Benito Santiago
Puerto Rican baseball player (born 1965) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For his son, the Puerto Rican basketball player and former baseball player, see Benito Santiago Jr.
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Santiago and the second or maternal family name is Rivera.
Benito Santiago Rivera (born March 9, 1965) is a Puerto Rican former professional baseball player. He played for 20 seasons as a catcher in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1986 to 2005, most prominently as a member of the San Diego Padres where he was a four-time Silver Slugger Award winner as well as a three-time Gold Glove Award winner.[1] The five-time All-Star was considered the premier catcher in the National League (NL) during his tenure with the Padres.[2] In 2015, Santiago was inducted into the San Diego Padres Hall of Fame.[3]
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Benito Santiago | |
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Catcher | |
Born: (1965-03-09) March 9, 1965 (age 59) Ponce, Puerto Rico | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
September 14, 1986, for the San Diego Padres | |
Last MLB appearance | |
April 11, 2005, for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .263 |
Home runs | 217 |
Runs batted in | 920 |
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