Ali Sánchez

This was expected after J.C. Escarra was sent down on Thursday night. Sánchez will return to his role as the back-up behind Austin Wells.

Congrats to Ali Sánchez and his growing family. He will likely return to his spot as the backup catcher later this week.

Sánchez will undergo a CT scan out of an abundance of caution after taking a pitch off his right wrist during Monday’s game against the Tigers. He appears to have avoided serious injury, which is great news for New York’s catching situation.

Sánchez was hit by a 97.8 mph pitch on the right wrist after going 1-for-2 with an RBI. The 29-year-old backstop will undergo X-rays to determine whether he suffered any fractures. An update on his status should follow the contest.

Sánchez provides New York with a bit more offensive upside against left-handed pitching from their backup catcher spot over J.C. Escarra, who was shipped to the minors following Friday’s contest. The 29-year-old journeyman has appeared in 50 games between five different teams since 2020. He’s the textbook definition of a journeyman backstop in the modern era.

Every team needs depth, but the rest of the AL East is making big moves to fill out their MLB rosters, and the Yankees are just signing players around the fringes. Sánchez has just 133 MLB plate appearances in his four MLB seasons, so the 28-year-old will likely just be organizational depth.

Sánchez officially heads to the open market with Boston’s playoff run in the books. The 28-year-old backstop went 0-for-2 at the dish in four games for the Red Sox during the regular season. He still has a chance to get a World Series ring with Toronto still alive in the postseason. He got into eight contests for the Blue Jays earlier this season.

One imagines he’ll accept the assignment, just in case he’s needed in October. Sánchez was 0-for-2 in four appearances for the Red Sox. He’s a lifetime .183/.220/.233 hitter in 133 plate appearances.

The 28-year-old backstop was acquired from the Mets for cash considerations at the beginning of September. He went 0-for-2 with a strikeout in four games with the Red Sox. There’s a chance that he could pass through waivers unclaimed and continue to function as extra catching depth at the Triple-A level.