F. P. Santangelo

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F.P. Santangelo (born Frank-Paul Santangelo on October 24, 1967 in Livonia, Michigan), is an American former professional baseball player from the University of Miami. Santangelo played in the Major league from 1995 to 2001. During this time, Santangelo played for the Montreal Expos, San Francisco Giants, Los Angeles Dodgers, and Oakland Athletics.

Santangelo was drafted in 1989 by the Montreal Expos organization and rose through the minor leagues, reaching the AAA Indianapolis Indians in 1992. He joined the AAA Ottawa Lynx the following year when the Expos changed AAA affiliation and wound up playing three seasons for Ottawa before making his major league debut in August 1995. Santangelo became the first player in Ottawa Lynx history to have his number, 24, retired.

Santangelo finished fourth in the National League in Rookie of the Year voting in 1996. He played six different positions while posting a .277 average with 7 HR and 56 RBI. He was hit by 11 pitches, starting a four year streak of being in the top 10 in the NL in that category. He played in three seasons afterwards, one with each of the Giants, Dodgers and Athletics, joining each team through free agency.

In his MLB career, Santangelo played in 665 games with 415 hits, 21 home runs, and 162 RBI's. His career batting average was .245. He weighs 165 pounds (75 kg) and is five feet, 10 inches (1.78 metres) tall.

Santangelo is currently a sports radio talk show host for the "The Rise Guys" show on KHTK-1140 AM in Sacramento, and occasionally fills in on Giants broadcasts on KNBR in San Francisco.