Freddy Sanchez
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"Frederick Phillip "Freddy" Sanchez, Jr." is an United States/American former Major League Baseball second baseman. Sanchez played for the Boston Red Sox (–), Pittsburgh Pirates (–) and San Francisco Giants (–). He bats and throws right-handed.

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It has something to do with coming to the field every day knowing I'm going to be in the lineup, ... I know I don't have to go 3 for 3 every day so I'll make the lineup the next day.

This is going to be the first Spring Training in two or three years where I didn't have to be the first one at the field every morning and the last one here. It feels good. I can just go out and play.

Heck, it was just an honor just to face someone like him. All I was hoping to do was make contact against him and hope something good happened. I wouldn't have dreamed I'd have three extra-base hits off him.

A game like this has to give a young team like ours confidence.

My dad dropped me off here yesterday, ... It gave me the chills.

Heck, it was an honor just to face someone like him.

The name of the game is scoring runs and right now we are not doing it.

Last year I was hitting mostly soft singles, ... This year I've got my swing back, and I'm hitting with authority. I've always been able to put the ball in play, and I've never seen myself as a small guy (he's 5-10, 188 lbs).

We've received tremendous support from some of the greatest fans in baseball this week. They're excited, and we're excited to get the season started.