Fautino de los Santos
| Fautino de los Santos | |
|---|---|
Samana, Dominican Republic | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| June 4, 2011, for the Oakland Athletics | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| April 23, 2012, for the Oakland Athletics | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 3–2 |
| Earned run average | 4.21 |
| Strikeouts | 46 |
| Teams | |
Fautino De Los Santos (born February 15, 1986) is a Dominican former professional baseball relief pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball for the Oakland Athletics in 2011 and 2012 and he played for the Musashi Heat Bears in Japan's Baseball Challenge League.
Professional career
Chicago White Sox (2006–2008)
De Los Santos began his career in the
Kannapolis and Advanced-A Winston-Salem
.
Oakland Athletics (2008–2012)
In January 2008, he was traded along with
AZL Athletics and was added to the Athletics' 40-man roster after the season ended.[1] De Los Santos began 2010 back with the Stockton Ports and was promoted to the Double-A Midland RockHounds where he spent most of the season. Despite finishing 2010 with a disappointing 6.54 ERA in 25 appearances with Midland, De Los Santos performed well in 2011 and quickly climbed the ranks. He was promoted to the Triple-A Sacramento River Cats
on May 5.
On May 20, after just 6 innings pitched in 5 appearances in
Red Sox's Jed Lowrie, and struck him out.[5] In his second appearance, though, De Los Santos gave up a hit and then two wild pitches in the same at bat, allowing a run in one inning.[6] In an unexpected move, the Athletics decided to keep De Los Santos with the team when Balfour returned from leave, because their bullpen had been depleted in the previous night's 14-inning game, designating backup infielder Andy LaRoche for assignment instead.[7]
Milwaukee Brewers (2012)
On July 28, 2012, De Los Santos was traded to the Milwaukee Brewers for catcher George Kottaras.
San Diego Padres (2013)
On February 6, 2013, De Los Santos was claimed off waivers by the
performance-enhancing drugs to professional players.[8] On August 5, 2013, he agreed to a 50-game suspension for his role in the scandal while in Arizona recovering from right shoulder surgery.[9][10]
Diablos Rojos del México (2018)
On July 2, 2018, De Los Santos signed with the Diablos Rojos del México of the Mexican League. He was released on August 14, 2018.
References
- ^ A's Add Four To 40-Man Roster
- ^ "A's place McCarthy, Ross on disabled list". USA Today. Associated Press. May 20, 2011.
- Sacramento Bee. The Sports Network. May 24, 2011.[dead link]
- ^ "A's place Balfour on paternity list". Miami Herald. The Sports Network. [dead link]
- NESN.
- ^ "Crawford, Gonzalez homer to lead Red Sox over A's". Forbes. Associated Press. June 5, 2011.[dead link]
- ^ Slusser, Susan (June 5, 2011). "Infielder Andy LaRoche designated for assignment". San Francisco Chronicle.
- ^ "Judge won't decline lawsuit". ESPN. June 12, 2013. Retrieved June 12, 2013.
- ^ "MLB suspensions for 12, reports say". espn.go.com. August 5, 2013. Retrieved August 5, 2013.
- ^ SanDiego.Padres.MLB.com
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)