On April 2, 2017, he was the Yankees’ opening-day catcher against the Tampa Bay Rays. He was widely regarded as the second coming of Babe Ruth by Yankees fans.
A home run in his first five games put him at 3 for 20 with a home run, but on April 8th, after taking a swing at Kevin Gausman of the Baltimore Orioles, he injured his biceps and had to be taken out of the game immediately.
Initially, doctors predicted that he would be off for about a month. He returned on May 5th, beating the deadline by a few days. Despite only having four home runs and 12 RBIs at the end of May, he had raised his batting average to .263 by the month’s end.
Against the Toronto Blue Jays on June 1st, he recorded his first multi-homer game of the season, going 2-for-4 and driving in three runs.
In his seven career at-bats against Estrada, he has hit four long balls for home runs. Another two-homer game, this time in a 9-1 win against the Boston Red Sox, came a week later on June 8th.
He had 5 RBIs in that game. In June, he smashed nine home runs and drove in 27 runs with a.307 batting average. He had a .231 batting average with three home runs in July and was benched for a few days in early August because of his poor performance.
What Language Does Gary Sánchez Speak?
Gary Sánchez Speaks English and Spanish fluently.