{"id":554596,"date":"2026-02-04T18:11:14","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T18:11:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/554596\/"},"modified":"2026-02-04T18:11:14","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T18:11:14","slug":"former-guardians-1b-carlos-santana-signs-with-arizona-diamondbacks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/554596\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Guardians 1B Carlos Santana signs with Arizona Diamondbacks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"I26QH7MBUREITOHAZ3IH7YRNJU\">Former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cleveland.com\/guardians\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.cleveland.com\/guardians\/\">Cleveland Guardians<\/a> first baseman Carlos Santana has signed with the Arizona Diamondbacks. <\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"6TBKX25DQZATHEKNCNEVZAKS7E\">Santana and the DBacks agreed to a one-year, $2 million contract on Tuesday, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/go.skimresources.com?id=126006X1587346&amp;xs=1&amp;xcust=zmentz%7C&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mlb.com%2Fnews%2Fcarlos-santana-d-backs-free-agent-contract&amp;product_category=Sporting+Goods%3EAthletics%3EBaseball+%26+Softball\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">MLB.com<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"URQ7CTEPKZBQPA5C5WTG6LP6PE\">Santana, 39, has played 11 of his 16 MLB seasons <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cleveland.com\/guardians\/2025\/08\/he-always-calls-cleveland-home-carlos-santana-praised-for-contributions-to-guardians-but-still-has-more-story-to-write.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.cleveland.com\/guardians\/2025\/08\/he-always-calls-cleveland-home-carlos-santana-praised-for-contributions-to-guardians-but-still-has-more-story-to-write.html\">in Cleveland<\/a>, including most of the 2025 season. Santana hit .225 with 11 home runs in 116 games <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cleveland.com\/guardians\/2025\/08\/veteran-carlos-santana-losing-playing-time-to-youngsters-guardians-takeaways.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.cleveland.com\/guardians\/2025\/08\/veteran-carlos-santana-losing-playing-time-to-youngsters-guardians-takeaways.html\">for the Guardians<\/a> last season, but was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cleveland.com\/guardians\/2025\/08\/carlos-santanas-legacy-with-cleveland-ends-without-a-proper-farewell.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">released by the team<\/a> on Aug. 28. He soon after signed with the Chicago Cubs, where he hit 2-for-19 (.105 BA) in eight games played.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"QFIAV2NAZRDSNCQFQDCHZUF5ME\">Santana made his MLB debut with Cleveland in 2010 and played the first eight seasons of his MLB career with the Guardians. He played one season with the Philadelphia Phillies in 2018, but returned to Cleveland for two more seasons, earning his lone career All-Star selection in 2019.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"V5IHPYVUQ5GSZFOUX4BMVAIBFE\">The switch-hitter also played for the Kansas City Royals, Seattle Mariners, Pittsburgh Pirates, Milwaukee Brewers and Minnesota Twins before <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cleveland.com\/guardians\/2024\/12\/guardians-officially-welcome-back-free-agent-first-baseman-carlos-santana.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">signing for a third stint in Cleveland<\/a> in December 2024.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"VFLKSOEXHVFMRNEWOMPQJMBAXY\">In 16 MLB seasons, Santana has a .241 batting average, 335 home runs, 1,136 RBI and a .777 OPS in 2,204 games played.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Former Cleveland Guardians first baseman Carlos Santana has signed with the Arizona Diamondbacks. 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