Edgar Santana Familia (born October 16, 1991) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Pittsburgh Pirates and Atlanta Braves.
| Edgar Santana | |
|---|---|
| Free agent | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: (1991-10-16) October 16, 1991 (age 30) Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| June 10, 2017, for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |
| MLB statistics (through 2021 season) | |
| Win–loss record | 6–4 |
| Earned run average | 3.40 |
| Strikeouts | 107 |
| Teams | |
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Santana signed with the Pittsburgh Pirates as an international free agent in October 2013.[1] He made his professional debut in 2014 with the Dominican Summer League Pirates and spent the whole season there, going 1–3 with a 3.66 ERA in 19.2 relief innings pitched. He played 2015 with the West Virginia Black Bears and West Virginia Power where he posted a combined 1–0 record and 3.19 ERA in 22 relief appearances. In 2016 he pitched for the Bradenton Marauders, Altoona Curve and Indianapolis Indians, compiling a combined 4–1 record and 2.71 ERA in 43 appearances out of the bullpen, and after the season pitched in the Arizona Fall League.[2][3]
Santana started 2017 with the Indianapolis Indians, and was called up to the Pirates on June 10.[4] He made his MLB debut that day against the Miami Marlins, in which he pitched an inning, allowing one run on three hits and striking out two.[5] He was recalled and optioned multiple times during the season. In 44 games for Indianapolis he was 1–3 with a 2.79 ERA, and in 19 games for the Pirates he compiled a 3.50 ERA.[6] Santana began 2018 in Pittsburgh's bullpen, and pitched to a 3.26 ERA with 54 strikeouts in 66.1 innings of work.
Santana underwent Tommy John surgery in October 2018 after suffering a torn UCL, and missed the entire 2019 season.[7][8] On June 28, 2020, Santana was suspended 80 games for testing positive for Boldenone, and missed the entire 2020 season.[9] On April 5, 2021, Santana was designated for assignment following the waiver claim of Kyle Keller.[10]
On April 9, 2021, Santana was traded to the Atlanta Braves in exchange for cash considerations. [11] On April 30, 2021, Santana made his first MLB appearance since the 2018 season, allowing 1 run in 1.0 inning. On October 27, Santana was released by the Braves.[12]