@Tony26Montana (Tony Sanchez)

Tony was selected as the 4th overall pick in the 2009 major league baseball draft by the Pittsburgh Pirates. He established himself as the most prolific hitter in Boston College Eagles baseball history, ranking 5th all time in homeruns and runs batted in. Tony was also a canidate for the Johhny Bench Award in 2009. In 2011 Tony was ranked as the #46 prospect by Baseball America. In 2012 Tony hit .251 in 347 at bats while belting in 8 home runs and driving in 43.

All of these questions were sent to Tony via email.

Q:What influenced your decision to play baseball? 

A: "The biggest influence would have to be when I was younger, I used to get so excited for games that I would lose sleep. I knew I wanted to play professional baseball from then on and I am where I am because of that mindset." 

Q:What's your favorite city to play in?

A: "Considering my career is fairly young I would have to say that so far, Indy is easily the best city to play in."   

Q:What is your favorite thing to do on the road?

A: "Sit in my hotel room and watch all my TV shows. I can stay up to 2-3 in the morning watching my shows. Probably not a good thing, but I gotta catch up on my television." 

Q:What's your best baseball memory?

A: "Getting drafted 9 minutes into the 2009 draft. Easily the best moment of my life." 

Q:What was it like when you were drafted?

A: "The only way to describe it is to tell you that father, who is 6'5 280lbs was balling like a little girl who just lost her Barbie doll. To make my family that proud of me is almost indescribable." 

Q:Have you ever waken up and said "I don't want to go to work today"?

A: "Haha everyone has. But once I call that first pitch it's game on and I wouldn't want to be anywhere else in the world." 

Q:What is the Best clubhouse prank you pulled/saw/had pulled on you?

A: "What happens in clubhouses, stays in clubhouses." 

Q:What is the  Funniest/ Strangest thing you've seen in the clubhouse?

A: "I wish I could share." 

Q:What's your favorite offseason activity?

A: "Hunting and shopping. Now that I think of it though, those two hobbies kind of contradict eachother." 

Q:What is your favorite sport other than baseball?

A: "Football." 

Q:Who was your childhood role model?

A: "Greg Lovelady. Catcher for the University of Miami in the early 2000's" 

Q:What did it feel like to get your first strikeout (pitcher/ hit (batter)?

A: "First professional hit was a game winner,  which felt awesome and something I'll probably never forget." 

Q:What is the weirdest thing a fan has asked you to sign?

A: "Someone once asked me to sign their arm. They had nothing else." 

Q:What is the biggest personal change you've had since becoming a pro-athlete?

A: "Having to really think before I say or do anything publicly, a lot of eyes on you when you're in this world." 

Q:If you could play with/against any other athlete at any sport, what athlete would it be and in what sport?

A: "I'd probably play a round of golf with John Daly. Guy definitely has stories for days." 

Q: What are your thoughts on fan mail?

A: "An awesome outlet for fans to learn new things on the guys they love to go out and watch play baseball." 

Thank you again for your time Tony, now I can't help but wonder what your shows are!