Yankees lineup Saturday night vs. Red Sox

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NEW YORK - Ali Sanchez hasn't played in a big-league game since last Sept. 13, when he was with the Red Sox, in a game against the Yankees at Fenway Park.

Well, the right-handed hitting catcher is back in the majors, with the Yankees.

And he's in Saturday night's lineup against the Red Sox, catching Yanks' starter Will Warren (7-1, 3.22 ERA), with lefty Ranger Suarez (2-3, 3.38 ERA) starting for Boston.

Sanchez was called up and lefty-hitting catcher J.C. Escarra was sent down to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, having batted .177 (11-for-62) with a .493 OPS in 22 games with the 2026 Yankees.

Whether this is a straight platoon with Sanchez, 29, and Austin Wells - or if Sanchez can get some run as a starter - remains to be seen.

But there's at least an opportunity here for Sanchez, with Wells batting .166 (.533 OPS) in 47 games and currently in a 1-for-18 slide with seven strikeouts.

In 40 games at Scranton/Wilkes-Barre this year, Sanchez was batting .227 with a .702 OPS and six home runs.

Here is tonight's Yankees lineup:

1. Paul Goldschmidt, 1B
2. Ben Rice, DH
3. Cody Bellinger, LF
4. Amed Rosario, 3B
5. Trent Grisham, CF
6. Anthony Volpe, SS
7. Jazz Chisholm Jr., 2B
8. Jose Caballero, RF
9. Ali Sanchez, C

This article originally appeared on NorthJersey.com: Yankees lineup Saturday night vs. Red Sox

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