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Sanchez celebrates POW honor with 2 homers
- Updated: August 23, 2016
SEATTLE — The day Yankees rookie catcher Gary Sanchez was named American League Player of the Week, he hit two home runs, combining for three RBIs, in his first three at-bats.
His second hit Monday night, a single in the fourth inning, left his bat at 113.1 mph, according to Statcast™. With that exit velocity, his hit was the second-hardest-hit ball by any Yankees player this season.
Sanchez received the honor Monday after hitting .524 with two doubles, four home runs and six RBIs in six games last week.
“It means a lot to me, especially now at the beginning of my career here,” Sanchez said through interpreter Marlon Abreu. “And I’m just hoping for better things to come.”
The 23-year-old, became the first Yankees player to win the accolade this season, and he did so less than three weeks after New York recalled him from Triple-A …
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