Víctor Santos (baseball)
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Víctor Irving Santos (born 2 October 1976) is a Dominican former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a relief pitcher from 2001 to 2007.
Early life
Santos was born in
Professional career
Santos signed with the Detroit Tigers as a non-drafted free agent in 1995. In 2001, Santos was named Tigers Rookie of the Year.[2] Although he allowed some unearned runs, Santos posted a 0.00 ERA over his first 27.1 innings in the majors, the longest such streak to start a career since Fernando Valenzuela of the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1980–81 (34 innings). For his effort, he was named Detroit rookie of the year by the Detroit Sports Broadcasters Association.
Santos was traded to the
The Pirates granted him free agency on October 6, 2006, immediately after the 2006 season ended. On January 8, 2007, he signed a minor league deal with the Reds. On September 7, 2007, he was traded to the Baltimore Orioles for cash considerations.
Santos elected free agency on October 12, 2007. On January 11, 2008, Santos signed with the
Personal life
Santos has been a resident of Woodland Park, New Jersey.[3]
References
- ^ Santos makes most of opportunity: Non-roster invitee enjoying breakthrough season Archived 2004-08-14 at the Wayback Machine, MLB.com, August 4, 2004. "One the pitches Santos offers, his fastball, was nowhere to be seen when he graduated from Passaic High School in New Jersey in 1991.
- ^ 2015 Detroit Tigers Media Guide. pg. 371.
- ^ Idec, Keith. "Back to basics - Ex-big leaguer Santos trying to keep his time in minors short", Herald News, May 26, 2008. Accessed November 12, 2013. "'Basically I've been going out there, giving this team a chance to win and showing them that I'm still solid, so they can give me a call up to the big leagues,' said Santos, who owns a home in West Paterson."
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet