Abel De Los Santos Mejía (born November 21, 1992) is a Dominican former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Washington Nationals and Cincinnati Reds.
| Abel De Los Santos | |
|---|---|
 De Los Santos with the Washington Nationals | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: November 21, 1992 Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| July 21, 2015, for the Washington Nationals | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 30, 2016, for the Cincinnati Reds | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 0–0 |
| Earned run average | 9.82 |
| Strikeouts | 5 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
Career
editTexas Rangers
editDe Los Santos signed with the Texas Rangers as an international free agent in 2009. Initially a starting pitcher, the Rangers converted him into a relief pitcher in 2013.[1]
Washington Nationals
editAfter the 2014 season, the Rangers traded De Los Santos and Chris Bostick to the Washington Nationals for Ross Detwiler.[2][3]
De Los Santos began the 2015 season with the Harrisburg Senators of the Double–A Eastern League. The Nationals promoted De Los Santos to the major leagues on July 20.[4][5] He made his major league debut the next day.[6] De Los Santos appeared in two games for the Nationals, before they optioned him to Harrisburg on July 25.[7]
Cincinnati Reds
editDe Los Santos was claimed off waivers by the Cincinnati Reds on July 19, 2016.[8] The Reds promoted De Los Santos to the major leagues from the Pensacola Blue Wahoos of the Double-A Southern League on September 12.[9]
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
editOn October 28, 2016, De Los Santos was claimed off waivers by the Los Angeles Angels.[10] De Los Santos was designated for assignment by the Angels on November 18, and sent outright to Triple-A on November 23.[11] He split the 2017 season between three Angels affiliates, the rookie-level AZL Angels, the Double-A Mobile BayBears, and the Triple-A Salt Lake Bees, accumulating a 2.95 ERA with 44 strikeouts in 28 total appearances. He elected free agency on November 6, 2017.[12]
Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos
editOn August 13, 2018, De Los Santos signed with the Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos of the Mexican League. De Los Santos struggled to a 7.59 ERA in 10 games for Dos Laredos. He became a free agent following the season.
Brantford Red Sox
editOn April 3, 2019, De Los Santos signed with the Brantford Red Sox of the Intercounty Baseball League.[13] De Los Santos worked to a 5.15 ERA with 42 strikeouts in 50.2 innings of work across 10 games (8 of them starts).[14] He became a free agent after the year.
References
edit- ^ John Sickels (July 21, 2015). "Who is Washington Nationals rookie Abel De Los Santos?". Minor League Ball. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
- ^ "Nationals acquire second baseman Chris Bostick and right-hander Abel de los Santos from the Rangers". MASNsports. December 12, 2014. Retrieved July 19, 2015.
- ^ "Byron Kerr: Nationals early camp prospect capsule: Joe Ross and Abel de los Santos". MASNsports. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
- ^ "Nationals calling up another rookie reliever". Comcast SportsNet Washington. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
- ^ James Wagner (July 20, 2015). "Nationals call up reliever Abel de Los Santos, send Blake Treinen to Syracuse (UPDATED)". Washington Post. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
- ^ Chelsea Janes (July 21, 2015). "Abel de los Santos makes major league debut". Washington Post. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
- ^ "MASN News & Information: Nationals reinstate Rendon from DL, option De Los Santos to Double-A". MASNsports. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
- ^ "Reds' Abel de los Santos: Claimed by Reds". 19 July 2016.
- ^ "Reds add bullpen depth with RHPS de los Santos, Magill | the State". Archived from the original on September 18, 2016. Retrieved September 12, 2016.
- ^ "Angels claim Abel de los Santos off waivers from the Reds". October 28, 2016.
- ^ "Abel de los Santos Stats, Fantasy & News".
- ^ "Minor League Free Agents 2017". baseballamerica.com. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
- ^ "Red Sox Announce Import Signings". 3 April 2019.
- ^ "Abel de los Santos - Intercounty Baseball League - player (born )".
External links
edit- Career statistics from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
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