Sergio Santos

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Sergio Jose Santos (born July 4, 1983 in Bellflower, California) is a Minor League Baseball shortstop in the Toronto Blue Jays organization. He most recently played for the class AAA Syracuse Chiefs of the International League.

Santos was drafted out of Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana, California by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the first round of the 2002 Major League Baseball Draft. Between 2002 and 2005, Santos steadily worked his way up through the Diamondbacks' farm system all the way to class AAA Tucson, where he hit 21 doubles and 12 home runs in 2005. However, on December 27, 2005, Santos was sent to Toronto along with Troy Glaus in exchange for Miguel Batista and Orlando Hudson. He hit .214 with five home runs in 2006. Santos is on the Blue Jays' 40-man roster and will attend 2007 Spring Training.

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  • MLB.com Sergio Santos player profile
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