Israel Sánchez
Full name: Israel Sanchez Cuesta
Also known as: Israel Sanchez
- Position
- Pitcher
- Bats / Throws
- Right / Right
- Born
- —
- Debut
- 2008
Israel Sánchez is a Cuban pitcher. His full name is recorded as Israel Sanchez Cuesta. He batted and threw right-handed.
The record here covers 19 seasons in the Serie Nacional de Béisbol, between 2007 and 2025. Most of that was with Artemisa, 15 seasons of it, with the remainder for Ciego de Ávila and La Habana. He appears in 5 postseason campaigns.
He is credited with 58 wins against 63 losses, an earned run average of 4.27, and 489 strikeouts. His best recorded season earned run average was 2.40, in 2023 (78.2 IP). His most wins in a season was 7, in 2017-18.
Career summary
- Seasons 19 (2007–2025)
- Leagues Serie Nacional de Béisbol
- TeamsArtemisa, Ciego de Ávila, La Habana
- ERA 4.27
· Innings 994.1
Pitching
| Season | Team | League | W | L | ERA | G | GS | CG | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | SO | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-08 | La Habana | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 0 | 0 | 4.55 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 27.2 | 31 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 1.370 |
| 2008-09 · Postseason | La Habana | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 0 | 0 | .00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| 2008-09 | La Habana | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 3 | 1 | 6.38 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 48.0 | 66 | 37 | 34 | 9 | 11 | 27 | 1.600 |
| 2009-10 · Postseason | La Habana | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 0 | 0 | .00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .820 |
| 2009-10 | La Habana | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 2 | 0 | 5.36 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 40.1 | 48 | 24 | 24 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 1.390 |
| 2010-11 | La Habana | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 3 | 5 | 2.84 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 44.1 | 30 | 24 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 22 | .860 |
| 2011-12 | Artemisa | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 1 | 5 | 6.88 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 51.0 | 72 | 43 | 39 | 10 | 14 | 26 | 1.690 |
| 2012-13 | Artemisa | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 1 | 11 | 4.66 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 75.1 | 92 | 46 | 39 | 6 | 22 | 39 | 1.510 |
| 2013-14 | Artemisa | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 0 | 0 | 1.15 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 39.0 | 27 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 16 | 1.030 |
| 2014-15 | Artemisa | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 3 | 3 | 3.99 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58.2 | 61 | 32 | 26 | 7 | 29 | 25 | 1.530 |
| 2015-16 · Postseason | Ciego de Ávila | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 0 | 0 | 1.04 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1.040 |
| 2015-16 | Artemisa | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 2 | 0 | 3.04 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26.2 | 42 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 1.840 |
| 2016-17 | Artemisa | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 2 | 2 | 6.29 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24.1 | 41 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 2.010 |
| 2017-18 | Artemisa | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 7 | 1 | 5.80 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 68.1 | 84 | 44 | 44 | 10 | 25 | 33 | 1.600 |
| 2018-19 | Artemisa | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 2 | 0 | 5.40 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 31.2 | 35 | 22 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 1.330 |
| 2019-20 | Artemisa | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 2 | 4 | 4.46 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 38.1 | 42 | 24 | 19 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 1.460 |
| 2020-21 | Artemisa | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 6 | 3 | 4.29 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 63.0 | 82 | 40 | 30 | 6 | 23 | 26 | 1.670 |
| 2021-22 | Artemisa | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 2 | 4 | 4.21 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 47.0 | 59 | 25 | 22 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 1.470 |
| 2022 | Artemisa | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 2 | 2 | 3.34 | 20 | 0 | — | 2 | 29.2 | 34 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 8 | — |
| 2023 · Postseason | Artemisa | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 0 | 1 | 19.29 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5.570 |
| 2023 | Artemisa | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 7 | 2 | 2.40 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 78.2 | 65 | 27 | 21 | 4 | 20 | 54 | 1.080 |
| 2024 | Artemisa | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 4 | 6 | 3.88 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 69.2 | 74 | 38 | 30 | 10 | 19 | 43 | 1.330 |
| 2025-26 · Postseason | Artemisa | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 1 | 1 | 8.10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2.100 |
| 2025-26 | Artemisa | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 1 | 5 | 2.72 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 56.1 | 53 | 24 | 17 | 4 | 19 | 36 | 1.280 |
| Career total | — | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 58 | 63 | 4.27 | 536 | — | — | 44 | 994.1 | 1141 | 572 | 472 | 102 | 297 | 489 | 1.450 |
Fielding
| Season | Team | League | INN | PO | A | E | DP | FPCT | TC | TP | PB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-08 | La Habana | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 27.2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008-09 · Postseason | La Habana | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008-09 | La Habana | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 48.0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | .900 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009-10 · Postseason | La Habana | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 3.2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009-10 | La Habana | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 40.1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010-11 | La Habana | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 44.1 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011-12 | Artemisa | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 51.0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012-13 | Artemisa | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 75.1 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 0 | .900 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013-14 | Artemisa | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 39.0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .857 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014-15 | Artemisa | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 58.2 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015-16 · Postseason | Ciego de Ávila | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 8.2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015-16 | Artemisa | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 26.2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016-17 | Artemisa | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 24.1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017-18 | Artemisa | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 68.1 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 2 | .917 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018-19 | Artemisa | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 31.2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019-20 | Artemisa | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 38.1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020-21 | Artemisa | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 63.0 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 2 | .938 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021-22 | Artemisa | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 47.0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 · Postseason | Artemisa | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Artemisa | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 78.2 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Artemisa | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 69.2 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 2 | .900 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-26 · Postseason | Artemisa | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 6.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-26 | Artemisa | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 56.1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | — | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 994.0 | 39 | 158 | 8 | 15 | .961 | 205 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding totals are published aggregated across every position a player appeared at, not split by position.
Transactions
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 Israel Sánchez born?
Israel Sánchez's date of birth is not recorded in any of the open sources this page draws on.
Which teams did Israel Sánchez play for?
Israel Sánchez appears for Artemisa, Ciego de Ávila, La Habana across 19 recorded seasons.
What position did Israel Sánchez play?
Israel Sánchez is recorded as pitcher.
Sources and licences
- Cuban league statistics from the Federación Cubana de Béisbol (beisbolcubano.cu). (retrieved 2026-08-29)
- (retrieved 2026-08-29)
