Donny Sands
Donny Sands
Born: May 16, 1996
Tucson, AZ US
Primary Position: Catcher
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 3B, P
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 190
Draft: Round 8 (2015 June Amateur Draft, New York Yankees)
School: Salpointe Catholic (AZ) HS
Career: 2015-2025
Major League Statistics
Donny Sands compiled a career batting average of .269 with 60 home runs and 359 RBI in his 653-game career with the Yankees1, Charleston RiverDogs, Yankees W, Yankees E, Pulaski Yankees, Tampa Yankees, Yankees West, Yankees East, Tampa Tarpons, Surprise Saguaros, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders, Somerset Patriots, Lehigh Valley IronPigs, Clearwater Threshers, Toledo Mud Hens, Erie SeaWolves, Sacramento River Cats, Tijuana Toros and Jalisco Charros. He began playing during the 2015 season and last took the field during the 2025 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Ind | MEX | Jalisco Charros | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | A | SALL3 | Charleston RiverDogs | 7 | 30 | 29 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | .310 | .333 | .345 | .678 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | R | GULF | Yankees1 | 48 | 190 | 162 | 27 | 50 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 7 | 4 | 24 | 15 | .309 | .405 | .364 | .769 | 59 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | R | GULF | Yankees E | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | R | GULF | Yankees W | 13 | 50 | 48 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .271 | .300 | .333 | .633 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | R | APPY | Pulaski Yankees | 16 | 68 | 60 | 7 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 9 | .300 | .353 | .417 | .770 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2017 | Advanced A | FLOR | Tampa Yankees | 17 | 68 | 62 | 9 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 | .306 | .353 | .484 | .837 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | A | SALL3 | Charleston RiverDogs | 76 | 314 | 286 | 31 | 77 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 0 | 5 | 21 | 53 | .269 | .323 | .350 | .672 | 100 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2018 | R | GULF | Yankees East | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 | .400 | .250 | .650 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | R | GULF | Yankees West | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 | .667 | .500 | 1.167 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | Advanced A | FLOR | Tampa Tarpons | 25 | 94 | 86 | 10 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 22 | .267 | .319 | .326 | .645 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | Fall | AZFL | Surprise Saguaros | 16 | 62 | 54 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 12 | .204 | .306 | .315 | .621 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | Advanced A | FLOR | Tampa Tarpons | 68 | 247 | 226 | 18 | 50 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 51 | .221 | .283 | .310 | .593 | 70 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | AAA | AAAE | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders | 42 | 165 | 147 | 20 | 40 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 32 | .272 | .339 | .476 | .816 | 70 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 | AA | AANE | Somerset Patriots | 52 | 215 | 194 | 27 | 49 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 25 | .253 | .316 | .459 | .775 | 89 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | A | FLOR | Clearwater Threshers | 3 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .300 | .364 | .700 | 1.064 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | AAA | IL | Lehigh Valley IronPigs | 57 | 242 | 201 | 41 | 62 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 44 | .308 | .413 | .428 | .841 | 86 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 2023 | AAA | IL | Toledo Mud Hens | 89 | 371 | 320 | 32 | 72 | 24 | 1 | 5 | 36 | 1 | 2 | 45 | 74 | .225 | .318 | .353 | .671 | 113 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2023 | AA | EL | Erie SeaWolves | 4 | 19 | 19 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .316 | .316 | .474 | .789 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Ind | MEX | Tijuana Toros | 37 | 138 | 120 | 19 | 35 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 34 | .292 | .384 | .492 | .876 | 59 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | AAA | PCL | Sacramento River Cats | 13 | 56 | 51 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 16 | .176 | .250 | .196 | .446 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | Ind | MEX | Jalisco Charros | 66 | 260 | 236 | 36 | 75 | 15 | 0 | 14 | 61 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 59 | .318 | .373 | .559 | .932 | 132 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 653 | 2612 | 2321 | 297 | 624 | 125 | 2 | 60 | 359 | 18 | 21 | 250 | 475 | .269 | .341 | .402 | .743 | 933 | 65 | 17 | 1 | 23 | 1 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G | PB | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | A | SALL3 | Charleston RiverDogs | 3B | 6 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 0 | .889 | 2.667 | ||||
| 2015 | R | GULF | Yankees1 | 3B | 46 | 28 | 74 | 5 | 7 | .953 | 2.217 | ||||
| 2016 | R | GULF | Yankees W | C | 6 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .968 | 5.000 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 20.0 |
| 2016 | R | APPY | Pulaski Yankees | C | 14 | 138 | 12 | 1 | 1 | .993 | 1.714 | 12 | 23 | 5 | 17.9 |
| 2017 | A | SALL3 | Charleston RiverDogs | C | 76 | 700 | 76 | 5 | 4 | .994 | 1.211 | 22 | 102 | 31 | 23.3 |
| 2017 | Advanced A | FLOR | Tampa Yankees | C | 17 | 162 | 18 | 3 | 2 | .984 | 1.588 | 3 | 20 | 9 | 31.0 |
| 2018 | Advanced A | FLOR | Tampa Tarpons | C | 24 | 208 | 18 | 1 | 1 | .996 | 9.417 | 7 | 18 | 6 | 25.0 |
| 2018 | R | GULF | Yankees West | C | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 6.000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 | R | GULF | Yankees East | C | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 7.000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2019 | Advanced A | FLOR | Tampa Tarpons | C | 67 | 598 | 58 | 9 | 6 | .986 | 9.791 | 9 | 67 | 32 | 32.3 |
| 2019 | Fall | AZFL | Surprise Saguaros | C | 11 | 93 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 9.091 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 33.3 |
| 2019 | Advanced A | FLOR | Tampa Tarpons | 1B | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | 7.000 | ||||
| 2021 | AA | AANE | Somerset Patriots | C | 39 | 435 | 23 | 3 | 0 | .993 | 11.744 | 3 | 39 | 6 | 13.3 |
| 2021 | AAA | AAAE | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders | C | 37 | 361 | 10 | 2 | 3 | .995 | 1.027 | 1 | 36 | 5 | 12.2 |
| 2021 | AAA | AAAE | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders | 1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |||||
| 2021 | AAA | AAAE | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |||||
| 2022 | AAA | IL | Lehigh Valley IronPigs | C | 35 | 283 | 16 | 4 | 1 | .987 | 8.543 | 5 | 53 | 13 | 19.7 |
| 2022 | A | FLOR | Clearwater Threshers | C | 2 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 9.000 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 33.3 |
| 2022 | AAA | IL | Lehigh Valley IronPigs | 1B | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 6.000 | ||||
| 2023 | AAA | IL | Toledo Mud Hens | C | 67 | 664 | 34 | 2 | 5 | .997 | 1.418 | 4 | 68 | 22 | 24.4 |
| 2023 | AAA | IL | Toledo Mud Hens | 1B | 5 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 6.000 | ||||
| 2023 | AA | EL | Erie SeaWolves | C | 2 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 15.000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100.0 |
| 2024 | AAA | PCL | Sacramento River Cats | C | 6 | 57 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .983 | 9.667 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 10.0 |
| 2024 | Ind | MEX | Tijuana Toros | C | 35 | 271 | 11 | 2 | 1 | .993 | 8.057 | 2 | 27 | 8 | 22.9 |
| 2024 | AAA | PCL | Sacramento River Cats | 1B | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 4.000 | ||||
| 2024 | Ind | MEX | Tijuana Toros | 1B | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.000 | ||||
| 2025 | Ind | MEX | Jalisco Charros | 1B | 25 | 158 | 6 | 4 | 22 | .976 | 6.560 | ||||
| 2025 | Ind | MEX | Jalisco Charros | C | 22 | 103 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 4.955 | 1 | 22 | 3 | 12.0 |
| 2025 | Ind | MEX | Jalisco Charros | 3B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .500 | ||||
| 2025 | Ind | MEX | Jalisco Charros | P | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | ||||
| Totals | 515 | 4092 | 374 | 41 | 61 | .991 | 8.672 | 70 | 442 | 133 | 23.1 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | R | Gulf Coast League | Yankees1 | NYA | June 22, 2015 | August 29, 2015 |
| 2015 | A | South Atlantic League | Charleston RiverDogs | NYA | September 1, 2015 | September 7, 2015 |
| 2016 | R | Gulf Coast League | Yankees W | NYA | June 24, 2016 | August 3, 2016 |
| 2016 | R | Gulf Coast League | Yankees E | NYA | July 11, 2016 | July 11, 2016 |
| 2016 | R | Appalachian League | Pulaski Yankees | NYA | August 6, 2016 | September 1, 2016 |
| 2017 | A | South Atlantic League | Charleston RiverDogs | NYA | April 6, 2017 | August 5, 2017 |
| 2017 | Advanced A | Florida State League | Tampa Yankees | NYA | August 7, 2017 | September 2, 2017 |
| 2018 | R | Gulf Coast League | Yankees East | NYA | June 18, 2018 | June 20, 2018 |
| 2018 | R | Gulf Coast League | Yankees West | NYA | June 19, 2018 | June 19, 2018 |
| 2018 | Advanced A | Florida State League | Tampa Tarpons | NYA | June 21, 2018 | September 2, 2018 |
| 2019 | Advanced A | Florida State League | Tampa Tarpons | NYA | April 4, 2019 | August 26, 2019 |
| 2019 | Fall | Arizona Fall League | Surprise Saguaros | September 18, 2019 | October 25, 2019 | |
| 2021 | AA | AA Northeast | Somerset Patriots | NYA | May 4, 2021 | July 15, 2021 |
| 2021 | AAA | AAA East | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders | NYA | July 16, 2021 | September 26, 2021 |
| 2022 | AAA | International League | Lehigh Valley IronPigs | PHI | April 5, 2022 | August 31, 2022 |
| 2022 | A | Florida State League | Clearwater Threshers | PHI | June 21, 2022 | June 23, 2022 |
| 2023 | AAA | International League | Toledo Mud Hens | DET | March 31, 2023 | September 14, 2023 |
| 2023 | AA | Eastern League | Erie SeaWolves | DET | August 2, 2023 | August 5, 2023 |
| 2024 | Ind | Mexican League | Tijuana Toros | April 14, 2024 | July 31, 2024 | |
| 2024 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Sacramento River Cats | SFN | May 19, 2024 | June 8, 2024 |
| 2025 | Ind | Mexican League | Jalisco Charros | April 19, 2025 | July 22, 2025 |
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