Tony Santillan

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19+23 innings pitched. He pitched 2016 with both the Billings Mustangs and Dayton Dragons, compiling a combined 3–3 record, 5.19 ERA, and 1.43 WHIP in 15 games started between both teams, and spent 2017 back with Dayton, [4] [5] posting a 9–8 record and 3.38 ERA in 25 games (24 starts). [6] He started 2018 with the Daytona Tortugas [7] and was promoted to the Pensacola Blue Wahoos during the season. In 26 combined starts between the two clubs, he was 10–7 with a 3.08 ERA and a 1.23 WHIP. [8] He spent 2019 with the Chattanooga Lookouts, going 2–8 with a 4.84 ERA over 21 starts, striking out 92 over 102+13 innings.

On November 20, 2019, the Reds added Santillan to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft. [9] He did not play a minor league game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. On June 12, 2021, Santillan was promoted to the major leagues for the first time. [10] Santillan made his MLB debut the next day as the starting pitcher against the Colorado Rockies, pitching 4+23 innings of 1-run ball with 5 strikeouts. [11] He recorded his first career strikeout versus Rockies shortstop Trevor Story. [12] He finished his debut campaign making 26 appearances and posting a 1–3 record and 2.91 ERA with 56 strikeouts in 43.1 innings pitched. In 2022, Santillan pitched in 21 games for the Reds, registering a 5.49 ERA with 21 strikeouts in 19.2 innings of work. He was placed on the 60-day injured list with a lower-back strain on July 4, 2022, and was later ruled out for the remainder of the season. [13]

On April 28, 2023, Santillan was placed on the 60-day injured list. He had initially began the year on the injured list with a back injury, but suffered a knee injury while on rehab assignment, thus extending his stay. [14] Santillan was activated from the injured list on July 6. [15] In 3 games for the Reds, he logged a 2.70 ERA with 1 strikeout in 3+13 innings pitched. On August 29, Santillan was designated for assignment by Cincinnati. [16] He cleared waivers and was sent outright to Triple–A Louisville on September 1. [17] He re-signed a new minor league contract on November 9.

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Tony Santillan
Cincinnati Reds – No. 64
Pitcher
Born: (1997-04-15) April 15, 1997 (age 26)
Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
June 13, 2021, for the Cincinnati Reds