Celerino Sánchez Pérez (3 February 1944 – 1 May 1992) was a Mexican Major League

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Career

Sánchez starred as a baseball player in the

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from

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to 1971, primarily with the Tigres del México, before joining the

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organization in 1972. After spending a few months with the Yankees' minor league affiliate, the

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, Sánchez joined the Yankees on June,

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, and was the Yankees regular third baseman for the rest of the year. In

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, the Yankees' acquisition of star third baseman

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relegated him to a backup role. 1973 was Sánchez' final year in the Major Leagues. Sanchez hit his only career home run at

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on May 12, 1973 against

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of the

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. He returned to the Mexican Leagues in 1976, where he played for several more years before retiring in 1979. Sánchez was elected to the

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in .

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