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Padres News: Gary Sanchez Makes Franchise History Before Even Playing 1st Game

Already making his presence felt!

Noel Sanchez

Padres News: Gary Sanchez Makes Franchise History Before Even Playing 1st Game
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The San Diego Padres knew that a change at the catcher position was going to be necessary sooner rather than later. Luis Campusano's thumb surgery was the first domino to fall and then Austin Nola and Brett Sullivan failed to produce at the level necessary to win for some times.

This was on display especially in their recent weekend series against the New York Yankees. Nola was elected to pinch hit in a tight loss on Saturday and failed to produce a hit once again is slashing .131/.252/.182 with a .434 OPS. San Diego continues to showcase all the tools to succeed with no results.

But Gary Sanchez is here to save the day with eight years of MLB experience under his belt and a nice track record at the plate. He is not a superstar by any means but after getting DFA'd by the New York Mets, San Diego couldn't pass up the opportunity to bring him in.

And he is already putting his name in the Padres' record books.

Sanchez will be making his season debut for the Friars on Tuesday when they face off against the Miami Marlins at 3:40 pm PT and he will be batting number seven right behind Matt Carpenter. All eyes will be on him to see if he can produce better results than catchers of late for San Diego have.

He will also be wearing number 99 on the back of his jersey, something that no other player in the history of the Padres has done.

In past seasons with the New York Yankees, Minnesota Twins, and New York Mets, Sanchez has rocked the numbers 24 and 33.

Padres fans have already been having a field day with his choice.

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Noel Sanchez
NOEL SANCHEZ

Noel is currently in his third year at California Polytechnic University of Pomona and is pursuing a B.A. in Communications with an emphasis in Multi-Media Journalism. He has always had a deep passion for sports and writing.

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