Valerio de los Santos
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| Valerio de los Santos | |
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De los Santos in 2009. |
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| Long Island Ducks – No. 60 | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: October 6, 1972 Las Matas de Farfan, Dominican Republic |
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| Bats: Left | Throws: Left |
| MLB debut | |
| July 31, 1998 for the Milwaukee Brewers | |
| Career statistics (through 2010 season) |
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| Win–loss record | 9-13 |
| Earned run average | 4.57 |
| Strikeouts | 207 |
| Teams | |
Valerio Lorenzo de los Santos (born October 6, 1972) is a Dominican former Major League Baseball pitcher who is currently playing for the independent Long Island Ducks.
De los Santos pitched in the major leagues from 1998-2005 for the Milwaukee Brewers, Philadelphia Phillies, Toronto Blue Jays, and Florida Marlins. On July 9, 2005, pitching in the 9th inning against the Chicago Cubs, de los Santos hit Adam Greenberg directly in the back of his head with a 92 mile per hour fastball on the very first pitch of the plate appearance. "The first thing going through your mind is, 'This guy's dead,'" de los Santos said. Greenberg suffered a mild concussion as a result of the beaning, and still suffers from positional vertigo.
De los Santos pitched for the Sultanes de Monterrey of the Mexican League in 2007. De los Santos signed a minor league contract with the Colorado Rockies in January 2008. After starting the year with the Triple-A Colorado Springs Sky Sox, he was called up on July 28, 2008. He was designated for assignment on August 4 and became a free agent at the end of the season.
In January 2009, he signed a minor league contract with the New York Mets.[1] He was released on March 25 after being cut from spring training.
On March 10, 2011, De Los Santos signed a contract with the Long Island Ducks.[2]
References [edit]
- ^ The Associated Press (2009-01-29). "Mets sign four to minor league deals". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2009-01-30.
- ^ Atlantic League transactions
External links [edit]
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube
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