Junior Sanchez

Junior Sanchez's 2026 season

Junior Sanchez made 25 appearances, 22 of them starts, in the Arizona Diamondbacks system in 2026, between High-A Hillsboro and Double-A Amarillo Sod. The right-hander threw 113⅔ innings with a 4.28 ERA, striking out 130 (27.6 percent of batters) and walking 42 (8.9 percent).

Sanchez opened with Hillsboro and posted a 2.61 ERA in 41⅓ innings before his promotion to Double-A Amarillo Sod on June 10. He reached Double-A at 20, nearly four years younger than the average Texas League pitcher, and posted a 5.23 ERA in 72⅓ innings there.