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Thursday, 3 November 2011

Johan Santana Base Ball Star Pictures And Biodata

Born in Tovar, MÃ©rida State, Venezuela, Santana was signed by the Houston Astros as a non-draft free agent in 1995. Selected by the Florida Marlins from Houston in the 1999 rule 5 draft, Santana was traded to the Twins. Finally, he made his debut in the 2000 season. Santana is tough on both righthanded and lefthanded hitters. He works quickly and throws a 95 mph (153 km/h) fastball, a hard slider and a changeup. His pitches are too close to take, but difficult to drive, then batters find themselves lunging after balls that are down. A big prospect coming from the Dominican Republic, ColÃ³n was signed by the Cleveland Indians as a free agent in 1993 and made his major league debut on April 4, 1997. In his first season, ColÃ³n did not quite live up to his expectations, going 4-7 with a 5.65 ERA. He would live up to those expectations soon after. In his real breakthrough 1999 season, one year after helping his Indians to the 1998 American League

Johan Santana Base Ball Star Pictures

Thursday, 3 November 2011

Johan Santana Base Ball Star Pictures And Biodata

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