Luis de los Santos

Luis de los Santos
Luis de los Santos
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	First baseman / Coach
	Born: December 29, 1966 (age 57); San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
Professional debut
	MLB: September 7, 1988, for the Kansas City Royals
	CPBL: March 15, 1994, for the Brother Elephants
	NPB: April 4, 1997, for the Yomiuri Giants
Last appearance
	MLB: May 28, 1991, for the Detroit Tigers
	CPBL: October 11, 1996, for the Brother Elephants
	NPB: June 5, 1997, for the Yomiuri Giants
MLB statistics
Batting average	.209
Home runs	0
Runs batted in	7
CPBL statistics
Batting average	.362
Home runs	50
Runs batted in	211
NPB statistics
Batting average	.237
Home runs	0
Runs batted in	14
KBO statistics
Batting average	.310
Home runs	26
Runs batted in	107
Teams
	Kansas City Royals (1988–1989); Detroit Tigers (1991); Brother Elephants (1994–1996); Yomiuri Giants (1997); Haitai/Kia Tigers (2001);
Career highlights and awards
	Taiwan Series champion (1994);

Luis Manuel de los Santos Martinez (born December 29, 1966) is a Dominican former Major League Baseball (MLB) first baseman. De los Santos played in the majors for parts of three seasons, including stints with the Kansas City Royals (1988-1989) and the Detroit Tigers (1991). Afterwards, de los Santos played professionally in several countries, including Mexico, Taiwan, Japan, and South Korea.

Career

Following his major league career, de Los Santos played two seasons for Charros de Jalisco of the Mexican League, in 1991 and 1992. After spending a year in Triple-A Edmonton that did not see him get called up to the majors, de los Santos played in three seasons with the Brother Elephants between 1994 and 1996, which saw him lead the Chinese Professional Baseball League in RBI in 1995.

Following his stint in Japan and a two-season hiatus from baseball, de los Santos played a year for Saraperos de Saltillo and a year for the KBO League's Kia Tigers before playing 50 games for the Baltimore Orioles' Triple-A affiliate, the Rochester Red Wings, in 2002.

Afterward, de los Santos would sign with Gary Southshore Railcats of the independent Northern League, and in 2003, played for Nettuno Baseball Club in the Italian Baseball League.

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