28 Facts About Benito Santiago

Benito Santiago Rivera was born on March 9,1965, and is a Puerto Rican former professional baseball player.

Benito Santiago played as a catcher in Major League Baseball from 1986 to 2005, most prominently as a member of the San Diego Padres, with whom he was a four-time Silver Slugger Award winner as well as a three-time Gold Glove Award winner.

In 2015, Santiago was inducted into the San Diego Padres Hall of Fame.

Benito Santiago was signed as an amateur free agent by the San Diego Padres on September 1,1982.

The next year, Benito Santiago established a Major League record for a rookie by hitting safely in 34 straight games.

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Benito Santiago was the unanimous selection for the 1987 National League Rookie of the Year Award.

Benito Santiago was known for his ability to throw out would be base stealers from a kneeling position.

Benito Santiago was awarded the first of three consecutive Gold Glove Awards in 1988.

Benito Santiago claimed his second successive Silver Slugger Award as the Padres improved to finish in third place in the National League Western Division.

Benito Santiago was awarded the 1989 National League Gold Glove Award for catchers, as the Padres climbed to second place in the season's final standings.

Benito Santiago was named as a reserve player for the National League team in the 1990 All-Star Game and won his third consecutive Gold Glove Award.

Benito Santiago was disillusioned when the Padres traded away players such as Joe Carter and Jack Clark.

Benito Santiago returned to arbitration before the 1992 season, this time winning a $3.

Benito Santiago is unusual for his uniform number; from 1991 to 1994, Benito Santiago wore a jersey with the number 09, making him one of the only major professional sports players to have ever worn a jersey with a leading zero as part of his uniform number.

On December 16,1992, Benito Santiago signed with the newly established franchise Florida Marlins and hit the first home run in team history.

Benito Santiago hit a home run in four consecutive at bats in the same season.

Benito Santiago ended the season with a career-high 30 home runs, along with 85 runs batted in, for the last place Phillies.

Benito Santiago then signed a contract to play for the Blue Jays where he lost almost the entire 1998 season to a serious injury sustained in a car crash in Florida.

Benito Santiago played in 133 games and helped the Giants finish in second place, two games behind the Arizona Diamondbacks in the National League West.

Benito Santiago shared the 2001 Willie Mac Award with Mark Gardner, which recognized the spirit and leadership of each.

Benito Santiago hit two home runs in the series along with 6 runs batted in, and was awarded the League Championship Series Most Valuable Player Award as the Giants defeated the Cardinals in five games.

The Pirates let Benito Santiago go after a mere 23 at-bats in favor of giving playing time to young David Ross.

Benito Santiago signed with the New York Mets to a minor-league contract, but he appeared in only a handful of games.

Benito Santiago opted out of his Triple-A contract, but did not play in the major leagues in 2006.

Benito Santiago was inducted into the San Diego Padres Hall of Fame on August 8,2015.

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Five-time All-Star, Benito Santiago was known for his strong defensive skills, leading National League catchers three times in assists, once in fielding percentage and once in baserunners caught stealing.

In 2003, Benito Santiago was named by FBI investigators as one of the athletes alleged to have received anabolic steroids.

Benito Santiago was linked to performance enhancers in the book Game of Shadows.