Roel Santos
| Roel Santos | |
|---|---|
 Santos with the Chiba Lotte Marines | |
| Olmecas de Tabasco – No. 9 | |
| Outfielder | |
| Born: September 15, 1987 Granma, Cuba | |
Bats: Left Throws: Left | |
| NPB debut | |
| May 31, 2017, for the Chiba Lotte Marines | |
| NPB statistics (through 2017 season) | |
| Batting average | .250 |
| Hits | 45 |
| Home runs | 3 |
| Runs batted in | 8 |
| Teams | |
Roel Santos Martinez (born May 22, 1987) is a Cuban professional baseball outfielder for the Olmecas de Tabasco of the Mexican League and the Alazanes de Granma of the Cuban National Series. He previously played for the Chiba Lotte Marines of Nippon Professional Baseball in 2017.
Career[]
Québec Capitales[]
In 2016, Santos played for the Québec Capitales of the Canadian American Association of Professional Baseball.[1] In 78 games for Québec, Santos slashed .301/.370/.353 with 1 home run and 34 RBI.
Chiba Lotte Marines[]
On May 18, 2017, Santos signed with the Chiba Lotte Marines of Nippon Professional Baseball. In 66 games for the club, Santos hit .250/.282/.356 with 3 home runs and 8 RBI.
Olmecas de Tabasco[]
On June 21, 2019, Santos signed with the Olmecas de Tabasco of the Mexican League. He did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the LMB season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] He later became a free agent. On July 19, 2021, Santos re-signed with the Olmecas.[3]
International career[]
He played for the Cuban national baseball team in the 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games, 2015 Pan American Games, 2017 World Baseball Classic, and 2019 Pan American Games.[4]
References[]
- ^ http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/quebec-city-capitales-cuba-baseball-1.3657755[bare URL]
- ^ "Mexican League Cancels 2020 Season".
- ^ "Roel Santos regresa a Olmecas para aportar su explosividad". olmecastabasco.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved July 19, 2021.
- ^ http://www.cadenagramonte.cu/english/show/articles/26064:cuban-outfielder-roel-santos-says-he-will-have-great-performance-in-wbc[dead link]
External links[]
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
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- 1987 births
- Living people
- Cuban baseball players
- Baseball outfielders
- Québec Capitales players
- Olmecas de Tabasco players
- 2017 World Baseball Classic players
- Alazanes de Granma players
- Vegueros de Pinar del Rio players
- Baseball players at the 2015 Pan American Games
- Baseball players at the 2019 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games bronze medalists for Cuba
- Nippon Professional Baseball outfielders
- Chiba Lotte Marines players
- Pan American Games medalists in baseball
- Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games
- Cuban baseball biography stubs
- Baseball outfielder stubs