Born on February 27, 1984 in Maracay, Aragua (Venezuela), Anibal Sanchez (Anibal Alejandro Sanchez) played for the Florida Marlins for his entire 1 year career. Sanchez broke into the bigs on June 25, 2006 with the Florida Marlins, and put up a 2.83 ERA in 114.1 innings pitched in 2006, his rookie year.
Signed as a non-drafted free agent by Boston Red Sox (January 3, 2001).
Traded by Boston Red Sox with Hanley Ramirez, Harvey Garcia and Jesus Delgado to Florida Marlins in exchange for Josh Beckett, Mike Lowell and Guillermo Mota (November 24, 2005).