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South Side Sox Top Prospect No. 14: Yolbert Sánchez

Yolbert Sánchez
Second Baseman
5´11´´
176 pounds
Age: 25
2020 SSHP Top Prospect Ranking: 21
2021 SSS Top Prospect Ranking: 25
SSS rank among all second basemen in the system: 1

After playing three years in the Cuban professional league, including the final two seasons with the Industriales de La Habana, Yolbert Sánchez earned a $2.5 million signing bonus from the White Sox, designating him as one of the top international prospects of 2018 and 2019. After getting a surprisingly slow start in 2019 due to rustiness, Sánchez slashed .297.386/.441 in 29 games with the DSL Sox with eight doubles, one triple, two homers, 15 walks (11.