Cristian Santana (baseball)
| Cristian Santana | |
|---|---|
| Detroit Tigers | |
| Shortstop | |
| Born: November 25, 2003 Azua, Dominican Republic | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right |
Cristian Andres Santana (born November 25, 2003) is a professional baseball shortstop from the Dominican Republic.[1] He signed with the Detroit Tigers in January 2021. He received a $2.95 million signing bonus, the largest bonus ever paid by the Tigers to an international player.[2][3] He spent the 2021 season playing in the Dominican Summer League, where he appeared in 54 games and compiled a .269 batting average with 9 home runs and 12 stolen bases.[4]
He trained with Alan Trammell before the 2022 season and stated that, "if God allows me, I plan to be better than him."[5] During the 2022 season, he appeared in 72 games for the Tigers' Single-A Lakeland Flying Tigers, compiling a .207 batting average and a .377 on-base percentage with 54 bases on balls, eight home runs and 10 stolen bases.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ Chris McCosky (February 22, 2022). "Teens Cristian Santana, Manuel Sequera show flashes of Tigers' future at shortstop". The Detroit News.
- ^ Evan Petzold, Jeff Seidel (February 22, 2022). "Detroit Tigers camp observations: Cristian Santana makes bold statement about Alan Trammell". Detroit Free Press.
- ^ Evan Petzold (February 16, 2022). "What Tigers' prized shortstop learned from Soto: Santana, 18, hoping to put mentorship into practice". Detroit Free Press – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Cristian Santana". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
- ^ Evan Petzold and Jeff Seidel (February 23, 2022). "18-year-old SS plans 'to be better than' Alan Trammell". Detroit Free Press. p. B9 – via Newspapers.com.
External links[edit]
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
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