Israel Sánchez
Full name: Israel Sánchez Matos
Also known as: Israel · Israel Sánchez
- Bats / Throws
- Left / Left
- Height
- 175 cm
- Weight
- 77 kg
- Born
- 1963-08-20 · Falcon
- Debut
- 1988-07-07
Israel Sánchez is a Cuban baseball player, born on 20 August 1963 in Falcon. His full name is recorded as Israel Sánchez Matos. He batted and threw left-handed.
The record here covers 16 seasons in the American League, Cuban Elite League and Serie Nacional de Béisbol, between 1988 and 2026. Most of that was with Artemisa, 11 seasons of it, with the remainder for Habana, Kansas City Royals, Portuarios and Santiago de Cuba.
He is credited with 3 wins against 2 losses, an earned run average of 5.36, and 19 strikeouts. His best recorded season earned run average was 2.72, in 2025-26 (56.1 IP).
Career summary
- Seasons 16 (1988–2026)
- Leagues American League, Cuban Elite League, Serie Nacional de Béisbol
- TeamsArtemisa, Habana, Kansas City Royals, Portuarios, Santiago de Cuba
- AVG / OBP / SLG
— / — / — - ERA 5.36
· Innings 45.1
Batting
| Season | Team | League | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | HBP | IBB | SH | SF | TB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Kansas City Royals | American League | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1990 | Kansas City Royals | American League | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career total | — | American League | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Pitching
| Season | Team | League | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | SO | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Kansas City Royals | American League | 3 | 2 | 4.54 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 35.2 | 36 | 20 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 14 | 1.514 |
| 1990 | Kansas City Royals | American League | 0 | 0 | 8.38 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 9.2 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1.966 |
| 2010-11 | Habana | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 3 | 5 | 2.84 | 34 | 0 | 10 | 44.1 | 30 | 24 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 22 | — |
| 2011-12 | Artemisa | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 1 | 5 | 6.88 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 51.0 | 72 | 43 | 39 | 10 | 14 | 26 | — |
| 2012-13 | Artemisa | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 1 | 5 | 3.89 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 37.0 | 40 | 20 | 16 | 1 | 12 | 18 | — |
| 2013-14 | Artemisa | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 0 | 0 | .47 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 19.0 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | — |
| 2014-15 | Artemisa | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 1 | 2 | 4.00 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 27.0 | 30 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 13 | 10 | — |
| 2016-17 | Artemisa | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 2 | 2 | 6.29 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 24.1 | 41 | 20 | 17 | 1 | 8 | 6 | — |
| 2017-18 | Artemisa | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 1 | 0 | 1.08 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 8.1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — |
| 2018-19 | Artemisa | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 2 | 0 | 5.40 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 31.2 | 35 | 22 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 15 | — |
| 2022-23 | Portuarios | Cuban Elite League | 0 | 0 | 54.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2023-24 | Artemisa | Cuban Elite League | 2 | 3 | 4.21 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 25.2 | 32 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 16 | — |
| 2024 | Artemisa | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 4 | 6 | 3.88 | 27 | 0 | 5 | 69.2 | 74 | 38 | 30 | 10 | 19 | 43 | — |
| 2025-26 | Artemisa | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 1 | 5 | 2.72 | 23 | 1 | 5 | 56.1 | 53 | 24 | 17 | 4 | 19 | 36 | — |
| 2025 | Santiago de Cuba | Cuban Elite League | 1 | 3 | 3.21 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 14.0 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 5 | — |
| 2026 | Artemisa | Cuban Elite League | 3 | 1 | 3.20 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 25.1 | 27 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 10 | — |
| Career total | — | American League | 3 | 2 | 5.36 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 45.1 | 52 | 29 | 27 | 1 | 21 | 19 | 1.610 |
Transactions
- 2010-11–2011-12 —
Habana →
Artemisa - 2022-23–2023-24 —
Portuarios →
Artemisa - 2023-24–2025 —
Artemisa →
Santiago de Cuba - 2025–2026 —
Santiago de Cuba →
Artemisa
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 was born on 1963-08-20 in Falcon.
Which teams did Israel Sánchez play for?
Israel Sánchez appears for Artemisa, Habana, Kansas City Royals, Portuarios, Santiago de Cuba across 16 recorded seasons.
Sources and licences
- Identity data from the Chadwick Bureau Register, made available under the Open Data Commons Attribution License v1.0. ODC-By-1.0 (retrieved 2026-08-29)
- The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet. Interested parties may contact Retrosheet at "www.retrosheet.org". custom-permissive (retrieved 2026-09-01)
- Biographical data from Wikidata, released under CC0 1.0. CC0-1.0 (retrieved 2026-08-29)
- (retrieved 2026-08-29)
