| Riccardo De Santis | |
|---|---|
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| Fortitudo Baseball Bologna | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born:January 4, 1980 Grosseto | |
| IBL debut | |
| 1997, for the Bbc Grosseto | |
| Teams | |
Riccardo De Santis (born 4 January 1980) is an Italian baseball player who competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics. [1]
As a member of Italy national baseball team he won 2010 European Baseball Championship. [2]
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