Celerino Sánchez

Celerino Sánchez Pérez (3 February 1944 – 1 May 1992) was a Mexican professional baseball third baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees.

Career Sánchez starred as a baseball player in the Mexican League from 1964 to 1971, primarily with the Tigres del México, before joining the New York Yankees organization in 1972. 1973 was Sánchez' final year in the Major Leagues. He returned to the Mexican Leagues in 1976, where he played for several more years before retiring in 1979.

Sánchez was elected to the Mexican Professional Baseball Hall of Fame in 1994.