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Dennis Santana
P · Pittsburgh Pirates
| Position | P |
| Bats/Throws | R/R |
| Height | 6′ 2″ |
| Weight | 202 lbs |
| Age | 30 |
| Birthplace | San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic |
| Signed | 2023, New York Yankees, International Free Agent, Dominican Republic |
| MLB Debut | 2018-06-01 |
Contract Status
Service Time
5.126
1/1/2026
Options
N/A
1/1/2026
MLB FA
2027
2026 Service Time Gained: 0.113
2026 Option Year Used? No
Contract
2026 Salary$3,500,000
Arbitration Eligible2026
Free Agent2027
Pitch Arsenal
| Pitch | Pitches | Velocity | V-Move | H-Move | Spin | Whiff% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slider | 243 | 85.6 | -34.3″ | -1.7″ | 2585 | 37.7% |
| Four-Seam Fastball | 209 | 94.1 | -15.8″ | 11.9″ | 2432 | 17.6% |
| Changeup | 104 | 88.1 | -30.3″ | 17.4″ | 2336 | 28.3% |
| Sinker | 84 | 94.0 | -22.1″ | 17.0″ | 2374 | 14.0% |
| Cutter | 47 | 90.7 | -21.8″ | 0.9″ | 2553 | 22.7% |
Summary
| G | GS | IP | W | L | ERA | K | K% | BB% | HR/9 | WHIP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (MLB) | 42 | 0 | 40.1 | 2 | 4 | 5.80 | 37 | 20.6% | 11.7% | 1.56 | 1.460 |
| MLB Career | 317 | 1 | 332.0 | 17 | 24 | 4.34 | 306 | 21.9% | 9.9% | 0.79 | 1.241 |
Last 10 Games
| Date | Lvl | Team | Opp | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-11 | MLB | Pittsburgh Pirates | vs Milwaukee Brewers | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.80 | 1.460 |
| 2026-07-09 | MLB | Pittsburgh Pirates | vs Atlanta Braves | 1.0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5.95 | 1.500 |
| 2026-07-08 | MLB | Pittsburgh Pirates | vs Atlanta Braves | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5.17 | 1.410 |
| 2026-07-05 | MLB | Pittsburgh Pirates | @ Washington Nationals | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.82 | 1.390 |
| 2026-07-04 | MLB | Pittsburgh Pirates | @ Washington Nationals | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.95 | 1.400 |
| 2026-07-01 | MLB | Pittsburgh Pirates | @ Philadelphia Phillies | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5.09 | 1.440 |
| 2026-06-28 | MLB | Pittsburgh Pirates | vs Cincinnati Reds | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4.72 | 1.430 |
| 2026-06-26 | MLB | Pittsburgh Pirates | vs Cincinnati Reds | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4.86 | 1.410 |
| 2026-06-23 | MLB | Pittsburgh Pirates | vs Seattle Mariners | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.06 | 1.470 |
| 2026-06-21 | MLB | Pittsburgh Pirates | @ Colorado Rockies | 1.0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5.23 | 1.480 |
| Last 10 Total | 10.1 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 9.58 | 1.548 | |||
Stats & Game Logs
| Year | Age | Lvl | Team | G | GS | IP | W | L | SV | ERA | K | BB | K% | BB% | HR/9 | WHIP | AVG | BABIP |
|---|
No fielding data available.
Season
| Date ↕ | Lvl ↕ | Team ↕ | Opponent | IP ↕ | H ↕ | ER ↕ | BB ↕ | SO ↕ | HR ↕ | ERA ↕ |
|---|
| Split | BF | IP | W | L | SV | ERA | K | BB | HR | WHIP | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 180 | 40.1 | — | — | — | 5.800 | 37 | 21 | 7 | 1.463 | — |
| Recent Performance | |||||||||||
| Last 30 | 50 | 11.1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8.740 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 1.412 | .244 |
| Last 14 | 23 | 5.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10.800 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1.600 | .286 |
| Last 7 | 11 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.000 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2.500 | .333 |
| Home / Away | |||||||||||
| Home Games | 95 | 20.1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5.750 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 1.520 | .228 |
| Away Games | 85 | 20.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5.850 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 1.400 | .260 |
| Day / Night | |||||||||||
| Day Games | 75 | 18.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4.420 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 1.150 | .185 |
| Night Games | 105 | 22.0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6.950 | 23 | 12 | 4 | 1.730 | .286 |
| vs Handedness | |||||||||||
| vs Left | 97 | 21.0 | — | — | — | nan | 22 | 12 | 4 | 1.670 | .274 |
| vs Right | 83 | 19.1 | — | — | — | nan | 15 | 9 | 3 | 1.240 | .208 |
| Role | |||||||||||
| Reliever | 180 | 40.1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5.800 | 37 | 21 | 7 | 1.460 | .244 |
| Runners | |||||||||||
| Bases Empty | 97 | 23.2 | — | — | — | nan | 27 | 9 | 3 | 1.060 | .184 |
| Runners On | 83 | 16.2 | — | — | — | nan | 10 | 12 | 4 | 2.040 | .319 |
| Scoring Position | 60 | 11.2 | — | — | — | nan | 8 | 10 | 3 | 2.230 | .327 |
| By Inning | |||||||||||
| Seventh Inning | 12 | 4.0 | — | — | — | .000 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .250 | .000 |
| Eighth Inning | 77 | 17.1 | — | — | — | 6.750 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 1.440 | .271 |
| Ninth Inning | 82 | 18.0 | — | — | — | 5.500 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 1.560 | .212 |
| Year | Age | Lv | Pit | BIP | Velo | Max V | GB% | FB% | LD% | PU% | O-Sw% | Z-Sw% | O-Con% | Z-Con% | Sw% | Con% | Zone% | F-Str% | CS% | Whiff% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 18 | R | 490 | 139 | — | — | 57.6% | 25.2% | 10.8% | 6.5% | — | — | — | — | 56.5% | 50.5% | — | 76.4% | 7.1% | 49.5% |
| 2016 | 19 | A | 1790 | 285 | — | — | 56.1% | 22.1% | 14.0% | 7.7% | — | — | — | — | 43.9% | 67.3% | — | 57.6% | 17.3% | 32.7% |
| 2017 | 20 | AA | 587 | 91 | — | — | 51.6% | 20.9% | 22.0% | 5.5% | — | — | — | — | 44.6% | 69.1% | — | 55.8% | 16.5% | 30.9% |
| 2017 | 20 | A+ | 1246 | 246 | — | — | 50.4% | 24.8% | 17.9% | 6.9% | — | — | — | — | 49.4% | 68.5% | — | 62.6% | 15.5% | 31.5% |
| 2018 | 21 | MLB | 70 | 13 | 93.1 | 96.7 | 30.8% | 7.7% | 61.5% | 0.0% | 33.3% | 64.5% | 46.2% | 85.0% | 47.1% | 69.7% | 44.3% | 52.6% | 17.1% | 30.3% |
| 2018 | 21 | AAA | 176 | 29 | — | — | 44.8% | 27.6% | 24.1% | 3.4% | — | — | — | — | 46.0% | 67.9% | — | 55.6% | 20.5% | 32.1% |
| 2018 | 21 | AA | 614 | 92 | — | — | 56.5% | 13.0% | 19.6% | 10.9% | — | — | — | — | 46.7% | 63.4% | — | 64.6% | 17.4% | 36.6% |
| 2019 | 22 | MLB | 104 | 15 | 92.6 | 94.6 | 46.7% | 20.0% | 33.3% | 0.0% | 32.4% | 66.7% | 59.1% | 79.2% | 44.2% | 69.6% | 34.6% | 59.3% | 15.4% | 30.4% |
| 2019 | 22 | AAA | 1723 | 277 | — | — | 43.7% | 25.6% | 22.4% | 8.3% | — | — | — | — | 44.0% | 69.8% | — | 55.8% | 16.9% | 30.2% |
| 2020 | 23 | MLB | 284 | 46 | 94.3 | 96.7 | 34.8% | 21.7% | 37.0% | 6.5% | 28.7% | 56.0% | 61.0% | 77.2% | 42.3% | 71.7% | 49.6% | 58.9% | 23.6% | 28.3% |
| 2021 | 24 | MLB | 909 | 156 | 95.3 | 98.0 | 51.3% | 22.4% | 22.4% | 3.8% | 29.3% | 69.0% | 57.0% | 82.3% | 46.4% | 73.2% | 43.2% | 57.2% | 15.1% | 26.8% |
| 2021 | 24 | AAA | 154 | 21 | — | — | 42.9% | 33.3% | 19.0% | 4.8% | — | — | — | — | 49.4% | 57.9% | — | 61.0% | 14.3% | 42.1% |
| 2022 | 25 | MLB | 991 | 169 | 96.7 | 99.8 | 48.5% | 18.3% | 27.2% | 5.9% | 32.8% | 61.6% | 56.1% | 86.0% | 44.2% | 72.6% | 39.7% | 52.8% | 17.4% | 27.4% |
| 2022 | 25 | AAA | 47 | 9 | 96.8 | 98.9 | 66.7% | 11.1% | 11.1% | 11.1% | 34.8% | 70.8% | 50.0% | 64.7% | 53.2% | 60.0% | 51.1% | 50.0% | 14.9% | 40.0% |
| 2023 | 26 | MLB | 221 | 30 | 94.7 | 98.2 | 26.7% | 40.0% | 30.0% | 3.3% | 34.9% | 60.0% | 59.1% | 80.7% | 45.7% | 71.3% | 43.0% | 76.0% | 17.6% | 28.7% |
| 2023 | 26 | AAA | 575 | 91 | 95.7 | 98.6 | 45.1% | 29.7% | 15.4% | 9.9% | 33.5% | 69.1% | 50.5% | 76.8% | 49.7% | 67.1% | 45.6% | 56.4% | 14.4% | 32.9% |
| 2024 | 27 | MLB | 1109 | 193 | 95.7 | 99.3 | 38.3% | 28.5% | 26.4% | 6.7% | 35.9% | 65.8% | 53.2% | 82.4% | 50.6% | 71.8% | 49.1% | 64.1% | 16.7% | 28.2% |
| 2024 | 27 | AAA | 49 | 5 | 95.1 | 96.9 | 60.0% | 0.0% | 40.0% | 0.0% | 29.6% | 68.2% | 12.5% | 80.0% | 46.9% | 56.5% | 44.9% | 72.7% | 14.3% | 43.5% |
| 2025 | 28 | MLB | 998 | 190 | 94.7 | 97.2 | 38.6% | 34.4% | 20.6% | 6.3% | 34.5% | 65.9% | 48.7% | 83.1% | 51.7% | 72.7% | 54.7% | 68.4% | 18.1% | 27.3% |
| 2026 | 29 | MLB | 687 | 120 | 94.1 | 96.5 | 30.0% | 34.2% | 27.5% | 8.3% | 34.6% | 69.0% | 59.4% | 82.8% | 49.8% | 73.7% | 44.1% | 59.2% | 14.1% | 26.3% |
| MLB Career | MLB | 5373 | 932 | 95.2 | 99.8 | 40.8% | 27.2% | 26.1% | 5.9% | 33.2% | 65.3% | 55.2% | 82.8% | 48.0% | 72.5% | 46.2% | 61.0% | 16.9% | 27.5% | |
| AAA Career | AAA | 2724 | 432 | 95.7 | 98.9 | 44.7% | 26.4% | 20.8% | 8.1% | 33.3% | 69.2% | 47.9% | 76.1% | 45.9% | 67.9% | 45.9% | 56.4% | 16.4% | 32.1% | |
| AA Career | AA | 1201 | 183 | — | — | 54.1% | 16.9% | 20.8% | 8.2% | — | — | — | — | 45.7% | 66.1% | — | 60.3% | 17.0% | 33.9% | |
| A+ Career | A+ | 1246 | 246 | — | — | 50.4% | 24.8% | 17.9% | 6.9% | — | — | — | — | 49.4% | 68.5% | — | 62.6% | 15.5% | 31.5% | |
| A Career | A | 1790 | 285 | — | — | 56.1% | 22.1% | 14.0% | 7.7% | — | — | — | — | 43.9% | 67.3% | — | 57.6% | 17.3% | 32.7% | |
| R Career | R | 490 | 139 | — | — | 57.6% | 25.2% | 10.8% | 6.5% | — | — | — | — | 56.5% | 50.5% | — | 76.4% | 7.1% | 49.5% |
Transaction History
2026-04-16RHP Dennis Santana changed number to 60.
2026-04-15RHP Dennis Santana changed number to 42.
2025-09-16RHP Dennis Santana changed number to 60.
2025-09-15RHP Dennis Santana changed number to 21.
2025-07-02Pittsburgh Pirates activated RHP Dennis Santana.
2025-06-29RHP Dennis Santana suspended.
2025-05-04Pittsburgh Pirates activated RHP Dennis Santana from the bereavement list.
2025-04-29Pittsburgh Pirates placed RHP Dennis Santana on the bereavement list.
2025-04-16RHP Dennis Santana changed number to 60.
2025-04-15RHP Dennis Santana changed number to 42.
2024-06-13Pittsburgh Pirates activated RHP Dennis Santana.
2024-06-11Pittsburgh Pirates claimed RHP Dennis Santana off waivers from New York Yankees.
2024-06-09New York Yankees designated RHP Dennis Santana for assignment.
2024-04-05New York Yankees selected the contract of RHP Dennis Santana from Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders.
2023-12-07RHP Dennis Santana roster status changed by New York Yankees.
2023-12-07Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders activated RHP Dennis Santana.
2023-12-07RHP Dennis Santana assigned to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders.
2023-12-07New York Yankees signed free agent RHP Dennis Santana to a minor league contract.
2023-08-22RHP Dennis Santana elected free agency.
2023-08-19New York Mets designated RHP Dennis Santana for assignment.
2023-08-16New York Mets selected the contract of RHP Dennis Santana from Syracuse Mets.
2023-05-17New York Mets sent RHP Dennis Santana outright to Syracuse Mets.
2023-05-14New York Mets selected the contract of RHP Dennis Santana from Syracuse Mets.
2023-05-14New York Mets designated RHP Dennis Santana for assignment.
2023-05-14New York Mets designated RHP Dennis Santana for assignment.
2023-04-18New York Mets sent RHP Dennis Santana outright to Syracuse Mets.
2023-04-15New York Mets designated RHP Dennis Santana for assignment.
2023-03-17New York Mets claimed RHP Dennis Santana off waivers from Minnesota Twins.
2023-02-26Minnesota Twins claimed RHP Dennis Santana off waivers from Atlanta Braves.
2022-11-15Texas Rangers traded RHP Dennis Santana to Atlanta Braves for cash.
2022-11-15Atlanta Braves activated RHP Dennis Santana.
2022-08-23Texas Rangers activated RHP Dennis Santana from the 15-day injured list.
2022-08-18Texas Rangers sent RHP Dennis Santana on a rehab assignment to Round Rock Express.
2022-08-18Texas Rangers sent RHP Dennis Santana on a rehab assignment to Round Rock Express.
2022-08-04Texas Rangers placed RHP Dennis Santana on the 15-day injured list retroactive to August 3, 2022. Left ankle sprain.
2022-04-24Texas Rangers activated RHP Dennis Santana from the 10-day injured list.
2022-03-21Texas Rangers placed RHP Dennis Santana on the 10-day injured list.
2022-03-21Texas Rangers activated RHP Dennis Santana.
2021-07-03Texas Rangers recalled RHP Dennis Santana from Round Rock Express.
2021-06-17Texas Rangers optioned RHP Dennis Santana to Round Rock Express.
2021-06-12Los Angeles Dodgers designated RHP Dennis Santana for assignment.
2021-05-27Los Angeles Dodgers optioned RHP Dennis Santana to Oklahoma City Dodgers.
2021-04-26Los Angeles Dodgers activated RHP Dennis Santana from the 10-day injured list.
2021-04-24Los Angeles Dodgers placed RHP Dennis Santana on the 10-day injured list.
2021-04-04Los Angeles Dodgers recalled P Dennis Santana from Dodgers Alternate Training Site.
2021-04-04Los Angeles Dodgers recalled P Dennis Santana.
2021-04-04Los Angeles Dodgers recalled P Dennis Santana.
2021-03-30Los Angeles Dodgers optioned P Dennis Santana to Dodgers Alternate Training Site.
2020-10-28Los Angeles Dodgers activated RHP Dennis Santana.
2020-09-30Los Angeles Dodgers reassigned RHP Dennis Santana to the minor leagues.
2020-09-28Los Angeles Dodgers recalled RHP Dennis Santana from Dodgers Alternate Training Site.
2020-09-12Los Angeles Dodgers optioned RHP Dennis Santana to Dodgers Alternate Training Site.
2019-10-10Dennis Santana roster status changed by Los Angeles Dodgers.
2019-10-03Los Angeles Dodgers reassigned RHP Dennis Santana to the minor leagues.
2019-09-30Los Angeles Dodgers recalled RHP Dennis Santana from Oklahoma City Dodgers.
2019-05-07Oklahoma City Dodgers activated RHP Dennis Santana from the 7-day injured list.
2019-04-26Oklahoma City Dodgers placed RHP Dennis Santana on the 7-day injured list.
2019-04-14Los Angeles Dodgers optioned RHP Dennis Santana to Oklahoma City Dodgers.
2019-04-07Los Angeles Dodgers recalled Dennis Santana from Oklahoma City Dodgers.
2019-03-11Los Angeles Dodgers optioned RHP Dennis Santana to Oklahoma City Dodgers.
2018-11-02Dennis Santana roster status changed by Los Angeles Dodgers.
2018-09-07Los Angeles Dodgers sent RHP Dennis Santana on a rehab assignment to Rancho Cucamonga Quakes.
2018-06-09Los Angeles Dodgers transferred RHP Dennis Santana from the 10-day disabled list to the 60-day disabled list. Right rotator cuff strain.
2018-06-08Los Angeles Dodgers placed RHP Dennis Santana on the 10-day disabled list retroactive to June 5, 2018. Right rotator cuff strain.
2018-05-30Los Angeles Dodgers recalled RHP Dennis Santana from Oklahoma City Dodgers.
2018-05-18RHP Dennis Santana assigned to Oklahoma City Dodgers from Tulsa Drillers.
2018-04-02RHP Dennis Santana assigned to Tulsa Drillers from Oklahoma City Dodgers.
2018-03-11Los Angeles Dodgers optioned RHP Dennis Santana to Oklahoma City Dodgers.
2017-11-20Los Angeles Dodgers selected the contract of Dennis Santana from Tulsa Drillers.
2017-07-20RHP Dennis Santana assigned to Tulsa Drillers from Rancho Cucamonga Quakes.
2017-05-27Rancho Cucamonga Quakes activated RHP Dennis Santana from the 7-day disabled list.
2017-05-18Rancho Cucamonga Quakes placed RHP Dennis Santana on the 7-day disabled list.
2017-04-05RHP Dennis Santana assigned to Rancho Cucamonga Quakes from Great Lakes Loons.
2016-05-30Great Lakes Loons activated RHP Dennis Santana from the 7-day disabled list.
2016-05-21Great Lakes Loons placed RHP Dennis Santana on the 7-day disabled list.
2016-04-03RHP Dennis Santana assigned to Great Lakes Loons from AZL Dodgers.
2015-07-22RHP Dennis Santana assigned to AZL Dodgers from Ogden Raptors.
2015-05-27RHP Dennis Santana assigned to Ogden Raptors from DSL Dodgers.