Donny Sands
Donny Sands
Born: May 16, 1996
Tucson, AZ US
Primary Position: Catcher
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 3B
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: 2015-2023
Major League Statistics
Donny Sands compiled a career batting average of .264 with 39 home runs and 268 RBI in his 537-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, Clearwater Threshers, Lehigh Valley IronPigs, Erie SeaWolves and Toledo Mud Hens. He began playing during the 2015 season and last took the field during the 2023 campaign.
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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 | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Totals | 537 | 2158 | 1914 | 237 | 505 | 106 | 2 | 39 | 268 | 14 | 15 | 207 | 366 | .264 | .337 | .382 | .719 | 732 | 56 | 15 | 1 | 21 | 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 East | C | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 7.000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2018 | R | GULF | Yankees West | C | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 6.000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 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 |
| Totals | 422 | 3494 | 349 | 34 | 36 | .991 | 9.107 | 67 | 384 | 121 | 24.0 |
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 |
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