Voting Station

Gary Sanchez

Please vote to return to collections.

Baseball Player

The Resume

    (December 2, 1992- )
    Born in Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional, Dominican Republic
    Birth name is Gary Sánchez Herrera
    Signed with the New York Yankees as an international free agent in 2009
    Catcher/designated hitter for the New York Yankees (2015-21) and the Minnesota Twins
    AL Silver Slugger Award winner (2017)

Why he might be annoying:

    He is rather pudgy for a catcher.
    He has various tattoos on his arms.
    His nickname is 'The Kraken.'
    He frustrated the Yankees front office with his inconsistent play.
    He angered Yankee fans with his lackluster defense behind the plate.
    He got into a feud with Logan Morrison, after the latter felt he shouldn't have been included in the 2017 Home Run Derby+.
    He was suspended for four games (reduced to three on appeal) for his role in a bench clearing brawl (August 2017).

Why he might not be annoying:

    He finished second to Michael Fulmer in AL Rookie of the Year voting, despite only playing in 53 games (2016).
    He is the fastest catcher in major league history to record 100 career home runs.
    He is the first player to record 11 home runs and 31 hits in his first 23 career major league games.
    He pulled off a shocking upset over Giancarlo Stanton in the Home Run Derby at the 2017 MLB All-Star Game.
    He set a new Yankee franchise record for home runs by a catcher in a single season (34 in 2019).

Credit: Eddie Burphy


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 7 Votes: 85.71% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 8 Votes: 87.50% Annoying