Sergio Jose Santos... Married with three children... Graduated in 2002 from Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana, CA... Played baseball and football ... Was a member of the 2001 Junior National Pan Am Silver Medalist Team that played in Camaguey, Cuba.
2013
Appeared in five games out of the bullpen prior to being placed on the 15-day DL with a right triceps strain on April 16… Was later transferred to the 60-day DL May 19 and underwent elbow surgery to remove bone spurs... Returned to action on Aug. 1, spending the balance of the season with the Major League club. Surrendered runs in four of his 29 games this season. Allowed just one of his 22 inherited runners to score. Posted a scoreless innings streak of 13.2 IP from August 16-September 27, a span of 18 appearances. Recorded a hitless streak of 12.0 innings from August 20-September 27. Gave up just one earned run on the road over 12.2 IP (0.71 ERA).
2012
Began the season as the closer however appeared in only six games before being disabled with right shoulder inflammation... Did not pitch for the balance of the season...Following attempts to strengthen and rehab the shoulder unsucessfully, he underwent shoulder surgery on July 25...Blew his first two save opportunties before collecting two in his final two chances.
2011
Was 4-5 with a 3.55 ERA (25 ER/63.1 IP), 30 saves and 92 strikeouts in 63 games ... WHERE HE RANKED:
Among relievers, ranked 2nd in strikeouts (92), 3rd in strikeouts per 9.0 IP (13.14), T-3rd in first batter efficiency (.125), 6th in opponents average (.181) and hits per 9.0 IP (5.8), 8th in saves (30) and save percentage (83.3)... Became the 8th pitcher (16th
time) in White Sox history to reach the 30-save milestone... WHAT A RUN: Established a Major League record with 25 consecutive
scoreless appearances (26.2 IP) on the road to begin a season from April 2-Aug. 30, breaking Mariano Rivera's record
of 24 set in 2005... Did not allow a run in his first 16 games (20.0 IP) to start the season, the second-most scoreless outings
and IP to begin a season in club history (Dustin Hermanson, 19 games and 21.0 IP in 2005)...Became one of two relievers in
Sox history with at least 30 saves and 90 strikeouts (also Keith Foulke in 2000) ... His 92 strikeouts were the most by a Chicago
reliever since Octavio Dotel also struck out 92 in 2008 and tied for 8th most all-time in club history, while his .181 (41-226) opponent
average was the lowest since 2005 ... Was successful in 30 of 36 save opportunities... Posted a 3.21 ERA (15 ER/42.0
IP) in the first half, compared to a 4.22 ERA (10 ER/21.1 IP) after the All-Star Break... Ranked 6th among AL relievers with a
1.47 ERA (5 ER/30.2 IP) on the road... Was 2-4 with a 5.51 ERA (20 ER/32.2 IP) and five blown saves at U.S. Cellular Field ...
TOUGH TO HIT: Right-handers batted .130 (15-115) and lefties were at .234 (26-111)... Averaged 5.8 hits per 9.0 IP, down
from 9.2 in 2010... Allowed 12.5 (2-16) percent of inherited runners to score... First batters hit .125 (7-56)... Was 10-10 in save
chances vs. the AL East... Struck out at least one batter in 22 consecutive games from May 1-July 18, the longest streak by a
White Sox reliever since at least 1918, surpassing Roberto Hernandez 17-game strek... Was the first pitcher in baseball history
to walk and strike out three in 1.0 IP and still record the save (No. 30) on Sept. 26 vs. Toronto.
2010
Went 2-2 with a 2.96 ERA (17 ER/51.2 IP), one save and 56 strikeouts in 56 games in his first major-league season ... ranked among American League rookie relief leaders in strikeouts per 9.0 IP (1st, 9.75), ERA (2nd), holds (2nd, 14), strikeouts (2nd), appearances (3rd) and IP (5th)
... posted the second-best strikeout per 9.0 IP ratio among White Sox rookie
relievers in club history, trailing only Bobby Jenks in 2005 (11.44) ... his
14 holds were the most by a Chicago rookie reliever since Kelly Wunsch
in 2000 (25), and his 56 strikeouts were the most since Neal Cotts in 2004
(57) ... posted a 1.93 ERA (6 ER/28.0 IP) and a .216 (22-102) average
against in the first half, compared to 4.18 (11 ER/23.2 IP) and .307 (31-101)
marks after the All-Star Break ... was 1-2 with a 4.67 ERA (14 ER/27.0 IP)
at home and 1-0 with a 1.09 ERA (3 ER/24.2 IP) on the road ... left-handers
hit .207 (17-82), while righties batted .298 (36-121) ... allowed 32.2 percent
(10-31) of inherited runners to score ... first batters hit .217 (10-46) ... made
his major-league debut on 4/8 vs. Cleveland with 1.0 scoreless IP ... also
registered his first strikeout (Michael Brantley) ... established a White Sox
record with 12 straight scoreless outings to start a major-league career ...
also set a club mark with 11.1 scoreless IP ... boasted a 0.48 ERA (1 ER/18.2 IP) and 23 strikeouts in his first 20
games ... earned his first career save on 7/5 vs. the Angels and first win on 8/5 at Detroit (0 ER/2.0 IP) ... made
11 straight scoreless appearances from 7/9-8/13 (11.0 IP) ... entered the season rated by Baseball America as
possessing the Best Fastball among Sox farmhands.
2009
Combined to go 0-3 with an 8.16 era (26 ER/28.2 IP) in 26 relief appearances over four stops in the White Sox farm system...was used as a pitcher for the first time in his career...was a non-roster invitee as an outfielder to Chicago's Spring Training...was traded to San Francisco on 3/20 in exchange for cash considerations
and dealt back to the White Sox for cash on 4/1...went 0-1 with a 7.36 era (6 ER/7.1 IP) in eight outings with Class A Kannapolis...tossed 1.0 scoreless IP in his first relief appearance on 5/31 vs. Delaware...pitched in eight games with class a Winston-Salem, going 0-0 with a 5.87 era (5 ER/7.2 IP)...was on the dash disabled list from 7/12-20 with back spasms...made seven appearances with Class AA Birmingham and went 0-1 with a 10.38 ERA (10 ER/8.2 IP)...was 0-1 with a 9.00 era (5 ER/5.0 IP) in three games with Class AAA Charlotte...struck out a season-high four batters in his debut with the Knights on 8/30 at Norfolk...went 1-2 with a 7.11 ERA (10 ER/12.2 IP) and 19 strikeouts in 10 relief appearances with Peoria of the Arizona Fall League.
2008
Split the season between the Toronto and Minnesota organizations...began the season with Class AAA Syracuse in the Blue Jays farm system and hit .183 (17-93) in 26 games...claimed off waivers by Minnesota on 5/14...appeared in 86 games with Class AAA Rochester, hitting .242 (72-297) over 86 games...signed by the White Sox as a free agent on 11/27 (acquisition recommended by Joe Butler)...hit .315 (23-73) with four homers and six RBI in 18 games with Obregon of the Mexican Pacific Winter League.
2007
Spent the majority of the season with the New Hampshire Fisher Cats of the Eastern League (AA)...In 113 games, batted .250 with 20 home runs and 62 RBI...Was promoted to Syracuse (AAA) on Sept. 5...In 13 games with the Chiefs, batted .191 with four RBI...Played in 113 games as New Hampshire's shortstop...YOU'RE A
STAR: Was selected to the Eastern League All-Star
team...Started at shortstop, finishing the contest going
1-for-1...Was the winner of the Home Run Derby at the
All-Star gala...Was the "Star of the Month" in April with the
Fisher Cats...In 17 April contests, batted .277 (18-65) with
six home runs and 15 RBI, while owning a .692 slugging
%...Among Fisher Cat leaders, ranked 3rd in runs (63), 3rd
in total bases (206), T-2nd in doubles (34), 2nd in home runs
(20) and 3rd in RBI (68)...In 24 games in the Arizona Fall
League, batted .319 (30-94) with five home runs and 20 RBI
with the Scottsdale Scorpions.
2006
Spent the 2006 season with Syracuse of the International League, his second at the Triple-A level... Batted .214 with five home runs and 38 RBI in 128 games... Started 126 games at shortstop...Hit safely in 14 of 15 games between
April 24-May 11.
2005
Got his first action at Triple-A with Tucson and despite a slow start, connected for a career-best 12 homers...Smacked a grand slam off Fresno's Matt Cain on May 8, part of a five-RBI day...Matched that total with another five-RBI showing on June 28 vs. Las Vegas...Led PCL
shortstops with 26 errors.
2004
Started season with El Paso, hitting safely in 11 of his first 13 games of the year at a .352 clip (19-54)... Had his first career four-hit game on May 4 vs. Arkansas, jumpstarting a career-high tying 10-game hitting streak in which he batted .444 (20-45) through May 15... He picked
up a hit in 11 of 12 contests from May 29-June 10, hitting
.413 (19-46) over that span... Included in that stretch was
his second career multi-homer game, which came on June
9 vs. Wichita, when he connected for a two-run blast and a
grand slam, totaling seven RBI, establishing a new career
single-game best... His season was ended on July 22... He
was disabled for the remainder of the season due to a left
shoulder subluxation... At the time of the injury, was leading
the club with 52 RBI and was second with 11 home runs...
he was also tied for eighth in the Texas League with 98 hits.
2003
Rated by Baseball America as the No. 7 prospect in
the Diamondbacks organization, continued his climb
through the system with stops at two levels... He tied a California League record with three home runs for Lancaster (A) in a win at High Desert May 23, finishing the contest 3-4 with six RBI... He also became the first player in franchise history
to homer three times in a single game...He was promoted to
El Paso (AA) on July 21 and hit .255 in 37 games...Following
the regular season, participated in the Arizona Fall League,
batting .250 over 26 games for Scottsdale with three home
runs, 10 RBI and nine extra-base hits which ranked 3rd on
the club... He was also rated by Baseball America as having
the3rd-best infield arm in the Fall League.
2002
In his first year of pro ball at Missoula of the Pioneer League (Rookie-Advanced), ranked 3rd among league leaders with a .569 slugging percentage, tied for 3rd with 30 extra-base hits, ranked 4th with 19 doubles and tied for 5th
with nine home runs... His best month was August when he
hit .302 (32-for-106) with 26 runs, 12 doubles, six home runs
and 22 RBI while hitting safely in 21 of 27 games... He hit his
first pro home run on July 24 at Provo... Later in the season,
went deep in three straight games from Aug. 23-26.
