Rómulo Sánchez

Rómulo Ignacio Sánchez Oviedo (born April 28, 1984, in Carora, Venezuela) is a Major League Baseball relief pitcher in the New York Yankees organization. He bats and throws right-handed. Sánchez was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Los Angeles Dodgers on March 8, 2002. He played in the Dominican Summer League in 2002 and 2003. He was released by the Dodgers on March 12, 2004, and was picked up by the Pirates on May 7, 2004. He pitched in ... more

Rómulo Ignacio Sánchez Oviedo (born April 28, 1984, in Carora, Venezuela) is a Major League Baseball relief pitcher in the New York Yankees organization. He bats and throws right-handed. Sánchez was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Los Angeles Dodgers on March 8, 2002. He played in the Dominican Summer League in 2002 and 2003. He was released by the Dodgers on March 12, 2004, and was picked up by the Pirates on May 7, 2004. He pitched in the Venezuelan League in 2004 for the Pirates. In 2005, he began to play in the Pirates minor league system beginning in rookie ball and ending the year in Double-A Altoona. In 2006, Sánchez played in two Single-A levels and also played Double-A ball. Sánchez began the 2007 season with the Altoona Curve. When Salomon Torres went on the disabled list on August 25, 2007, for the big league club, Sánchez was called up. He had gone 6-3 with a 2.81 ERA in 40 relief appearances for the Curve. Sánchez was traded to the New York Yankees for Eric... less