Mario Santiago (baseball)

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Mario Santiago
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Starting pitcher
Born: (1984-12-16) December 16, 1984 (age 39)
Guayama, Puerto Rico
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
Professional debut
KBO: April 7, 2012, for the SK Wyverns
NPB: May 15, 2015, for the Hanshin Tigers
Last appearance
KBO: 2012, for the SK Wyverns
NPB: May 28, 2015, for the Hanshin Tigers
Men's baseball
Representing Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico
World Baseball Classic
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2013 San Francisco Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2017 Los Angeles Team

Mario Jose Santiago Hernandez (born December 16, 1984) is a baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He bats and throws right-handed.

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Career

Santiago was picked by the Kansas City Royals in the 2005 Major League Baseball draft and played for various minor league affiliates of the Royals between 2005 and 2011 including 19 games with the AAA Omaha Storm Chasers in 2011. [1] In December 2011, Kansas City announced that they had granted Santiago his release so that he could sign to play with SK Wyverns in the Korea Baseball Organization. [2] He was 6-3 with a 3.40 ERA in Korea [3] and lost two games in the 2012 Korean Series. [4]

In January 2013, he signed a minor league contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers. [5]

He pitched for the Puerto Rico national baseball team in the 2013 World Baseball Classic, pitching 4.1 scoreless innings in Puerto Rico's upset victory over Japan in the WBC semi-final game, before leaving the game with a sore arm. [6] Because of his injury he spent the entire 2013 season on the disabled list.

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References

  1. ↑ Sanford, Dave (2011-05-12). "Mario Santiago promoted to Triple-A". RoyalsReport.com. Retrieved 20 December 2011.
  2. ↑ "Royals grant release of minor-league pitcher Santiago". The Kansas City Star. 2011-12-14. Retrieved 20 December 2011.
  3. ↑ "Korea: Samsung Takes Game 1 of the Korea Series". Archived from the original on 2014-08-08. Retrieved 2013-05-01.
  4. ↑ Puerto Rico plays for game's legacy in World Baseball Classic
  5. ↑ "Garate among 3 signed to minor league deals". 2013-01-25.
  6. ↑ World Baseball Classic: Mario Santiago helps Puerto Rico upset Japan
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