Roel Santos Martinez (born May 22, 1987) is a Cuban professional baseball outfielder for the Olmecas de Tabasco of the Mexican League and the Alazanes de Granma of the Cuban National Series. He previously played for the Chiba Lotte Marines of Nippon Professional Baseball in 2017.

Roel Santos
Santos with the Chiba Lotte Marines
Olmecas de Tabasco – No. 9
Outfielder
Born: (1987-09-15) September 15, 1987 (age 34) Granma, Cuba
Bats: Left Throws: Left
NPB debut
May 31, 2017, for the Chiba Lotte Marines
NPB statistics (through 2017 season)
Batting average	.250
Hits	45
Home runs	3
Runs batted in	8
Teams
Chiba Lotte Marines (2017)

Career

Québec Capitales

In 2016, Santos played for the Québec Capitales of the Canadian American Association of Professional Baseball.[1] In 78 games for Québec, Santos slashed .301/.370/.353 with 1 home run and 34 RBI.

Chiba Lotte Marines

On May 18, 2017, Santos signed with the Chiba Lotte Marines of Nippon Professional Baseball. In 66 games for the club, Santos hit .250/.282/.356 with 3 home runs and 8 RBI.

Olmecas de Tabasco

On June 21, 2019, Santos signed with the Olmecas de Tabasco of the Mexican League. He did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the LMB season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] He later became a free agent. On July 19, 2021, Santos re-signed with the Olmecas.[3]

International career

He played for the Cuba national baseball team in the 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games, 2015 Pan American Games, 2017 World Baseball Classic, and 2019 Pan American Games.[4]

References

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)

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