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Revision as of 00:18, 18 July 2015
| Domingo Santana | |
|---|---|
 Santana with the Houston Astros | |
| Houston Astros – No. 13 | |
| Outfielder | |
| Born: August 5, 1992 Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional, Dominican Republic | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| debut | |
| July 1, 2014, for the Houston Astros | |
| Career statistics (through June 22, 2015) | |
| Batting average | .179 |
| Home runs | 2 |
| Runs batted in | 8 |
| Teams | |
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Domingo Alberto Santana (born August 5, 1992) is a Dominican professional baseball outfielder for the Houston Astros of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Career
Santana signed as an international free agent with the Philadelphia Phillies in March 2009, receiving a $330,000 signing bonus.[1] The Phillies traded Santana to the Houston Astros on July 31, 2011, with Jonathan Singleton, Jarred Cosart, and Josh Zeid, in exchange for Hunter Pence.[2][3] He was added to the 40-man roster on November 20, 2013.[4]
The Astros promoted Santana to the major leagues from the Oklahoma City RedHawks of the Triple-A Pacific Coast League on July 1, 2014.[5] He debuted the same day, going 0-4 with three strikeouts.[6] After batting 0-for-13 with 11 strikeouts, the Astros demoted Santana to Oklahoma City on July 6.[7]
On March 13, 2015, Santana was optioned to the Triple-A Fresno Grizzlies. He was recalled on June 16. That same day, he collected his first major league hit on an RBI single to right that scored Evan Gattis.[8]
Personal life
Santana's father played for the Astros' organization.[1]
References
- ^ a b "Five minutes with Domingo Santana - Philly.com". Articles.philly.com. April 19, 2011. Retrieved December 14, 2013.
- ^ "Phillies acquire Hunter Pence". ESPN. July 31, 2011. Retrieved January 11, 2013.
- ^ Mayo, Jonathan (July 30, 2011). "Astros land two top prospects, intriguing arm". Houston.astros.mlb.com. Retrieved January 11, 2013.
- ^ "Astros add Cruz, Santana, Wojciechowski to 40-man". Houston.astros.mlb.com. November 21, 2013. Retrieved December 14, 2013.
- ^ McTaggert, Brian (July 1, 2014). "Astros recall trio of Triple-A prospects". MLB.com. Retrieved July 3, 2014.
- ^ McTaggert, Brian; Vernon, Mike (July 2, 2014). "After being called up, Santana makes first start". MLB.com. Retrieved July 3, 2014.
- ^ http://blog.chron.com/ultimateastros/2014/07/06/astros-demote-struggling-santana/
- ^ http://scores.espn.go.com/mlb/playbyplay?gameId=350616118
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
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- 1992 births
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- People from Santo Domingo
- Major League Baseball outfielders
- Major League Baseball players from the Dominican Republic
- Houston Astros players
- Gulf Coast Phillies players
- Lakewood BlueClaws players
- Williamsport Crosscutters players
- Tigres del Licey players
- Lexington Legends players
- Lancaster JetHawks players
- Corpus Christi Hooks players
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