Francisco Santos (baseball)

Francisco Alejandro Santos Carmona (born March 9, 1974 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) is a former Major League Baseball outfielder who played for the San Francisco Giants in 2003.

Francisco Santos
Outfielder
Born: (1974-03-09) March 9, 1974
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Batted: Left Threw: Left
MLB debut
June 18, 2003, for the San Francisco Giants
Last MLB appearance
July 3, 2003, for the San Francisco Giants
MLB statistics
Batting average.200
Home runs1
Runs batted in1
Teams

He played for six seasons in the minor leagues. During the 2001 season with the Hagerstown Suns, he was selected for the South Atlantic League All-Star Game. During this season, he had personal season highs in the areas of plate appearances, at bats, runs, home runs, runs batted in, stolen bases and bases on balls.[1] At the time he was known as a 20-year-old 1st baseman, Deivis Santos. However, it was revealed in 2003 that Santos' first name was in fact named Francisco and that he was 29 years old.[2] Therefore, when he had his All Star season in Hagerstown he was in fact 27 years old. He played his final professional season in 2005 with the Newark Bears of the independent Atlantic League.

References
  1. "Francisco Santos Minor League Statistics & History". milb.com. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
  2. Spedden, Zach (22 September 2010). "30 Teams in 30 Days: 1981". Hagerstown Suns Fan Club. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
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