Orioles Pick Up Minor-League Catcher from Yankees, Put Gary Sánchez on IL
After seeing catcher Gary Sánchez leave Saturday's 9-6 victory over the Atlanta Braves, the Baltimore Orioles needed to make a move. The Orioles pulled off an inter-division trade with the New York Yankees on Sunday.
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Baltimore picked up minor-league catcher Alex Jackson and immediately added him to their 40-man roster. In exchange, the Orioles will give New York international bonus pool space, plus either a player to be named or cash considerations.
Sánchez has been one of the veterans that Baltimore hoped would help them battle for the top spot against the Yankees in the American League East Division. This season, though, has not been what the Orioles had hoped it would be coming out of spring training.
Sánchez was placed on the 10-day Injured List with a sprained right knee.
For some context on the Orioles' catching situation, beat writer Matt Weyrich of the Baltimore Sun posted on X that of 12 catchers on the IL in MLB now, 33% of them play for the Orioles: Adley Rutschman, Sánchez, Maverick Handley and Chadwick Tromp.
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Additionally, Weyrich also reported on Sunday that Baltimore added catcher David Bañuelos to their medical taxi squad.
New Orioles catcher Alex Jackson has some MLB experience as he fills Sánchez's spot
Jackson, 29, put together a slash line of .226/.308/.463 with 10 home runs and 34 RBIs in 44 games with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre this season, MLB.com reported.
Jackson has thrown out 26.3 percent (10-of-38) of stolen base attempts made on him. He was the No. 6 overall pick by the Seattle Mariners in the 2014 Draft, and has appeared in 124 MLB games for four different franchises.
Sánchez left Saturday's 9-6 Orioles victory over the Atlanta Braves at Truist Park in Atlanta with right knee pain. He's hitting .231 with five homers and 24 RBIs in 29 games this season.
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In another move on Sunday, the Orioles moved infielder-outfielder Jorge Mateo to the 60-day Injured List. Mateo is recovering from a left hamstring strain.
Baltimore played an early game on Sunday against the Braves, looking to record a sweep of their weekend series.
This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jul 6, 2025, where it first appeared.
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