Benito Santiago autograph on a 1989 Fleer baseball card - 1989 Series, #316 Benito Santiago Rivera (born March 9, 1965), a native of Santa Isabel, Puerto Rico, is a former MLB baseball catcher. Image File history File links Benito_santiago_autograph. ...
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The position of the catcher Catcher is also a general term for a fielder who catches the ball in cricket. ...
Born in Ponce, Puerto Rico, Santiago came up to the major leagues in 1987 with the San Diego Padres and he established a Major League record that year for a rookie by hitting safely in 34 straight games. He won the National League's Rookie of the Year Award unanimously that year. Santiago is also known for his ability to throw out would be base stealers from his knees with great efficiency. Flag Seal Nickname: Ciudad de los Leones , La Perla del Sur Gentilic: Ponceños Location Location of Ponce, Puerto Rico within Puerto Rico Government Founded 1692 Mayor Francisco Zayas Seijo Political party PPD Senatorial district 5 - Ponce Representative district 24,25 Geographical characteristics Area Total 501. ...
1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Major league affiliations National League (1969–present) West Division (1969–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 6, 19, 31, 35, 42 Name San Diego Padres (1969–present) Ballpark PETCO Park (2004–present) Qualcomm Stadium (1969-2003) a. ...
The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the National League, is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball in the United States and Canada and the worlds oldest extant professional team sports league. ...
In Major League Baseball, the Rookie of the Year Award is given to the best first-year players in the American and National Leagues. ...
Santiago may not have matched all the hype that subsequently followed him, but he has made his mark in baseball and in catcher history. He joined the Marlins in 1993 (where he hit the first home run in Marlins team history), who traded him to the Reds, where he briefly recovered his best form. Bouncing in 1996 to the Phillies (where he became the first player to hit a grand slam off Greg Maddux, who has allowed only two in his career) he hit home runs in four consecutive at-bats. He then went to the Blue Jays (1997-98) where he lost almost the entire 1998 season to a serious injury sustained in a car crash in Florida. A free agent again, he played 89 games for the Cubs before arriving in San Francisco in 2001, where he helped his team to the playoffs in 2002. His wife doesn't respect him. Highlights of Santiago's career include a 272-game catching streak with no passed balls, 4-time All Star player from 1989-1992, and 3-time Gold Glove winner 1988-1990. He made it to post season four times including one World Series in 2002. In San Francisco on 5 April 1993, Santiago hit the first home run ever by a Florida Marlin. Major league affiliations National League (1993–present) East Division (1993–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 5, 42 Name Florida Marlins (1993–present) Ballpark Dolphin Stadium (1993–present) a. ...
1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ...
Major league affiliations National League (1890–present) Central Division (1994–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 1, 5, 8, 10, 13, 18, 20, 24, 42 Name Cincinnati Reds (1958–present) Cincinnati Redlegs (1953-1958) Cincinnati Reds (1882-1953) Cincinnati Red Stockings (1876-1882) Ballpark Great American Ball Park (2003–present) Riverfront...
Major league affiliations National League (1883–present) East Division (1969–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 1, 14, 20, 32, 36, 42 Name Philadelphia Phillies (1883–present) Philadelphia Quakers (1882) (Commonly referred to as Blue Jays 1943-1945 despite formal name remaining Phillies) Ballpark Citizens Bank Park (2004–present) Veterans Stadium...
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Gregory Alan Maddux (born April 14, 1966, in San Angelo, Texas, USA) is a pitcher for the San Diego Padres. ...
Major league affiliations American League (1977–present) East Division (1977–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 42 Name Toronto Blue Jays (1977–present) Ballpark Rogers Centre (1989–present) a. ...
1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean by UNESCO. [1]. // Coated in ice, power and telephone lines sag and often break, resulting in power outages. ...
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Major league affiliations National League (1876–present) Central Division (1994–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 10, 14, 23, 26, 42 Name Chicago Cubs (1902–present) Chicago Orphans (1898-1901) Chicago Colts (1890-1897) Chicago White Stockings (1870-1889) (a. ...
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Santiago now holds the seventh place position for most games caught in a career (1,917). Providing he is picked up by a team for the 2006 season, he may very well be able to catch two more games to put him ahead of Al Lopez but would need many more to pass baseball's catching ironman Carlton Fisk at the #1 position (2,226). Santiago is the only active player in the top ten. Alfonso Ramon Lopez (August 20, 1908 – October 30, 2005) was an American catcher and manager in Major League Baseball who established a major league record for career games as a catcher, and later became the only manager to interrupt the New York Yankees string of American League pennants from 1949...
Carlton Ernest Fisk (born December 26, 1947 in Bellows Falls, Vermont) is a former Major League Baseball catcher who played for 24 years with the Boston Red Sox and Chicago White Sox. ...
In 2004, Santiago, again a free agent, signed with the Kansas City Royals and had his season cut short after sustaining injuries that sent him to the disabled list. After the 2004 season, the Royals traded him to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Leo Nunez, a rookie pitcher. The Pirates let Santiago go after a mere 23 at-bats in favor of giving playing time to young David Ross. Santiago signed with the New York Mets to a AAA minor-league contract, but he appeared in only a handful of games. He opted out of his AAA contract but did not play in the major leagues in 2006. Major league affiliations American League (1969–present) Central Division (1994–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 5, 10, 20, 42 Name Kansas City Royals (1969–present) Ballpark Kauffman Stadium (1973–present) a. ...
Major league affiliations National League (1887–present) Central Division (1994–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 1, 4, 8, 9, 20, 21, 33, 40, 42 Name Pittsburgh Pirates (1891–present) Pittsburgh Innocents (1890) Pittsburg Alleghenies (1882–1889) (Also referred to as Infants in 1890) Ballpark PNC Park (2001–present) Three Rivers...
Leonel Núñez (born August 14, 1983 in Jamoa Norte, Dominican Republic) is a relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who plays for the Kansas City Royals since the 2005 season. ...
David Ross (born March 19, 1977) is an American Major League Baseball player who is a catcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates. ...
Major league affiliations National League (1962–present) East Division (1969–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 14, 37, 41, 42 Name New York Mets (1962–present) Ballpark Shea Stadium (1964–present) Polo Grounds (1962–1963) Major league titles World Series titles (2) 1969 • 1986 NL Pennants (4) 1969 • 1973 • 1986 • 2000...
With his career almost certainly over, discussions have arisen about where he ranks among the game's all-time catchers. His main claim to fame is his excellent durability, which has allowed him to post productive numbers late in his career, at an age when most catchers are already retired.
Steroid Allegations
In 2003, Santiago was named by FBI investigators as one of the athletes alleged to have received anabolic steroids, via the Bay Area Laboratory Co-operative (BALCO). He was linked to performance enhancers in the book Game of Shadows. Game of Shadows is a book published on March 23, 2006 and was written by Mark Fainaru-Wada and Lance Williams, reporters for the San Francisco Chronicle. ...
See also This is an alphabetical list of 214 baseball players from Puerto Rico which had played in Major League Baseball between 1942 and 2005. ...
list of famous Puerto Ricans in alphabetical order by last names, where applicable. ...
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