Sergio Santos
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Sergio Jose Santos
- Bats Right, Throws Right
- Height 6' 2", Weight 240 lb.
- Born July 4, 1983 in Bellflower, CA USA
Shortstop Sergio Santos was selected by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the first round of the 2002 amateur draft and made his pro debut that summer with the Missoula Osprey, hitting .272 with 9 home runs in 54 games. He split the next season between the Lancaster JetHawks and the El Paso Diablos, hitting .278 with 10 homers between the two clubs. He was back with El Paso in 2004 and hit .282 with 11 home runs in 89 games before being sidelined with a shoulder injury. He spent 2005 with the AAA Tucson Sidewinders. He began the year slowly, batting just .155 in his first 25 games, but he ended the season with a .239 average and 12 homers.
After the 2005 season, Santos was traded to the Toronto Blue Jays. He spent 2006 with the Syracuse SkyChiefs but struggled at the plate, hitting just .214. In 2007, he split the year between Syracuse, where he hit only .191, and the AA New Hampshire Fisher Cats, with whom he hit .250 with 20 homers.
