Edgar Santana
Edgar Santana | |||
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Pittsburgh Pirates – No. 37 | |||
Pitcher | |||
Born: Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic | October 16, 1991|||
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MLB debut | |||
June 10, 2017, for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |||
MLB statistics (through 2018 season) | |||
Win–loss record | 3–4 | ||
Earned run average | 3.31 | ||
Strikeouts | 74 | ||
Teams | |||
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Edgar Santana Familia (born October 16, 1991) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball. (MLB)
Career
Santana signed with the Pittsburgh Pirates as an international free agent in October 2013.[1] He made his professional debut in 2014 with the Dominican Summer League Pirates and spent the whole season there, going 1–3 with a 3.66 ERA in 19.2 relief innings pitched. He played 2015 with the West Virginia Black Bears and West Virginia Power where he posted a combined 1–0 record and 3.19 ERA in 22 relief appearances. In 2016 he pitched for the Bradenton Marauders, Altoona Curve and Indianapolis Indians, compiling a combined 4–1 record and 2.71 ERA in 43 appearances out of the bullpen, and after the season pitched in the Arizona Fall League.[2][3]
Santana started 2017 with the Indianapolis Indians, and was called up to the Pirates on June 10.[4] He made his MLB debut that day against the Miami Marlins, in which he pitched an inning, allowing one run on three hits and striking out two.[5] He was recalled and optioned multiple times during the season. In 44 games for Indianapolis he was 1–3 with a 2.79 ERA, and in 19 games for the Pirates he compiled a 3.50 ERA.[6]
Santana began 2018 in Pittsburgh's bullpen.
References
- ↑ "Pirates' late bloomer Edgar Santana continues rapid ascent to majors".
- ↑ "Elias Diaz, Edgar Santana among Pirates' latest roster cuts".
- ↑ "Pirates' Edgar Santana developing fast". Pittsburgh Pirates.
- ↑ Nellis, Eli (2017-06-10). "Edgar Santana, A.J. Schugel to be called up to Pirates". Bucs Dugout. Retrieved 2017-06-11.
- ↑ "Edgar Santana Makes Debut and New Bullpen Look Works Out in Pirates' 7–6 Win – Pirates Prospects". Retrieved 2017-06-11.
- ↑ "Edgar Santana Stats, Highlights, Bio – MiLB.com Stats – The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com. Retrieved May 27, 2018.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)