsburgh's final five games of the year, undergoing surgery to repair a separated shoulder, an injury he had played through for much of the season.

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On July 29,2009, Freddy Sanchez was traded to the San Francisco Giants for minor league pitcher Tim Alderson.

Freddy Sanchez had surgery on his left knee after the 2009 season, as well as arthroscopic surgery on his left shoulder.

Freddy Sanchez was a key member of the Giants' infield in 2010.

Bothered by his left shoulder late in the year, Freddy Sanchez had a second surgery on it following the 2010 season.

Freddy Sanchez attempted to return to the Giants, playing three games for the Single-A Advanced San Jose Giants on a rehab assignment.

Freddy Sanchez played 646 games at second base, 172 games at third base and 55 games at shortstop.

Freddy Sanchez married his high school sweetheart, Alissa Dowdy, in 2002.

Freddy Sanchez has been good friends with Jack Wilson since the two played together in a travel league.

When Freddy Sanchez was called up by Pittsburgh in September 2004, Wilson let him and his wife stay at his house.