Cristopher Sanchez of the Philadelphia Phillies delivers a pitch against the Atlanta Braves during the first inning at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on April 18, 2026. Heather Barry/Getty Images
Cristopher Sanchez is the most watched MLB pitcher in the game today.
As of Friday morning, Sanchez, 29, leads the major leagues with a miserly 1.47 ERA, and he broke a 115-year record Wednesday when the Phillies beat the Padres 3–0 at San Diego’s Petco Park.
Don has covered pro baseball for several decades, beginning in the minor leagues as a radio broadcaster in the NY Mets organization. His Ice Chips & Diamond Dust blog ran from 2012-2020 at uticaod.com. His baseball passion surrounds anything concerning the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum and writing features on the players and staff of the Pittsburgh Pirates. Don currently resides in southwest Florida.
