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Gregory Santos
Seattle Mariners – No. 48
Pitcher
Born: (1999-08-28) August 28, 1999 (age 25)
San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
April 22, 2021, for the San Francisco Giants
MLB statistics
(through 2024 season)
Win–loss record2–5
Earned run average4.08
Strikeouts77
Teams

Gregory Omar Santos (born August 28, 1999) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the Seattle Mariners of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the San Francisco Giants and has also played for the Chicago White Sox. He signed with the Boston Red Sox as an international free agent in 2015, and made his MLB debut with the Giants in 2021.

Career

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Boston Red Sox

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Santos signed with the Boston Red Sox as an international free agent on August 28, 2015, for $275,000.[1][2] He spent the 2016 season with the DSL Red Sox, going 3–3 with a 4.17 ERA over 41 innings.[3]

San Francisco Giants

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2017–2019

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On July 26, 2017, Santos and Shaun Anderson were traded to the San Francisco Giants in exchange for Eduardo Núñez.[4][5] He split the 2017 season between the DSL Red Sox and the DSL Giants, going a combined 3–0 with a 1.29 ERA over 49 innings.

He played for the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes in 2018, posting a 2–5 record with a 4.53 ERA over 49+2⁄3 innings, and was named a Northwest League mid-season All Star.[6][7] He played for the Augusta GreenJackets in 2019, going 1–5 with a 2.86 ERA over 34+2⁄3 innings.[1][8] Santos missed the second half of the 2019 season due to shoulder issues.[9]

2020–2022

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Santos did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[10] On November 20, 2020, Santos was added to the 40-man roster.[11]

On April 22, 2021, Santos was promoted to the major leagues for the first time.[12] He made his MLB debut that day against the Miami Marlins, pitching a scoreless inning of relief, and was the 6th-youngest player in the NL. In the game, he also notched his first two major league strikeouts, punching out Magneuris Sierra and Jazz Chisholm Jr. On April 28, Santos was optioned to the Giants' alternate site in Sacramento to make room for new outfielder Mike Tauchman.[13] He later began his minor league season with the Triple-A Sacramento River Cats.

On June 29, 2021, Santos was suspended 80 games after he tested positive for the banned androgen and anabolic steroid Stanozolol.[14]

He played in 2021 for the Scottsdale Scorpions, for whom he was 0–1 with a 4.15 ERA in 10 relief appearances, and was named an Arizona Fall League Rising Star.[6]

In 2022 playing in the minors for Sacramento and briefly for the ACL Giants Black, he was a combined 1-2 with one save and a 4.63 ERA in 35 games (2 starts) in which he pitched 35 innings.[15] In 2022 with the Giants he made two relief appearances, and in 3.2 innings gave up 3 hits, 3 walks, and had two strikeouts.[15]

On December 19, 2022, Santos was designated for assignment following the signing of Sean Manaea.

Chicago White Sox

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On December 22, 2022, Santos was traded to the Chicago White Sox in exchange for minor league pitcher Kade McClure. [16] Santos made 60 appearances out of the bullpen for Chicago in 2023, recording a 3.39 ERA with 66 strikeouts and 5 saves across 66+1⁄3 innings pitched.[17]

Seattle Mariners

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On February 3, 2024, the White Sox traded Santos to the Seattle Mariners in exchange for right-handed pitcher Prelander Berroa and outfielder Zach DeLoach.[18][19] He began the year on the injured list with a right lat strain.[20] Santos was transferred to the 60–day injured list on April 25.[21] He was activated from the injured list on July 8.[22]

References

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  1. ^ a b Josh Norris (March 21, 2019). "Giants Righthander Gregory Santos Dazzles In Camp". Baseball America. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
  2. ^ "Gregory Santos - Stats - the Baseball Cube".
  3. ^ John Sickels (July 26, 2017). "Giants trade Eduardo Nunez to Red Sox for two prospects". Minor League Ball. SB Nation. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
  4. ^ Chris Haft (July 26, 2017). "Giants trade Nunez to Boston for 2 prospects". MLB.com. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
  5. ^ Alec Nathan (July 25, 2017). "Eduardo Nunez Traded to Red Sox for Prospects Shaun Anderson, Gregory Santos". Bleacher Report. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
  6. ^ a b "Gregory Santos Stats, Fantasy & News". MiLB.com.
  7. ^ Tyler Maun, Andrew Battifarano, and Michael Avallone (February 26, 2019). "Farm System Rankings: 21-and-under talent". MiLB.com. Retrieved November 16, 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  8. ^ Melissa Lockard (October 15, 2019). "An improved Giants farm system means more difficult decisions regarding which players to protect from the Rule 5 draft". The Athletic. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
  9. ^ Melissa Lockard (September 25, 2019). "Teenager Marco Luciano leads a much improved top-30 prospect list for the Giants heading into the offseason". The Athletic. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
  10. ^ "2020 Minor League Season Canceled". June 30, 2020.
  11. ^ "Giants Designate Chris Shaw, Aramis Garcia, Jordan Humphreys". MLB Trade Rumors. November 20, 2020.
  12. ^ "Major League Baseball Transactions". Major League Baseball.
  13. ^ Slusser, Susan (April 29, 2021). "Giants send out rookie reliever Gregory Santos; 'We really, really believe in him,' Kapler says". San Francisco Chronicle.
  14. ^ "Giants' Gregory Santos Suspended for Performance-Enhancing Drug Use". June 29, 2021.
  15. ^ a b "Gregory Santos Minor, Fall & Winter Leagues Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com.
  16. ^ "White Sox Acquire Gregory Santos". December 22, 2022.
  17. ^ "Gregory Santos 2023 pitching Stats Per Game - MLB". espn.com. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
  18. ^ Passan, Jeff (February 3, 2024). "Chicago White Sox deal away Gregory Santos, Cristian Mena". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
  19. ^ Kramer, Daniel. "Mariners trade for reliever Santos from White Sox". MLB.com. Retrieved February 3, 2024.
  20. ^ "Mariners' Gregory Santos: Shelved with lat strain". cbssports.com. Retrieved April 25, 2024.
  21. ^ "Mariners' Gregory Santos: Shifts to 60-day IL". cbssports.com. Retrieved April 25, 2024.
  22. ^ "Mariners Activate Gregory Santos From 60-Day Injured List". mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
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