Winston Santos (baseball)

Winston Santos
Santos at the 2024 All-Star Futures Game
Texas Rangers – No. 47
Pitcher
Born: (2002-04-15) April 15, 2002
Payita, Dominican Republic
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
July 1, 2026, for the Texas Rangers
MLB statistics
(through July 1, 2026)
Win–loss record0–0
Earned run average9.00
Strikeouts1
Stats at Baseball Reference 
Teams

Winston Santos (born April 15, 2002) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the Texas Rangers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2026.

Career

Santons signed with the Texas Rangers as an international free agent on July 2, 2019, for $10,000 signing bonus.[1] He did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] He split his debut season of 2021 between the DSL Rangers of the Rookie-level Dominican Summer League and the ACL Rangers of the Rookie-level Arizona Complex League, going a combined 2–2 with a 3.27 ERA and 36 strikeouts over 33 innings.

Santos spent the 2022 season with the Down East Wood Ducks of the Single–A Carolina League, going 7–6 with a 3.49 ERA and 108 strikeouts over 108+1⁄3 innings. Santos was promoted to the Hickory Crawdads of the High-A South Atlantic League for the 2023 season, going 7–9 with a 6.29 ERA and 88 strikeouts over 98+2⁄3 innings.[3]

Santos returned to Hickory to open the 2024 season, going 6–3 with a 2.80 ERA and 81 strikeouts over 64+1⁄3 innings.[4] He was promoted to the Frisco RoughRiders of the Double–A Texas League in June.[5][6] Santos represented Texas at the 2024 All-Star Futures Game.[7] Following the season, the Rangers added Santos to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft.[8]

Santos was optioned to Double-A Frisco to begin the 2025 season.[9] He made six starts split between Frisco and the Triple-A Round Rock Express, recording a combined 6.75 ERA with 26 strikeouts across 17+1⁄3 innings pitched.

Santos was again optioned to Double-A Frisco to begin the 2026 season.[10] In his first 11 starts for the RoughRiders, he logged a 1-3 record and 7.44 ERA with 58 strikeouts across 42+1⁄3 innings pitched. On June 24, 2026, Santos was promoted to the major leagues for the first time.[11]

References

  1. ↑ Newberg, Jamey. "Texas Rangers 2023 midseason prospect rankings: Part 2 (Nos. 42 through 13)". The Athletic. Retrieved 2024-05-10.
  2. ↑ "2020 Minor League Baseball season cancelled". mlb.com. Retrieved November 21, 2024.
  3. ↑ Grant, Evan (2024-03-02). "Texas Rangers top prospects, No. 29: Potential breakout starter RHP Winston Santos". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved 2024-05-10.
  4. ↑ "Here are the Rangers' first-half Minor League MVPS". MLB.com.
  5. ↑ Grant, Evan (2024-04-23). "Texas Rangers minor league report: The Winston Santos breakout has begun". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved 2024-05-10.
  6. ↑ Wilson, Jeff (2024-05-03). "Friday on the Farm: Top first-month performances in Rangers' system". Jeff Wilson's Texas Rangers Today. Retrieved 2024-05-10.
  7. ↑ "Three Rising Texas Rangers Prospects Picked for MLB Futures Game at Globe Life Field". 3 July 2024.
  8. ↑ "Rangers Select Three Players To 40-Man Roster". mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved November 21, 2024.
  9. ↑ "Texas Rangers Announce Next Wave of Spring Training Roster Cuts". si.com. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
  10. ↑ "Rangers option Santos, Teodo". sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved March 23, 2026.
  11. ↑ "Rangers Promote Winston Santos". mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved June 24, 2026.
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