Ervin Santana
Ervin Santana | |
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San Cristobal, Dominican Republic | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
May 17, 2005, for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim | |
Last MLB appearance | |
October 1, 2021, for the Kansas City Royals | |
MLB statistics | |
Win–loss record | 151–129 |
Earned run average | 4.11 |
Strikeouts | 1,978 |
Teams | |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Ervin Ramon Santana (born Johan Ramon Santana; December 12, 1982) is a Dominican former
Santana was born Johan Ramon Santana, and used that name until 2003. He changed his name to avoid having the same name as Venezuelan pitching star Johan Santana.[1] According to Santana, "I just came up with Ervin... Ervin Santana, that sounds good."[1]
Career
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
Santana signed with the
After Escobar's elbow problems became a recurring problem, he was placed back on the
His short rookie season with the Angels ended with 12 wins in the regular season. In the 2006 season, he finished with a 16–8 record. After a disappointing start to the 2007 season where he went 5–11 with a 6.22 ERA, he was optioned to Triple-A Salt Lake Bees on July 18, 2007. He was recalled by the Angels on August 17, and regained his spot in the starting rotation.
On April 30, 2008, Santana equaled an Angels record with a 5–0 start to the season. He joined Angels legend
On September 22, 2008, Santana pitched against the Seattle Mariners, going 8 innings, allowing 5 hits, 1 earned run, and striking out 9 en route to his career-high tying 16th win of the season. He finished the season with a career-high 214 strikeouts, good for second in the American League behind A. J. Burnett, while pitching to a 3.49 ERA in 219 innings across 32 starts. On October 3, he gave up 4 runs in the first inning and 5 total in 5+1⁄3 innings against the Boston Red Sox in Game 2 of the ALDS. He finished tied for sixth in the voting for the American League Cy Young Award with Mike Mussina.
Santana started out the 2009 season on the disabled list. In his first game of the season, he received a no-decision against the Boston Red Sox. After struggling with a disappointing 8.35 ERA, the Angels placed him on the disabled list.
On September 28, 2009, Santana pitched a complete-game shutout, becoming the first pitcher in franchise history to pitch a shutout in a game to clinch the Western Division. In 2010, despite the Angels finishing two games under .500, he finished the season with a 17–10 record and a 3.92 ERA with 169 strikeouts in 222+2⁄3 innings, tying a career high with 4 complete games.
On July 27, 2011, Ervin Santana pitched a no-hitter against the
In 2012, Santana struggled throughout the season, posting an ERA of 5.16 in 30 starts. Despite posting an ERA over 5, Santana's WHIP stood reasonably low, registering at 1.27 with 165 hits allowed in 178 innings. He surrendered a career high 39 home runs, which led the majors for the 2012 season.
Kansas City Royals
On October 31, 2012, Santana was traded to the Kansas City Royals in exchange for left-handed minor league reliever Brandon Sisk. The Angels picked up the $13 million option on Santana prior to making the trade, and agreed to cover an undisclosed portion of that amount for the Royals.[3] Santana earned his 100th career win on June 8, 2013, against the Houston Astros. In 32 starts with the Royals, he was 9–10 with a 3.24 ERA (a career-best) with 161 strikeouts in 211 innings. The Royals made a $14.1 million qualifying offer to him after the season, but he turned it down and became a free agent.[4]
Atlanta Braves
Because of Santana's rejection of the Royals' offer, any team that signed him for 2014 would have to surrender a draft pick. As a result of that and some concerns about his long term health and his reported contract demands, Santana did not sign with any teams before spring training began.[5] As spring training continued, Santana fired his agent and changed his contract demands to a one-year deal near what his rejected qualifying offer was.[6]
Santana proceeded to negotiate with the Toronto Blue Jays, and verbally agreed to a contract but stalled signing it for several days.[7][8] Following an injury to Kris Medlen of the Atlanta Braves, Santana immediately agreed to terms identical to the Blue Jays' reported offer of $14.1 million for one season.[9] Santana's first year in the NL was mixed as he posted an ERA of 3.94 with the Braves in 31 starts. He surrendered a career-low 16 home runs in 196 innings while going 14–10 and striking out 179 batters.
Minnesota Twins
On December 12, 2014, Santana signed with the Minnesota Twins on a four-year, $54 million deal with an option for a fifth year.[10] On April 3, MLB announced that Santana would be suspended for 80 games after testing positive for Stanozolol, a performance-enhancing drug.[11] On July 5, 2015, Santana was activated from his 80-game suspension and made his season debut against his former team, the Kansas City Royals.[12] After finishing with a 7–5 record and a 4.00 ERA in 2015, Santana served as the ace of the Twins rotation during a disappointing 2016 season for the team. Despite a 7–11 record, largely due to poor run support, Santana finished with a strong 3.38 ERA in 181 innings pitched (30 starts).
Santana represented Team Dominican Republic at the 2017 World Baseball Classic.[13]
On April 3, 2017, Santana was the starting pitcher on Opening Day against the
On February 6, 2018, Santana underwent surgery on his middle finger, delaying his season by 10 to 12 weeks. He had discomfort in the finger since the previous season, but there was no serious damage. The surgery was a capsular release/debridement procedure to his MCP joint.[16] Due to this and other injuries, Santana was limited to 5 starts on the season. The Twins declined his contract option and made him a free agent on October 30, 2018.[17]
Chicago White Sox
On February 22, 2019, Santana signed a minor league deal with the Chicago White Sox, earning a $4.3 million salary for his time with the major league team.[18] The White Sox selected his contract on April 9, and he made his White Sox debut that day.[19] On April 26, 2019, Santana was designated for assignment.[20] Santana elected free agency on April 29.
New York Mets
On May 24, 2019, Santana signed a minor league deal with the New York Mets. He elected free agency following the 2019 season.
Kansas City Royals (second stint)
On December 29, 2020, Santana signed a minor league contract with the Kansas City Royals organization.[21] On April 13, 2021, Santana was selected to the active roster.[22]
Personal life
Santana and his wife, Amy, married in 2009. They have a son, Jonathan, and a daughter, Sofia.[23]
See also
References
- ^ a b Saxon, Mark (June 30, 2005). "One Johan was enough". Orange County Register. Archived from the original on August 4, 2008. Retrieved March 14, 2014.
- ^ Spencer, Lyle (July 27, 2011). "Angels' Santana spins no-hitter against Indians". MLB.com. Retrieved March 12, 2014.
- ^ "Angels deal Ervin Santana to Royals, aim to make run at keeping Zack Greinke". Yahoo! Sports, Yahoo.com. October 31, 2012. Retrieved October 31, 2012.
- ^ Dick Kaegel (November 11, 2013). "Santana turns down Royals' qualifying offer". mlb.com.
- ^ Jon Heyman (February 25, 2014). "Top free-agent starter Ervin Santana still seeks $50M, 4-year deal". CBS Sports.
- ^ Buster Olney (March 7, 2014). "Ervin Santana left out in the cold". ESPN.com.
- ^ "Players Union approved Blue Jays plan to 'borrow' from players". Bluebird Banter. 8 April 2014. Retrieved December 13, 2014.
- ^ "Anthopoulos sheds light on Santana pursuit". Toronto Blue Jays. Retrieved December 13, 2014.
- ^ Bowman, Mark (March 12, 2014). "Braves bring in righty Santana on one-year deal". MLB.com. Retrieved March 12, 2014.
- ^ Bollinger, Rhett (December 11, 2014). "Twins agree to 4-year deal with pitcher Ervin Santana". MLB.com. Retrieved December 12, 2014.
- ^ ESPN News Services (April 3, 2015). "Ervin Santana suspended 80 games". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 3, 2015.
- ^ "Twins move Trevor May to the bullpen to make room for Ervin Santana". 4 July 2015.
- ^ "Minnesota Twins: Ervin Santana back on track to start Opening Day after WBC turn". 19 March 2017.
- ^ Campbell, Dave (2017-04-04). "Sano, Santana steer Twins past Royals 7–1 to start season". AP News. Archived from the original on 2017-04-07. Retrieved 2017-04-07.
- ^ Major League Leaderboards » 2017 » Pitchers » Batted Ball Statistics | FanGraphs Baseball
- ^ "Ervin Santana has finger surgery, out 10–12 weeks". MLB. Retrieved February 6, 2018.
- ^ Todd, Jeff (October 30, 2018). "Twins Decline Options Over Ervin Santana, Logan Morrison". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
- ^ "Ervin Santana agrees to minor-league deal White Sox". ESPN.com. February 22, 2019. Retrieved February 22, 2019.
- ^ "White Sox already are at a crossroads after their 10th game, a 10-5 loss to the Rays in Ervin Santana's team debut - Chicago Tribune". Chicago Tribune. 9 April 2019.
- ^ "White Sox DFA Santana, reinstate rookie Jimenez". 26 April 2019.
- ^ "Royals Sign Ervin Santana To Minor League Deal - MLB Trade Rumors". 29 December 2020.
- ^ "Royals Select Ervin Santana - MLB Trade Rumors". 13 April 2021.
- ^ Sanchez, Jesse (September 19, 2013). "Santana's roots follow him to Kansas City". MLB.com. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
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