Baseball Yankees Catcher Gary Sanchez Named Rookie of the Year in 2016 Double G Sports Awards by Spencer Brown January 5, 2017 Gary Sanchez (Photo by Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports) Double G Sports fans have spoken… Gary Sanchez is the 2016 Double G Sports Rookie of the Year! Gary takes home the award in a category loaded with talent. The other finalists were Erica Skroski (Sky Blue FC), Kiah Stokes (New York Liberty) and Kristaps Porzingis (New York Knicks). Sanchez played in just 53 games for the New York Yankees during the 2016 season, but boy was his presence felt in the Bronx. The Baby Bomber led the sinking Yankees back into the thick of the American League Wild Card race in August and September. The Kraken finished the season batting .299 with 20 homers and 42 RBI. Sanchez took the Bronx by storm with his torrid home run pace. He tied the record for fastest player to reach 20 home runs in the history of baseball. It took just 51 games, which tied him with Wally Berger of the Boston Braves. Gary Sanchez gave Yankee fans a reason to tune in every night. It felt as though he hit home run every time he stepped to the plate. When he wasn’t in the batters box, he showed off his stellar defense behind the dish. The rookie hosed 13 runners in 32 attempts by base stealers. He finished with a 41% caught stealing percentage, which was higher than the league average. That would have placed him in the top five in the American League. He is the total package, dominating offensively and defensively. Sanchez looks to be the pillar for the new look Yankees to build around for years to come. Post Views: 1,444 The following two tabs change content below.BioLatest Posts Spencer Brown Spencer is the New York Yankees Lead Writer for DoubleGSports.com Latest posts by Spencer Brown (see all) Clint Frazier to make his MLB Debut Tonight - July 1, 2017 How Aaron Judge has transformed into an All-Star - June 13, 2017 Judge, Severino Lead Yanks In First Red Sox Matchup of Season - April 27, 2017 Severino, Hicks Lead Yankees to Series Sweep - April 14, 2017 Related TopicsDouble G Sports AwardsGary SanchezNew York YankeesRookie of the Year Click to comment You must be logged in to post a comment Login Leave a Reply Cancel replyYou must be logged in to post a comment. Newsletter Subscription Can't Miss Posts! Women in Sports: NHL Network Host, Jackie Redmond by Nicholas Durst | posted on March 4, 2019 Lochte, Dressel and Ledecky all Chasing Gold at 2021 Tokyo Olympics by Anthony Paradiso | posted on April 18, 2021 You Know I’m Right, Episode 109: The Athletic’s Marc Carig (Audio/Video) by Nicholas Durst | posted on April 19, 2021 Michael Jordan Could Change the Future of Nascar for the Better by Inesh Chari | posted on March 30, 2021 WNBA Rolling Out Red Carpet For Upcoming 25th Anniversary Season by Jason Cordner | posted on March 16, 2021 More in Baseball You Know I’m Right, Episode 112: New York Jets’ Insider Brian Costello (Audio/Video) On the 112th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... You Know I’m Right, Episode 109: The Athletic’s Marc Carig (Audio/Video) On the 109th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... You Know I’m Right, Episode 108: WFAN’s Sweeny Murti (Audio/Video) On the 108th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... You Know I’m Right, Episode 107: New York Post’s Columnist Mike Vaccaro (Audio/Video) On the 107th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... Rutgers Women’s Soccer Repeats as Double G Sports College Women’s Team of the Year NY Mets Coach Terry Collins Named 2016 Double G Sports Coach of the Year