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José Rafael Santiago Fuentes (born November 5, 1974) is a former Major League Baseball middle relief pitcher. Listed at 6' 3" , 200 lb. , Santiago batted and threw righ-handed. He was born in Fajardo, Puerto Rico. Santiago was drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 70th round of the 1994 Major League Baseball Draft. He debuted with the Royals in , bouncing back and forth between the major league club and the minor leagues until being traded to the Philadelphia Phillies in . The Phillies released him after the season. In , he played for the Cleveland Indians and in , he signed with the Chicago White Sox organization, though he saw no time in the majors that year. In , he signed a minor league contract with the New York Mets and was called up to the majors in July. After that, Santiago was a member of the Puerto Rico national team in the 2006 World Baseball Classic and joined the Olmecas de Tabasco for the rest of the summer. In addition to playing for the New Orleans Zephyrs in the Mets farm system In , Santiago pitched for the Gigantes de Carolina Puerto Rico representing team in the Caribbean Series. He then signed with the Dorados de Chihuahua in , finishing the season with a record of 7–11 and an ERA of 5.53. He retired after that season. In between, Santiago played winter ball with the Cardenales de Lara and Leones del Caracas clubs of the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League. ==External links== * , or (Retrosheet ), or (Pura Pelota (VPBL stats) ) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「José Santiago (2000s pitcher)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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