Aaron Sanchez\u2019s potential return to Major League Baseball goes through Missouri.<\/p>\n
FanSided\u2019s Robert Murray reports the Kansas City Royals<\/a> have signed the 33-year-old righty to a minor-league deal with an invite to spring training.<\/p>\n Sources: Right-hander Aaron Sanchez and the Kansas City Royals are in agreement on a minor-league contract that includes an invite to spring training. https:\/\/t.co\/3Wf9PqWmnM<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Robert Murray (@ByRobertMurray) January 27, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n A first-round selection of the 2010 MLB Amateur Draft by the Toronto Blue Jays<\/a>, Sanchez last appeared in a big league game in 2022 as a member of the Minnesota Twins<\/a>. Sanchez did not play in 2025, but appeared in 14 games for the Jays\u2019 Triple-A affiliates, the Buffalo Bisons, in 2024. He went 3-6 with a 7.92 earned run average and WHIP of 1.679 over 61.1 innings pitched.<\/p>\n The native of Bristow, CA is currently competing in the Dominican Winter League with Toros del Este. In eight starts, Sanchez is 4-2 with a 1.55 ERA and 0.950 WHIP over 46.1 innings pitched. He\u2019s struck out 34 batters and walked nine.<\/p>\n Making his big league debut in 2014, Sanchez went on to make 146 appearances for the Blue Jays over six seasons and was an All-Star in 2016 when he was 15-2 with an American League-leading 3.00 ERA. He was traded to the Houston Astros<\/a> in 2019 and also spent time with the Washington Nationals<\/a> in 2022.<\/p>\n In a career 174 appearances for the Jays, Astros, Giants, Nats and Twins, Sanchez is 38-38 with a 4.16 ERA and 1.378 WHIP over 685.0 IP.<\/p>\n