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)
In our countries, fans go beyond the game. It's about passion.
I'm not a tourist. ... I want to play the game and pitch.
I knew, coming into this game, that we needed to fight. Tonight, we did a great job from top to bottom.
I just hope it's good for him and he'll help us.
In the Caribbean, it's more than about just being fans. It's about passion.
In order for you to win a game, a lot of things have to go right,
I know who Mark Buehrle is. I knew it would be tough. We got ahead and put up some runs and from there I was just trying to protect the lead.
If he's not, he's close. He's been doing it for so many years. He can make contact on anything. He's always hacking, it doesn't matter the pitch.
It's up to the professionals and the baseball writers to decide who's going to win it, ... I feel like I did my job, and personally, I'm pleased with everything that happened. Unfortunately, we didn't go to the playoffs -- that's what we were looking for.
It's been incredible. It seems like he's put that aside and went out there and showed you the type of pitcher he is and that he likes to win.
There's times when one play makes the whole difference, one calls makes the whole difference. And tonight it was that call.
It's good just to see that we're still working for something, ... This is not over yet. It's good for fans, for my teammates and myself to see we still have a chance to make something special.
That means you're doing something good and the fans are enjoying what they're watching, ... So it's always good to make people happy I don't think there can be any better feeling than that.
That means you're doing something good, and the fans are enjoying what they're watching, ... So it's always good to make people happy ... I don't think there can be any better feeling than that.