Veteran Backstop Agrees to One-Year Deal with Mutual Option for 2027
PHOENIX – The Milwaukee Brewers have signed catcher Gary Sánchez to a one-year contract that includes a mutual option for the 2027 season, President of Baseball Operations and General Manager Matt Arnold announced today.
Sánchez, 33, returns to Milwaukee for his second stint with the club after appearing in 89 games for the Brewers in 2024. The two-time All-Star (2017, 2019) brings 10 seasons of Major League experience with New York-AL (2015–21), Minnesota (2022), New York-NL (2023), San Diego (2023) and Baltimore (2025).
A native of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Sánchez owns a career .224/.309/.461 slash line with 189 home runs and 509 RBI across 860 games. During his first season with Milwaukee, he batted .220/.307/.392 with 11 homers and 37 RBI.
Entering the 2026 campaign, Sánchez ranks among the top five Major League catchers since 2016 in:
- Home runs: 3rd (155)
- RBI: 3rd (410)
- Extra-base hits: 5th (252)
