Andrés Santiago
| Andrés Santiago | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Born: October 26, 1989 Cataño, Puerto Rico | ||||||||||||||||||
Bats: Right Throws: Right | ||||||||||||||||||
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Andrés Manuel Santiago (born October 26, 1989) is a professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent.
Professional career
[edit]Los Angeles Dodgers
[edit]Santiago was drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 16th round, with the 506th overall selection, of the 2007 Major League Baseball draft. He signed for a signing bonus of $1.2 million dollars. Santiago spent his first seasons in the rookie leagues, playing with the rookie-level Gulf Coast League Dodgers and later the rookie-level Arizona League Dodgers. In 2011, he was promoted to the California League with High-A Rancho Cucamonga Quakes. The following year, Santiago was promoted to the Double-A Chattanooga Lookouts.
Chicago Cubs
[edit]On January 10, 2015, Santiago signed a minor league contract with the Chicago Cubs.[1]
International career
[edit]Santiago played for the Puerto Rican National Team in the 2013 World Baseball Classic.[2]
Santiago played in 2 Pan American Games (2011 México and 2015 Toronto), a World Cup (2011 Panama), 5 Caribbean Series for Puerto Rico (2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018), Premier12 (2015 Japan, Taiwan, Taipei).
Santiago beat Italy in the 2015 Premier12 tournament in Taiwan tossing 7 scoreless innings and striking out 6 to give Puerto Rico the first win of the tournament. Santiago later pitch 6+2⁄3 of work against Chinese Taipei, striking 5 batters to help Puerto Rico advance to the quarterfinals.
Santiago won the Closer of the Year award in the Venezuelan Winter League for Caribes de Anzoátegui, and the championship in same year (2017). Santiago has won two Caribbean Series championships while participating in six. His victory over the Dominican Republic in 2018 help Puerto Rico win their second consecutive championship.
References
[edit]- ^ "Minor Moves: Royals, Braves, White Sox, Cubs". mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved January 28, 2025.
- ^ 2013 World Baseball Classic Puerto Rico roster
External links
[edit]- Career statistics from MLB, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
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- 1989 births
- Living people
- Gulf Coast Dodgers players
- Arizona League Dodgers players
- Lobos de Arecibo players
- Gigantes de Carolina (baseball) players
- Criollos de Caguas players
- Rancho Cucamonga Quakes players
- Chattanooga Lookouts players
- Mesa Solar Sox players
- 2013 World Baseball Classic players
- 2017 World Baseball Classic players
- Puerto Rican baseball players
- People from Cataño, Puerto Rico
- Tennessee Smokies players
- Iowa Cubs players
- Cangrejeros de Santurce (baseball) players
- Sussex County Miners players
- New Jersey Jackals players
- Florida Fire Frogs players
- Baseball players at the 2015 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games competitors for Puerto Rico
- Liga de Béisbol Profesional Roberto Clemente pitchers
- Puerto Rican baseball biography stubs
- Baseball pitcher stubs