José Santiago (2000s pitcher)
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| José Santiago | |||
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| Middle relief pitcher | |||
| Born: November 5, 1974 Fajardo, Puerto Rico |
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| MLB debut | |||
| June 7, 1997, for the Kansas City Royals | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| August 9, 2005, for the New York Mets | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Win–Loss | 17–22 | ||
| Earned run average | 4.36 | ||
| Saves | 4 | ||
| Games pitched | 229 | ||
| Teams | |||
José Rafael Santiago Fuentes (born November 5, 1974) is a former Major League Baseball middle relief pitcher. Listed at 6' 3" [1.90 m], 200 lb. [91 k], Santiago batted and threw righ-handed. He was born in Fajardo, Puerto Rico.
Santiago was drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 70th round of the 1994 Major League Baseball Draft. He debuted with the Royals in 1997, bouncing back and forth between the major league club and the minor leagues until being traded to the Philadelphia Phillies in 2001. The Phillies released him after the 2002 season. In 2003, he played for the Cleveland Indians and in 2004, he signed with the Chicago White Sox organization, though he saw no time in the majors that year. In 2005, he signed a minor league contract with the New York Mets and was called up to the majors in July.
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 New Orleans Zephyrs in the Mets farm system In 2008, Santiago pitched for the Gigantes de Carolina Puerto Rico representing team in the Caribbean Series. He then signed with the Dorados de Chihuahua in 2009, finishing the season with a record of 7–11 and an ERA of 5.53. He retired after that season.
In between, Santiago played winter ball with the Cardenales de Lara and Leones del Caracas clubs of the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League.
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- 1974 births
- Living people
- 2006 World Baseball Classic players
- Buffalo Bisons (minor league) players
- Cardenales de Lara players
- Caribbean Series players
- Charlotte Knights players
- Cleveland Indians players
- Dorados de Chihuahua players
- Gigantes de Carolina players
- Gulf Coast Royals players
- Kansas City Royals players
- Lansing Lugnuts players
- Leones del Caracas players
- Major League Baseball pitchers
- Major League Baseball players from Puerto Rico
- New Orleans Zephyrs players
- New York Mets players
- Norfolk Tides players
- Olmecas de Tabasco players
- Omaha Golden Spikes players
- Omaha Royals players
- People from Fajardo, Puerto Rico
- Philadelphia Phillies players
- Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons players
- Spokane Indians players
- Wichita Wranglers players
- Wilmington Blue Rocks players
