Anibal Sánchez

ABOUT ANIBAL SáNCHEZ

MLB pitcher who threw a no-hitter in his 13th career start with the Florida Marlins . He was traded to the Detroit Tigers in 2012 and later went on to pitch for the Atlanta Braves and Washington Nationals . He helped the Nationals win a World Series Championship in 2019.

He first signed with the Boston Red Sox , but never made it out of the Minor Leagues until he was traded to the Florida Marlins.

On April 26, 2013, he set the record for most strikeouts in a single game by a Detroit Tigers pitcher, with 17 against the Atlanta Braves.

He divorced from his second wife Ana in 2007, shortly after their 3-month old son Alan died of dengue fever.

As a Minor Leaguer he was involved in a trade that brought Josh Beckett to the Boston Red Sox.