Rafael Santana
Rafael Santana | |
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Chicago White Sox | |
Shortstop | |
Born: La Romana, Dominican Republic | January 31, 1958|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
April 5, 1983, for the St. Louis Cardinals | |
Last MLB appearance | |
April 23, 1990, for the Cleveland Indians | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .246 |
Home runs | 13 |
Runs batted in | 156 |
Teams | |
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Career highlights and awards | |
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Rafael Francisco Santana de la Cruz (born January 31, 1958) is a Dominican former Major League Baseball shortstop who won a World Series ring with the 1986 New York Mets. He currently serves as the Dominican Republic scouting and player development supervisor for the Chicago White Sox.
St. Louis Cardinals
Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1976, Santana spent several years in their farm system before being traded to the St. Louis Cardinals on February 16, 1981 for a player to be named later. The Cardinals sent pitcher George Frazier to the Yankees in June to complete the deal.
Santana made the Cardinals out of
New York Mets
Santana was released by the Cardinals on January 17,
Oquendo was traded with Mark J. Davis to the St. Louis Cardinals for Ángel Salazar and John Young during the offseason, making Santana the regular Mets shortstop for 1985. He responded with a .257 batting average and a .965 fielding percentage for the squad that finished with 98 wins, and three games behind the Cards in the National League East.
During the
After the 1987 campaign where he set career-highs in home runs (5) and RBIs (44) with the Mets, Santana was traded to the cross-town Yankees with Victor Garcia for Steve Frey, Phil Lombardi and Darren Reed. He hit .240 with four home runs and 38 RBIs for managers Billy Martin and Lou Piniella in 1988. After missing the entire 1989 season with an elbow injury, Santana was released on November 7 of that year.
Cleveland Indians
In January 1990, Santana signed with the
Coaching career
After his playing career, Santana made a seamless foray into coaching. He started by managing
After this, Santana worked three seasons in the
Personal life
He is a member of the Mets Alumni Association and along with past Mets players, still makes personal appearances on behalf of the team. On August 19, 2006, Santana attended a 20th Anniversary Reunion of the 1986 Mets World Series Championship Team at
Santana and his wife, Gloria, live in
References
- ^ "Pittsburgh Pirates 7, St. Louis Cardinals 1". 1983-04-05.
- ^ "Sox name third and first base coaches". Retrieved 2002-11-20.
- ^ "Rafael Santana to make managerial debut with Warthogs". 2006-01-16. Retrieved 2009-10-30.
- ^ Noble, Marty (August 19, 2006). "'86 Mets reunite at Shea". MLB.com. Archived from the original on October 6, 2008. Retrieved August 20, 2006.
- ^ Abramson, Mitch (October 3, 2009). "Shortstop Rafael Santana a quiet and pivotal piece of 1986 Mets". Daily News. New York. Retrieved 2009-10-30.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)