Cristian Santana (baseball)

Cristian Andres Santana (born November 25, 2003) is a professional baseball shortstop from the Dominican Republic.[1] He signed with the Detroit Tigers in January 2021. He received a $2.95 million signing bonus, the largest bonus ever paid by the Tigers to an international player.[2][3] He spent the 2021 season playing in the Dominican Summer League, where he appeared in 54 games and compiled a .269 batting average with 9 home runs and 12 stolen bases.[4]

Cristian Santana
Detroit Tigers
Shortstop
Born: (2003-11-25) November 25, 2003
Azua, Dominican Republic
Bats: Right
Throws: Right

References
  1. Chris McCosky (February 22, 2022). "Teens Cristian Santana, Manuel Sequera show flashes of Tigers' future at shortstop". The Detroit News.
  2. Evan Petzold, Jeff Seidel (February 22, 2022). "Detroit Tigers camp observations: Cristian Santana makes bold statement about Alan Trammell". Detroit Free Press.
  3. Evan Petzold (February 15, 2022). "Meet Detroit Tigers' prized prospect Cristian Santana, a confident 18-year-old shortstop". Detroit Free Press.
  4. "Cristian Santana". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
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