Eriel Sánchez
Full name: Eriel Sánchez León
Also known as: Eriel Sánchez
- Position
- Catcher
- Bats / Throws
- Right / Right
- Height
- 180 cm
- Born
- 1975-04-12 · Fomento
- Debut
- 1994
Eriel Sánchez is a Cuban baseball player, born on 12 April 1975 in Fomento. He batted and threw right-handed.
The record here covers 25 seasons in the Serie Nacional de Béisbol, between 1993 and 2017. Most of that was with Sancti Spíritus, 21 seasons of it, with the remainder for Granma, Holguín, Industriales and Matanzas. He appears in 13 postseason campaigns.
Across his recorded career he batted .297, with 2,086 hits, 254 home runs and 1,255 runs batted in. His 1,255 runs batted in are the seventh highest total among the 3,347 players holding career records in this database. His 2,086 hits are the 17th highest total among the 3,806 players holding career records in this database. His highest recorded season average was .353, in 2007-08 (312 AB). His most home runs in a season was 25, in 2004-05.
Career summary
- Seasons 25 (1993–2017)
- Leagues Serie Nacional de Béisbol
- Teams
Granma, Holguín, Industriales, Matanzas, Sancti Spíritus - AVG / OBP / SLG
.297 / .353 / .457
Batting
| Season | Team | League | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | HBP | IBB | SH | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993-94 | Sancti Spíritus | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 11 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .333 | .333 | .833 | 1.166 |
| 1994-95 | Sancti Spíritus | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 45 | 142 | 135 | 7 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 40 | .252 | .266 | .296 | .562 |
| 1995-96 | Sancti Spíritus | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 41 | 98 | 92 | 9 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 32 | .239 | .271 | .348 | .619 |
| 1996-97 | Sancti Spíritus | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 63 | 237 | 225 | 13 | 52 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 65 | .231 | .261 | .289 | .550 |
| 1997-98 | Sancti Spíritus | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 87 | 346 | 319 | 24 | 103 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 25 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 121 | .323 | .361 | .379 | .740 |
| 1998-99 | Sancti Spíritus | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 82 | 313 | 287 | 24 | 91 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 113 | .317 | .354 | .394 | .748 |
| 1999-00 | Sancti Spíritus | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 81 | 312 | 296 | 29 | 70 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 84 | .236 | .256 | .284 | .540 |
| 2000-01 | Sancti Spíritus | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 83 | 336 | 316 | 37 | 86 | 16 | 2 | 12 | 54 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 30 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 142 | .272 | .305 | .449 | .754 |
| 2001-02 · Postseason | Sancti Spíritus | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 18 | 78 | 70 | 7 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 25 | .257 | .321 | .357 | .678 |
| 2001-02 | Sancti Spíritus | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 88 | 372 | 334 | 36 | 106 | 15 | 2 | 10 | 61 | 2 | 3 | 33 | 30 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 155 | .317 | .377 | .464 | .841 |
| 2002-03 | Sancti Spíritus | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 87 | 383 | 357 | 54 | 107 | 22 | 2 | 16 | 74 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 32 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 181 | .300 | .339 | .507 | .846 |
| 2003-04 · Postseason | Sancti Spíritus | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 5 | 19 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .294 | .316 | .294 | .610 |
| 2003-04 | Sancti Spíritus | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 74 | 315 | 284 | 44 | 93 | 17 | 1 | 10 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 142 | .327 | .390 | .500 | .890 |
| 2004-05 · Postseason | Sancti Spíritus | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 10 | 39 | 33 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23 | .364 | .462 | .697 | 1.159 |
| 2004-05 | Sancti Spíritus | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 86 | 369 | 311 | 62 | 102 | 18 | 0 | 25 | 87 | 0 | 1 | 47 | 22 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 195 | .328 | .425 | .627 | 1.052 |
| 2005-06 · Postseason | Sancti Spíritus | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 11 | 49 | 43 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 31 | .326 | .388 | .721 | 1.109 |
| 2005-06 | Sancti Spíritus | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 82 | 365 | 319 | 49 | 99 | 17 | 0 | 10 | 64 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 146 | .310 | .389 | .458 | .847 |
| 2006-07 · Postseason | Sancti Spíritus | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 4 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .375 | .375 | .438 | .813 |
| 2006-07 | Sancti Spíritus | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 79 | 331 | 298 | 46 | 100 | 21 | 1 | 8 | 62 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 147 | .336 | .393 | .493 | .886 |
| 2007-08 · Postseason | Sancti Spíritus | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 11 | 50 | 45 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .289 | .340 | .356 | .696 |
| 2007-08 | Sancti Spíritus | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 84 | 349 | 312 | 56 | 110 | 20 | 0 | 15 | 67 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 175 | .353 | .410 | .561 | .971 |
| 2008-09 · Postseason | Sancti Spíritus | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 5 | 20 | 19 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .316 | .350 | .526 | .876 |
| 2008-09 | Sancti Spíritus | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 84 | 355 | 321 | 48 | 92 | 18 | 0 | 12 | 79 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 146 | .287 | .332 | .455 | .787 |
| 2009-10 · Postseason | Sancti Spíritus | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 5 | 23 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .143 | .217 | .143 | .360 |
| 2009-10 | Sancti Spíritus | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 86 | 365 | 334 | 48 | 98 | 11 | 1 | 20 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 34 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 171 | .293 | .348 | .512 | .860 |
| 2010-11 · Postseason | Sancti Spíritus | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 6 | 25 | 22 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .227 | .320 | .227 | .547 |
| 2010-11 | Sancti Spíritus | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 66 | 275 | 254 | 41 | 77 | 17 | 0 | 11 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 127 | .303 | .353 | .500 | .853 |
| 2011-12 · Postseason | Sancti Spíritus | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 7 | 30 | 26 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | .115 | .207 | .231 | .438 |
| 2011-12 | Sancti Spíritus | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 91 | 373 | 333 | 44 | 95 | 19 | 0 | 15 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 30 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 159 | .285 | .355 | .477 | .832 |
| 2012-13 · Postseason | Sancti Spíritus | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 7 | 30 | 29 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .276 | .300 | .414 | .714 |
| 2012-13 | Sancti Spíritus | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 66 | 267 | 241 | 26 | 74 | 13 | 1 | 11 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 15 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 122 | .307 | .355 | .506 | .861 |
| 2013-14 · Postseason | Matanzas | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 11 | 47 | 44 | 6 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 | .364 | .404 | .591 | .995 |
| 2013-14 | Matanzas | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 29 | 106 | 91 | 6 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 30 | .286 | .362 | .330 | .692 |
| 2014-15 | Holguín | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 41 | 165 | 149 | 15 | 34 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 51 | .228 | .280 | .342 | .622 |
| 2015-16 | Granma | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 44 | 178 | 146 | 24 | 44 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 69 | .301 | .403 | .473 | .876 |
| 2016-17 | Sancti Spíritus | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 34 | 127 | 116 | 17 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 54 | .267 | .315 | .466 | .781 |
| 2017-18 · Postseason | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 4 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .429 | .556 | 1.000 | 1.556 |
| 2017-18 | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 41 | 162 | 142 | 17 | 38 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 54 | .268 | .342 | .380 | .722 |
| Career total | — | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | — | — | 7031 | 909 | 2086 | 327 | 18 | 254 | 1255 | 21 | 27 | 582 | 518 | 67 | 155 | 34 | 70 | — | .297 | .353 | .457 | .810 |
Fielding
| Season | Team | League | INN | PO | A | E | DP | FPCT | TC | TP | PB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993-94 | Sancti Spíritus | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 15.0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .889 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994-95 | Sancti Spíritus | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 295.0 | 167 | 33 | 5 | 3 | .976 | 205 | 0 | 3 |
| 1995-96 | Sancti Spíritus | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 163.0 | 71 | 13 | 4 | 6 | .955 | 88 | 0 | 2 |
| 1996-97 | Sancti Spíritus | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 517.1 | 311 | 63 | 12 | 6 | .969 | 386 | 0 | 6 |
| 1997-98 | Sancti Spíritus | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 729.2 | 453 | 64 | 12 | 5 | .977 | 529 | 0 | 8 |
| 1998-99 | Sancti Spíritus | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 639.0 | 403 | 73 | 9 | 10 | .981 | 485 | 0 | 10 |
| 1999-00 | Sancti Spíritus | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 648.0 | 555 | 59 | 4 | 10 | .994 | 618 | 0 | 3 |
| 2000-01 | Sancti Spíritus | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 695.1 | 623 | 58 | 5 | 15 | .993 | 686 | 0 | 9 |
| 2001-02 · Postseason | Sancti Spíritus | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 156.1 | 154 | 12 | 2 | 2 | .988 | 168 | 0 | 2 |
| 2001-02 | Sancti Spíritus | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 567.2 | 462 | 41 | 1 | 6 | .998 | 504 | 0 | 5 |
| 2002-03 | Sancti Spíritus | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 594.2 | 384 | 38 | 3 | 5 | .993 | 425 | 0 | 2 |
| 2003-04 · Postseason | Sancti Spíritus | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 42.0 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 4 | .966 | 29 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003-04 | Sancti Spíritus | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 579.1 | 413 | 36 | 3 | 8 | .993 | 452 | 0 | 2 |
| 2004-05 · Postseason | Sancti Spíritus | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 83.2 | 52 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 55 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004-05 | Sancti Spíritus | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 596.0 | 376 | 36 | 3 | 6 | .993 | 415 | 0 | 7 |
| 2005-06 · Postseason | Sancti Spíritus | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 94.0 | 71 | 8 | 4 | 4 | .952 | 83 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005-06 | Sancti Spíritus | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 479.0 | 330 | 28 | 6 | 10 | .984 | 364 | 0 | 5 |
| 2006-07 · Postseason | Sancti Spíritus | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 34.0 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .947 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006-07 | Sancti Spíritus | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 542.0 | 329 | 40 | 5 | 5 | .987 | 374 | 0 | 4 |
| 2007-08 · Postseason | Sancti Spíritus | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 105.2 | 79 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .966 | 87 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007-08 | Sancti Spíritus | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 559.0 | 408 | 41 | 5 | 6 | .989 | 454 | 0 | 4 |
| 2008-09 · Postseason | Sancti Spíritus | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 41.0 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008-09 | Sancti Spíritus | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 415.0 | 288 | 18 | 2 | 4 | .994 | 308 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009-10 · Postseason | Sancti Spíritus | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 42.0 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .960 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009-10 | Sancti Spíritus | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 497.0 | 319 | 27 | 2 | 4 | .994 | 348 | 0 | 4 |
| 2010-11 · Postseason | Sancti Spíritus | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 23.0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010-11 | Sancti Spíritus | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 245.2 | 166 | 12 | 2 | 1 | .989 | 180 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011-12 · Postseason | Sancti Spíritus | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 44.0 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 27 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011-12 | Sancti Spíritus | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 380.0 | 237 | 25 | 3 | 2 | .989 | 265 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012-13 · Postseason | Sancti Spíritus | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 60.0 | 46 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .980 | 50 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012-13 | Sancti Spíritus | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 479.2 | 292 | 20 | 1 | 2 | .997 | 313 | 0 | 3 |
| 2013-14 · Postseason | Matanzas | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 35.0 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 5 | .969 | 32 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013-14 | Matanzas | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 134.0 | 82 | 12 | 1 | 5 | .989 | 95 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014-15 | Holguín | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 218.2 | 137 | 18 | 4 | 2 | .975 | 159 | 0 | 2 |
| 2015-16 | Granma | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 115.0 | 75 | 9 | 2 | 1 | .977 | 86 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016-17 | Sancti Spíritus | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 225.1 | 132 | 12 | 4 | 0 | .973 | 148 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017-18 | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 8.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | — | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 12079.0 | 8220 | 870 | 126 | 168 | .986 | 9216 | 0 | 100 |
Fielding totals are published aggregated across every position a player appeared at, not split by position.
Awards and honours
- 2004-05 — led the league in runs batted in
Leaderships are computed from the season lines held here, using a qualification of 3.1 plate appearances or one inning per scheduled game. They describe this record rather than the league's own adjudication of its titles.
Transactions
- 2012-13–2013-14 —
Sancti Spíritus →
Matanzas - 2013-14–2014-15 —
Matanzas →
Holguín - 2014-15–2015-16 —
Holguín →
Granma - 2015-16–2016-17 —
Granma →
Sancti Spíritus - 2016-17–2017-18 —
Sancti Spíritus →
Industriales
Moves are inferred from a change of club between consecutive seasons in the same competition. No transfer date is recorded because none is published.
Frequently asked questions
When was Eriel Sánchez born?
Eriel Sánchez was born on 1975-04-12 in Fomento.
Which teams did Eriel Sánchez play for?
Eriel Sánchez appears for Granma, Holguín, Industriales, Matanzas, Sancti Spíritus across 25 recorded seasons.
What are Eriel Sánchez's career statistics?
In 25 recorded seasons Eriel Sánchez batted .297 with 2086 hits, 254 home runs and 1255 runs batted in.
What position did Eriel Sánchez play?
Eriel Sánchez is recorded as Receptor.
Sources and licences
- Biographical detail from EcuRed, the Cuban encyclopedia, used under its non-commercial licence. custom-noncommercial (retrieved 2026-08-29)
- Cuban league statistics from the Federación Cubana de Béisbol (beisbolcubano.cu). (retrieved 2026-08-29)
- Biographical data from Wikidata, released under CC0 1.0. CC0-1.0 (retrieved 2026-08-29)
