Jesús Enrique Sánchez, born on October 7, 1997, is a Dominican professional baseball outfielder for the Miami Marlins of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2020.
Sánchez signed with the Tampa Bay Rays as an international free agent in June 2014. He made his professional debut in 2015 with the Dominican Summer League Rays and spent the whole season there, slashing .335/.382/.498 with four home runs and 45 RBIs in 61 games.
Sánchez played 2016 with the Gulf Coast Rays and Princeton Rays, compiling a combined .329 batting average with seven home runs, 39 RBIs, and a .900 OPS in 56 total games between the two teams, and 2017 with the Bowling Green Hot Rods where he batted .305 with 15 home runs and 82 RBIs in 117 games.
On July 31, 2019, Sánchez and Ryne Stanek were traded to the Miami Marlins in exchange for Nick Anderson and Trevor Richards.
On August 20, 2020, Sánchez was promoted to the major leagues. He made his major league debut the next day as the starting right fielder against the Washington Nationals.
On May 30, 2022, Sánchez hit a 496-foot home run against Ryan Feltner at Coors Field, the longest home run since Nomar Mazara in 2019. It was also one of the 5 longest home runs since the Statcast era began in 2015.
Sanchez has never divulged any information about his parents, he is a very private person who likes to keep his personal life away from media attention.