The Mets are signing catcher Ali Sanchez to a minor league deal, according to Will Sammon of The Athletic.
The move will bolster New York's minor league catching ranks with Francisco Alvarez on the shelf with a thumb injury that he hopes to play through before eventually needing surgery.
Sanchez, 28, began his career with the Mets organization as an international free agent out of Venezuela in 2013. He worked his way up the ranks and eventually made his MLB debut during the 2020 season, when he appeared in five games — notching one hit in nine at-bats.
After being DFA'd by New York in February 2021, he bounced around several big league organizations' minor league outfits and played a handful of big league games while making stops with St. Louis, Detroit, Arizona, the Chicago Cubs, and Miami. Sanchez appeared in nine big league games this season with Toronto (eight) and Boston (one), and tallied five hits in 22 at-bats (.227), including two doubles.
In 54 games with the Blue Jays' Triple-A outfit this season, he slashed .279/.347/.419 for a .766 OPS with 13 extra-base hits and 28 RBI. He was claimed off waivers by the Red Sox earlier this month before he was again designated for assignment 10 days later.
Sanchez has appeared in 47 big league games and has 22 hits in 119 at-bats (.185) with six extra-base hits, for a .458 OPS.
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