- Omir Santos
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Omir Santos 
Santos while with the New York Mets in 2009Free agent Catcher Born: April 29, 1981
Bayamón, Puerto RicoBats: Right Throws: Right MLB debut September 5, 2008 for the Baltimore Orioles Career statistics
(through 2011)Batting average .252 Home runs 7 Runs batted in 40 Teams - Baltimore Orioles (2008)
- New York Mets (2009–2010)
- Detroit Tigers (2011)
Career highlights and awards Omir Santos Rios (born April 29, 1981) is a Major League Baseball catcher. Santos has played for the Baltimore Orioles, New York Mets and Detroit Tigers.
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Career
He attended East Central College in Union, Missouri. The New York Yankees drafted Santos in the 21st round of the 2001 Major League Baseball Draft, but he made his major league debut in 2008 for the Baltimore Orioles. In January 2009, he signed a minor league contract with the New York Mets. And then after not playing in 2010 Santos left to sign with the Detroit Tigers.
Baltimore Orioles
In September Omir Santos was called up from the Norfolk tides and was giving number 67. Santos played in 11 games and had 10 at bats, recording one hit. In that season he caught nine games, starting three.
New York Mets
On April 17, 2009, Santos was called up to the Mets to replace the injured Brian Schneider after starting the season with the AAA Buffalo Bisons.[1]
On April 27, 2009, Santos hit his first career home run, a grand slam off the Florida Marlins Aníbal Sánchez. It was the first grand slam hit in Citi Field. The home run also produced his first career RBI.[2]
On May 23, 2009, Santos hit a two-run go-ahead home run off Red Sox closer Jonathan Papelbon at Fenway Park in the ninth inning with two outs which was the difference maker in the game.[3]
On May 29, 2009, against the Florida Marlins, he hit a game-tying home run in the fifth inning, only to hit a game-winning single in the bottom of the 11th. Soon after the game, the Mets traded their other backup catcher Ramon Castro to the Chicago White Sox for pitcher Lance Broadway, ensuring that Santos stays with the team as the backup catcher to Brian Schneider.
On November 25, 2009, Santos was named on the 51st annual Topps All-Star Rookie team.Santos finished the season with seven home runs 40 runs batted in 73 hits and a .260 average.[4]
On February 20, 2010, the Mets signed catcher Rod Barajas to a Major League deal. With Henry Blanco serving as the backup catcher, Santos began the season in the minor leagues. On June 4, 2010, The Mets called up Santos to backup the Mets backup catcher Henry Blanco who was a "bit banged up". He was optioned back to the minors on June 7.[5]
On November 10, 2010, Santos refused his minor league assignment and became a free agent.[6]
Detroit Tigers
During the 2010 MLB Winter Meetings, Santos signed a minor league contract with the Detroit Tigers. He was promoted to the Tigers on April 19 and was given number 18 to fill in for injured backup catcher Victor Martínez. On April 19 against the Seattle Mariners Santos got a pinch hit single. The next day he got the start were he went 0 for 4 and caught nine innings.[7] Santos was recalled again in August to replace Miguel Cabrera who was attending the birth of his child. The Tigers used Cabrera's paternity leave as an opportunity for Santos to catch a game in place of Alex Avila, who had started the previous 18 games. Regular backup catcher Víctor Martínez had been limited to designated hitter due to injury.[8]
References
- ^ Rubin, Adam (April 18, 2009). "Mets expect Pelfrey to miss his turn". Daily News. http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/mets/2009/04/17/2009-04-17_mets_expect_pelfrey_to_miss_his_turn.html. Retrieved April 29, 2009.
- ^ Rubin, Adam (April 27, 2009). "Omir Santos slams Marlins as John Maine starts to roll in 7–1 win". Daily News. http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/mets/2009/04/27/2009-04-27_a_grand_night_for_mets.html. Retrieved April 29, 2009.
- ^ Dicomo, Anthony (May 23, 2009). "Santos, Mets Stun Red Sox; Go-ahead Homer Followed by Brilliant Show of Defense". MLB.com. http://newyork.mets.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090523&content_id=4902884&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=nym. Retrieved May 23, 2009.
- ^ Marty Noble / MLB.com. "Santos makes Topps All-Star Rookie team | mets.com: News". Newyork.mets.mlb.com. http://newyork.mets.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20091125&content_id=7717012&vkey=news_nym&fext=.jsp&c_id=nym. Retrieved June 7, 2010.
- ^ Anthony DiComo / MLB.com. "With Blanco on mend, Mets option Santos | mets.com: News". Newyork.mets.mlb.com. http://newyork.mets.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20100606&content_id=10864642¬ebook_id=10866322&vkey=notebook_nym&fext=.jsp&c_id=nym. Retrieved June 7, 2010.
- ^ Mike Hessman and Omir Santos Become Free Agents Mets Blog November 10, 2010
- ^ Tigers opt to place V-Mart on disabled list – Santos' contract purchased from Triple-A Toledo MLB.com April 19, 2011
- ^ "Tigers Cabrera on paternity leave, Santos recalled". The Associated Press. http://www.kansascity.com/2011/08/25/3097893/tigers-cabrera-on-paternity-leave.html. Retrieved August 25, 2011.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
Categories:- 1981 births
- Living people
- Major League Baseball players from Puerto Rico
- Major League Baseball catchers
- Staten Island Yankees players
- Greensboro Bats players
- Gulf Coast Yankees players
- Battle Creek Yankees players
- Tampa Yankees players
- Trenton Thunder players
- Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees players
- Norfolk Tides players
- Buffalo Bisons (minor league) players
- Binghamton Mets players
- Gulf Coast Mets players
- Toledo Mud Hens players
- Baltimore Orioles players
- New York Mets players
- Detroit Tigers players
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