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Name	Team	Age
Orlando Sanchez	Retired (1989, Age 34)	Died (2025, Age 71)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 24 (1980)	3B	B/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Santo Rodriguez League	0	8 years (65 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B+	C+	A+
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
A	A	A-
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
C+	B-	D+
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D+	D
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
A-	A+	A+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
F	0	11/3/1954
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	2
Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)

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Year	League	Award
1983	AL	Gold Glove (3B)
1987	AL	Gold Glove (3B)

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1989-11-01	Orlando Sanchez has retired from the Tampa Bay Tortugas
1989-04-01	The Tampa Bay Tortugas have promoted Danny Dark to the major league team. The Tampa Bay Tortugas have designated Orlando Sanchez for assignment.
1988-09-23	Orlando Sanchez of the Tampa Bay Titmouses is injured and is expected to be out 29 days.
1985-05-10	Orlando Sanchez of the Tampa Bay Titmouses is injured and is expected to be out 16 days.
1981-05-23	Orlando Sanchez of the Tampa Bay Titmouses is injured and is expected to be out 10 days.
1981-04-18	The Tampa Bay Titmouses have promoted Orlando Sanchez to the major league team. The Tampa Bay Titmouses have designated Ody Shellenback for assignment.
1981-04-18	The Tampa Bay Titmouses have demoted Orlando Sanchez to the minor leagues.
1980-08-03	The Tampa Bay Titmouses have promoted Orlando Sanchez to the major league team. The Tampa Bay Titmouses have designated Harry Shealy for assignment.