Toronto Blue Jays
On July 2,2015,De Los Santos signed with the Toronto Blue Jays as an international free agent. [1] He made his professional debut in 2016 with the Dominican Summer League Blue Jays,hitting .291 in 52 games. De Los Santos played 2017 with the rookie-level Gulf Coast League Blue Jays and Lansing Lugnuts,batting .273/.308/.371 with one home run and 29 RBI in 55 total appearances. [2] He spent the 2018 season with the rookie-level Bluefield Blue Jays,slashing .246/.307/.414 with seven home runs,33 RBI,and nine stolen bases in 62 total contests. [3]
De Los Santos spent 2019 with the Low-A Vancouver Canadians,Single-A Lansing Lugnuts,and High-A Dunedin Blue Jays. In 89 games split between the three affiliates,he batted .213/.258/.301 with three home runs,24 RBI,and four stolen bases. De Los Santos did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. [4] In 2021,he played in 91 games for Vancouver,batting .253/.297/.426 with career-highs in home runs (12) and RBI (65). [5]
De Los Santos split the 2022 season between the Double-A New Hampshire Fisher Cats and Triple-A Buffalo Bisons,hitting .257/.314/.385 with 10 home runs and 57 RBI in 117 combined appearances. He returned to the two affiliates in 2023,playing in 86 games and slashing .230/.332/.384 with eight home runs,51 RBI,and four stolen bases. [6]
On July 30,2024,De Los Santos was selected to the 40-man roster and promoted to the major leagues for the first time. [7] [8] On August 11,De Los Santos recorded his first two MLB hits,including an RBI double,in an 8-4 loss to the Oakland Athletics. [9] Having spent nine years in Toronto's system before his debut,De Los Santos was returned to the Buffalo Bisons on August 12 to make room on the roster for Will Wagner. [9] In 13 games for Toronto,he went 5-for-29 (.172) with one RBI and two walks.
