Benito Santiago

Full Name: Benito (Rivera) Santiago	Primary Position: C
Height/Weight: 6' 1"/180	First Game: September 14, 1986
Birthdate: March 9, 1965	Final Game: April 11, 2005
Birthplace: Ponce, Puerto Rico	MLB Experience: 20 years
Bat/Throw: Right/Right

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Benito Santiago (Benito (Rivera) Santiago) was born on March 9, 1965 in Ponce, Puerto Rico. He made his Major League debut on September 14, 1986 for the San Diego Padres. In 1987, his rookie year, he hit .300 with 18 home runs and 79 RBI. Santiago played for the San Diego Padres, Florida Marlins, Cincinnati Reds, Philadelphia Phillies, Toronto Blue Jays, Chicago Cubs, San Francisco Giants, Kansas City Royals and Pittsburgh Pirates over the course of his 20 year career.

Santiago was mentioned in the Mitchell Report. At the end of the 2003 season, Mike Murphy, a Giants clubhouse attendant, was cleaning out Santiago’s locker when he found a sealed package of syringes. Murphy brought the syringes to the training room, handed them to the Giants trainer, Stan Conte (no relation to Victor Conte), and told Conte that he had found them in Santiago’s locker. Conte responded that he "would take care of it". Murphy recalled that the Giants assistant athletic trainer Dave Groeschner also was present in the training room during this conversation.

There is some disagreement on what was Benito Santiago's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1996, when he slugged 30 home runs and knocked in 85 runs. However, others believe that it was 1987, when he slugged 18 home runs, hit for a .300 average and knocked in 79 runs.

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[edit] Batting Stats

Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	IBB	GDP
1986	SD	N	17	62	10	18	3	6	.290	.308	.468	2	0	2	12	0	0	0	0	0
1987	SD	N	146	546	64	164	18	79	.300	.324	.467	33	2	16	112	5	1	21	2	12
1988	SD	N	139	492	49	122	10	46	.248	.282	.362	22	2	24	82	1	5	15	2	18
1989	SD	N	129	462	50	109	16	62	.236	.277	.387	16	3	26	89	1	3	11	6	9
1990	SD	N	100	344	42	93	11	53	.270	.323	.419	8	5	27	55	3	1	5	2	4
1991	SD	N	152	580	60	155	17	87	.267	.296	.403	22	3	23	114	4	0	8	5	21
1992	SD	N	106	386	37	97	10	42	.251	.287	.383	21	0	21	52	0	0	2	1	14
1993	FLA	N	139	469	49	108	13	50	.230	.291	.380	19	6	37	88	5	0	10	2	9
1994	FLA	N	101	337	35	92	11	41	.273	.322	.424	14	2	25	57	1	2	1	1	11
1995	CIN	N	81	266	40	76	11	44	.286	.351	.485	20	0	24	48	4	0	2	1	7
1996	PHI	N	136	481	71	127	30	85	.264	.332	.503	21	2	49	104	1	0	2	7	8
1997	TOR	A	97	341	31	83	13	42	.243	.279	.387	10	0	17	80	2	1	1	1	10
1998	TOR	A	15	29	3	9	0	4	.310	.333	.483	5	0	1	6	0	0	0	0	1
1999	CHI	N	109	350	28	87	7	36	.249	.313	.377	18	3	32	71	2	0	1	6	13
2000	CIN	N	89	252	22	66	8	45	.262	.310	.409	11	1	19	45	1	0	2	8	7
2001	SF	N	133	477	39	125	6	45	.262	.295	.369	25	4	23	78	2	7	5	0	19
2002	SF	N	126	478	56	133	16	74	.278	.315	.450	24	5	27	73	2	3	4	8	19
2003	SF	N	108	401	53	112	11	56	.279	.329	.424	21	2	29	69	2	0	0	0	13
2004	KC	A	49	175	15	48	6	23	.274	.312	.434	10	0	8	32	2	3	1	0	9
2005	PIT	N	6	23	1	6	0	0	.261	.261	.391	1	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	1
Total	NL		1817	6406	706	1690	198	851	.264	.308	.416	298	41	404	1152	34	22	89	51	185
Total	AL		161	545	49	140	19	69	.257	.293	.407	25	0	26	118	4	4	2	1	20
Total			1978	6951	755	1830	217	920	.263	.307	.415	323	41	430	1270	38	26	91	52	205

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	PB	SB	CS	PkO	AVG
1986	SD	N	C	17	15	137.2	80	7	5	2	3	14	3	1	.946
1987	SD	N	C	146	140	1220.2	817	80	22	12	22	104	50	5	.976
1988	SD	N	C	136	128	1168.1	725	75	12	11	9	57	46	9	.985
1989	SD	N	C	127	122	1087.2	685	81	20	10	14	46	32	15	.975
1990	SD	N	C	98	89	799.2	538	51	12	6	6	60	31	4	.980
1991	SD	N	C	151	148	1305.1	830	100	14	14	8	93	57	1	.985
1991	SD	N	LF	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1991	SD	N	OF	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1992	SD	N	C	103	98	885.1	584	53	12	6	0	73	42	0	.982
1993	FLA	N	OF	1	0	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1993	FLA	N	C	136	125	1095	740	64	11	4	23	90	39	7	.987
1993	FLA	N	LF	1	0	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1994	FLA	N	C	97	88	786.2	511	66	5	6	6	45	40	2	.991
1995	CIN	N	1B	8	1	23	19	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	1.000
1995	CIN	N	C	75	71	606	461	33	2	4	6	34	13	1	.996
1996	PHI	N	C	114	112	982	723	61	10	5	8	64	28	1	.987
1996	PHI	N	1B	14	12	111	111	6	1	9	0	0	0	0	.992
1997	TOR	A	C	95	93	819.1	621	40	2	10	7	48	31	2	.997
1997	TOR	A	DH	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1998	TOR	A	C	15	6	68	45	2	0	0	1	10	0	0	1.000
1999	CHI	N	C	107	95	841.1	560	43	6	8	10	42	25	0	.990
1999	CHI	N	1B	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
2000	CIN	N	C	84	66	608.2	428	36	3	4	5	19	14	1	.994
2001	SF	N	C	130	119	1080	830	63	5	12	8	66	35	0	.994
2001	SF	N	1B	2	1	8	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
2002	SF	N	C	125	122	1066.2	739	53	4	10	7	58	25	0	.995
2003	SF	N	C	106	106	902.2	629	34	5	3	8	44	10	0	.993
2004	KC	A	C	49	48	416	228	18	1	3	6	28	8	0	.996
2005	PIT	N	C	6	5	48.1	43	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	1.000
Total			DH	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Total			1B	25	14	143	139	8	1	11	0	0	0	0	.993
Total			LF	2	0	3.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Total			C	1917	1796	15925.1	10817	960	151	130	157	998	529	49	.987
Total			OF	2	0	3.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

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Signed as a non-drafted free agent by San Diego Padres (September 1, 1982).
Granted free agency (October 26, 1992).
Signed by Florida Marlins (December 16, 1992).
Granted free agency (October 20, 1994).
Signed by Cincinnati Reds (April 17, 1995).
Granted free agency (October 31, 1995).
Signed by Philadelphia Phillies (January 30, 1996).
Granted free agency (November 18, 1996).
Signed by Toronto Blue Jays (December 9, 1996).
Granted free agency (October 23, 1998).
Signed by Chicago Cubs (December 9, 1998).
Granted free agency (October 28, 1999).
Signed by Cincinnati Reds (February 24, 2000).
Granted free agency (November 3, 2000).
Signed by San Francisco Giants (March 17, 2001).
Granted free agency (November 7, 2001).
Signed by San Francisco Giants (December 7, 2001).
Granted free agency (October 26, 2003).
Signed by Kansas City Royals (December 11, 2003).
Traded by Kansas City Royals with cash to Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Leo Nunez (December 16, 2004).
Released by Pittsburgh Pirates (May 8, 2005).
Signed by New York Mets (June 22, 2005).
Released by New York Mets (July 18, 2005).

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