Yankees trade for Wilmy Sanchez from Astros by sending away former 1st-round pick
New York is getting younger with this deal.
Yankees trade for Wilmy Sanchez from Astros by sending away former 1st-round pick originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The New York Yankees and Houston Astros made a trade before Sunday's action began across MLB.
Coming to the Yankees: a minor league right-handed pitcher named Wilmy Sanchez. They're sending Braden Shewmake back to Houston. The New York Yankees today announced that they have acquired minor league right-handed pitcher Wilmy Sanchez from the Houston Astros in exchange for INF Braden Shewmake.
— New York Yankees (@Yankees) April 19, 2026 MORE: Salvador Perez, Royals find themselves in an odd feud Sanchez is a 22-year old righty from the Dominican Republic. He has made five appearances so far this season at Double-A Corpus Christi and has a 1. 29 ERA with eight strikeouts in seven innings.
Last year in Double-A, Sanchez had a 6. 05 ERA, although he did strike out 75 guys in 61 innings. The problem was that he also walked 51.