Johan Santana
Johan Santana
Johan Alexander Santana Araqueis a Venezuelan professional baseball starting pitcher who is a free agent. Santana pitched in Major League Baseballfor the Minnesota Twins from 2000 to 2007 and for the New York Mets from 2008 to 2012, sidelined by injury challenges since the 2012 season. A two-time Cy Young Award winner with the Twins, Santana is a four-time All-Star and earned a pitching triple crown in 2006. On June 1, 2012, Santana threw a no-hitter against the St. Louis...
NationalityVenezuelan
ProfessionAthlete
Date of Birth13 March 1979
CountryVenezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
There's times when one play makes the whole difference, one calls makes the whole difference. And tonight it was that call.
I can tell you every game is going to count this season. You can not just wait until the end to do something. You have to start strong in the beginning and finish strong, too.
This is going to be a great feeling. I started working out in January to get ready for this. We have an all-star lineup, and so does the Dominican Republic. To be the best, you have to beat the best.
We showed what Latin baseball was all about. We showed the passion of the game.
To me, he showed a lot of improvement from last year,
What can you do? I felt like I threw some good pitches and didn't get the calls.
We did this together. We, as a team, made history tonight.
Being able to help, being able to go out there every five games, is definitely something I was waiting for.
It's a great feeling for me just to put my uniform on and be part of my team.
Dreams can come true, but you have to go for it.
I just go out there and do what I do and try and hit my spots.
To see all the fans getting into it, that's pretty special.
When you hear from other players and they're telling you you're the best pitcher in baseball, that makes you feel really good.
We're proud of Venezuela and Venezuelan baseball. People in America don't realize it, but we've got 25, 30 million people here, and so many of us love baseball. This is a great place to look for talent.