Career
Kansas City Royals
De Los Santos was drafted out of high school by the Kansas City Royals in the 2nd round as the 44th overall pick. [2] De Los Santos' debut came against the California Angels on September 7,1988,where he went 0-for-3 with a strikeout. His first major league hit was recorded against the Oakland Athletics on September 18;a triple off Curt Young.
Detroit Tigers
On April 5,1991,the Detroit Tigers claimed De Los Santos on waivers from the Royals. [3] [4] He became a free agent following October 15,1991.
Following his major league career,De Los Santos played two seasons for Charros de Jalisco of the Mexican League,in 1991 and 1992. He spent a year in Triple-A Edmonton that did not see him get called up to the majors.
Brother Elephants
De Los Santos Santos signed with the Brother Elephants of the CPBL at the end of the 1993 season with a monthly salary of $7000 USD,becoming the highest paid foreign player in the league. [5] His first game in Taiwan was against the Uni-President Lions at Tainan Municipal Baseball Stadium on March 15,1994,where he went 0-for-4 with a walk. De Los Santos was known for his eye,notably seen when he set a record of 89 consecutive at-bats without a strikeout from May 27 to July 2. [6] In his first season,where his team won the 1994 Taiwan Series,De Los Santos batted .358 with 15 home runs. [7] He also won the RBI title with 72 runs batted in. De Los Santos batted .352 with 14 home runs in 1995 and batted .375 with 22 home runs in 1996 before moving on to Japan.
Yomiuri Giants
De Los Santos Santos played for the Yomiuri Giants of Nippon Professional Baseball in 1997. He was dubbed "The Taiwanese Ichiro" by the Japanese media,referencing his high batting average in Taiwan. [8] Contrary to the high expectations,De Los Santos struggled to adapt to the Japanese leagues,batting .182 in his first month. [9] De Los Santos was released by the Giants at the end of the season.
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