Dominican baseball player (born 1995)
In this
Spanish name
, the first or paternal
surname
is
De Los Santos
and the second or maternal family name is
Polanco
.
Baseball player
Enyel De Los Santos Polanco
(born December 25, 1995) is a Dominican
professional baseball
pitcher
for the
San Diego Padres
of
Major League Baseball
(MLB). The
Seattle Mariners
signed him as an international
free agent
on in 2014. He made his MLB debut in 2018. He has previously played in MLB for the
Philadelphia Phillies
,
Pittsburgh Pirates
and
Cleveland Guardians
.
Early life
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De Los Santos was born in
San Pedro de Macoris
, in the
Dominican Republic
.
[1]
He attended Liceo Gaston Fernandez de Lino.
[2]
Career
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Minor leagues
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The
Seattle Mariners
signed De Los Santos as an international
free agent
on July 17, 2014.
[1]
De Los Santos made his professional debut in 2015, and spent the season with both the
AZL Mariners
and the
Everett AquaSox
, posting a combined 6?0 record and 3.47 ERA with 71 strikeouts in 62.1 innings between both teams.
[3]
After the 2015 season, the Mariners traded De Los Santos and Nelson Ward to the
San Diego Padres
for
Joaquin Benoit
.
[4]
The Padres assigned De Los Santos to the Class A
Fort Wayne TinCaps
to begin the 2016 season. After pitching to a 3?2 record and 2.91 ERA in 11 games (seven starts), he was promoted to the Class A-Advanced
Lake Elsinore Storm
, where he finished the season, going 5?3 with a 4.35 ERA in 15 games started, and was a
Midwest League
All Star.
[5]
[6]
In 2017, De Los Santos pitched for the
San Antonio Missions
of the
Double?A
Texas League
, where he went 10?6 with a 3.78 ERA (8th in the league) and a 1.19 WHIP (5th) in 26 games (24 starts), with 138 strikeouts (3rd in the league) in 150 innings.
[7]
[8]
He was the Texas League Pitcher of the Week on both April 16 and August 13.
[6]
De Los Santos with the
Philadelphia Phillies
in 2020
On December 15, 2017, the Padres traded De Los Santos to the
Philadelphia Phillies
in exchange for
Freddy Galvis
.
[9]
He began the 2018 season with the
Lehigh Valley IronPigs
of the
Triple?A
International League
.
[10]
[11]
He was the Phillies Minor League Co-Pitcher of the Month for April.
[12]
De Los Santos was selected to represent the Phillies at the 2018
All-Star Futures Game
.
[13]
He was also elected to the
Triple?A All Star Game
.
[14]
With Lehigh Valley in 2018 he was 10?5 with a 2.63 ERA (2nd in the International League), with 110 strikeouts in 126.2 innings, a WHIP of 1.16 (2nd), and an opponents batting average of .226 (3rd).
[1]
[12]
Philadelphia Phillies
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The Phillies promoted De Los Santos to the major leagues on July 10, 2018.
[14]
He made his debut the same day, earning the win after allowing three runs and striking out 6 batters over 6
1
⁄
3
innings in a spot start against the
New York Mets
, and was optioned back to the IronPigs after the game.
[15]
[16]
Coincidentally, the starting pitcher for the Mets in that game was
Drew Gagnon
, who was also making his Major League debut. In 2018 with the Phillies, he was 1?0 with a 4.74 ERA with 15 strikeouts in 19 innings.
[1]
In 2019 with Lehigh Valley, De Los Santos went 5?7 with a 4.40 ERA in 94.2 innings over 19 starts.
[1]
In 2019 with the Phillies he was 0?1 with a 7.36 ERA in 11 innings over five games (one start).
[1]
De Los Santos was designated for assignment on August 9, 2020. On August 15, he was outrighted to Triple-A.
[17]
On May 4, 2021, De Los Santos was selected to the active roster.
[18]
De Los Santos pitched 28 innings for the Phillies, posting a 6.75 ERA. On September 12, 2021, the Phillies designated De Los Santos for assignment.
[19]
Pittsburgh Pirates
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A day after De Los Santos was designated for assigned by the Phillies, he was claimed off waivers by the
Pittsburgh Pirates
.
[20]
On November 5, 2021, the Pirates outrighted De Los Santos to Triple-A Indianapolis, removing him from their 40-man roster.
[21]
De Los Santos refused the minor league assignment and elected free agency on November 7, 2021.
Cleveland Guardians
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On December 1, 2021, De Los Santos signed a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training with the
Cleveland Guardians
.
He did not make the Opening Day roster.
[22]
After beginning the 2022 season with the
Triple-A
Columbus Clippers
, the Guardians selected De Los Santos' contract as a COVID-19 replacement player on April 20.
[23]
De Los Santos was returned to the minor leagues on May 8. The Guardians selected De Los Santos' contract once more on May 9.
[
citation needed
]
On September 27, De Los Santos pitched an
immaculate inning
against the Tampa Bay Rays.
[24]
In 2022, De Los Santos was 5?0 with a 3.04 ERA in
53
+
1
⁄
3
innings, with a 1.069 WHIP.
[25]
In 2023, De Los Santos made 70 appearances out of the
bullpen
for the Guardians, registering a 3.29 ERA with 62 strikeouts across
65
+
2
⁄
3
innings of work.
[26]
San Diego Padres
[
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]
On November 17, 2023, the Guardians traded De Los Santos to the Padres in exchange for
Scott Barlow
.
[27]
References
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Enyel De Los Santos Stats | Baseball-Reference.com
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Enyel De Los Santos Stats, Fantasy & News | MLB.com
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Sanders, Jeff (November 12, 2015).
"Joaquin Benoit trade: What you need to know"
.
The San Diego Union-Tribune
. Retrieved
May 10,
2018
.
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Brock, Corey (November 12, 2015).
"Padres trade Benoit for Enyel De Los Santos"
.
mlb.com
. MLB Advanced Media
. Retrieved
May 10,
2018
.
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Enyel De Los Santos Minor Leagues Statistics & History | Baseball-Reference.com
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a
b
Enyel De Los Santos Stats, Highlights, Bio | MiLB.com Stats | The Official Site of Minor League Baseball
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Sanders, Jeff (April 9, 2017).
"Enyel De Los Santos stellar in Double-A debut"
.
The San Diego Union-Tribune
. Retrieved
May 10,
2018
.
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"Enyel De Los Santos Stats, Highlights, Bio"
. MiLB.com
. Retrieved
February 20,
2018
.
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Cassavell, AJ (December 15, 2017).
"Phillies trade Freddy Galvis to Padres"
.
MLB.com
. Retrieved
May 10,
2018
.
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Maun, Tyler (May 9, 2018).
"De Los Santos shines in IronPigs shutout"
. MiLB.com
. Retrieved
May 10,
2018
.
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Seidman, Corey (May 4, 2018).
"Enyel De Los Santos turning heads for Phillies"
.
NBCsports.com
. Retrieved
May 10,
2018
.
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a
b
Enyel De Los Santos Stats, Fantasy & News | MLB.com
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"Enyel De Los Santos will represent Phillies in MLB All-Star Futures Game"
.
sports.yahoo.com
. July 6, 2018
. Retrieved
July 9,
2018
.
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a
b
Lauber, Scott (July 9, 2018).
"Phillies prospect Enyel De Los Santos in line to make major-league debut Tuesday"
.
philly.com
. Retrieved
July 9,
2018
.
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"De Los Santos wins MLB debut, Phillies beat Mets 7-3"
. ESPN. Associated Press. July 10, 2018.
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Zolecki, Todd (July 11, 2018).
"Phils alone in 1st as De Los Santos wins debut"
.
mlb.com
. MLB Advanced Media
. Retrieved
July 11,
2018
.
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"Outrighted: Phillies, Angels"
.
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"Phillies Select Enyel de los Santos"
.
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"Phillies Designate Enyel de los Santos"
.
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"Pirates Claim Enyel de los Santos from Phillies"
.
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"Pirates' Enyel de los Santos: Dumped from 40-man roster"
.
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Hoynes, Paul (December 1, 2021).
"Cleveland Guardians sign RHP Enyel De Los Santos to minor league deal"
. Cleveland.com.
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"Guardians make a series of roster moves"
. CleGuardians.com. April 20, 2022.
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"Cleveland's 4th immaculate inning 'a special thing'
"
.
MLB.com
. Retrieved
May 17,
2024
.
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"2022 Cleveland Guardians Statistics"
.
Baseball-Reference.com
.
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"Cleveland Guardians acquire RHP Scott Barlow from San Diego Padres in exchange for Enyel De Los Santos"
.
wkyc.com
. Retrieved
December 23,
2023
.
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"Guardians acquire RHP Barlow from Padres, avoid arbitration with OF Laureano with $5.15M deal"
. Associated Press. November 17, 2023
. Retrieved
November 18,
2023
.
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