José Santiago (2000s pitcher)
José Santiago | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: Fajardo, Puerto Rico | November 5, 1974|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
Professional debut | |
MLB: June 7, 1997, for the Kansas City Royals | |
CPBL: August 12, 2006, for the Macoto Cobras | |
Last appearance | |
MLB: August 9, 2005, for the New York Mets | |
CPBL: August 25, 2006, for the Macoto Cobras | |
MLB statistics | |
Win–loss record | 17–22 |
Earned run average | 4.36 |
Strikeouts | 153 |
CPBL statistics | |
Win–loss record | 0–2 |
Earned run average | 5.65 |
Strikeouts | 6 |
Teams | |
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José Rafael Santiago Fuentes (born November 5, 1974) is a former
Playing career
Santiago was drafted by the
After that, Santiago was a member of the Puerto Rico national team in the 2006 World Baseball Classic and joined the Olmecas de Tabasco for the rest of the summer.
In addition to playing for the
In between, Santiago played winter ball with the Cardenales de Lara and Leones del Caracas clubs of the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League.
Retirement
Coaching
After retiring, Santiago became a pitching coach. In 2015, he took over the role for the Gigantes de Carolina of the Liga Profesional Roberto Clemente. After coincidentally meeting
Other baseball initiatives
Santiago also serves other roles within baseball, such as that of pitching coach of several teams of the local Doble A amateur league including Cocoteros de Loiza, Guardianes de Dorado, Halcones de Gurabo and currently the Artesanos de Las Piedras.[1] In 2016, he served as the head pitching coach of MLB's Development Program in Puerto Rico, then he was recruited by local baseball academies such as PRoBaseball Academy and IBAHS. Santiago runs a college placement program in Puerto Rico called Optimus Prospects Baseball Academy. He also leads a baseball initiative based in the municipality of Loíza.[1]
Personal life
Santiago is currently living in his hometown of Loiza, Puerto Rico with his wife and former sports reporter, Sarai Colon. He has two children, Joselyn Marie and Ian Jareb Santiago. Santiago is a horse racing aficionado and has owned several thoroughbreds that competed at Hipódromo Camarero. He was also a known breeder for cockfights in Puerto Rico,[1] where that sport was legal until 2019.
References
- ^ a b c d "Sugar tiene un brazo eléctrico" (in Spanish). TheGondol.com. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet, or Pura Pelota (VPBL stats)