Domingo Santana
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Santana with the Astros (2014) | |||
Houston Astros – No. 13 | |||
| Outfielder | |||
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Born: August 5, 1992 Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional, Dominican Republic | |||
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MLB debut | |||
| July 1, 2014 for the Houston Astros | |||
Career statistics (through 2014 season) | |||
| Batting average | .000 | ||
| Home runs | 0 | ||
| Runs batted in | 0 | ||
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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 Class AAA 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]
Personal life
Santana's father played for the Astros' organization.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 April 19, 2011 (April 19, 2011). "Five minutes with Domingo Santana - Philly.com". Articles.philly.com. 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/
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
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