Ervin Ramon Santana was born on Johan Ramon Santana; December 12,1982 and is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent.
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Ervin Ramon Santana was born on Johan Ramon Santana; December 12,1982 and is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent.
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Ervin Santana has previously played in MLB for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Kansas City Royals, Atlanta Braves, Minnesota Twins, and Chicago White Sox.
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Ervin Santana was born Johan Ramon Ervin Santana, and used that name until 2003.
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Ervin Santana changed his name to avoid having the same name as Venezuelan pitching star Johan Santana.
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Ervin Santana signed with the Anaheim Angels as an amateur free agent on September 2,2000.
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Ervin Santana made his first major league appearance on May 17,2005, against the Cleveland Indians, in which he gave up the pitching version of the cycle in first four batters that he faced.
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Ervin Santana gave up only 5 hits and struck out 7 for his first career victory.
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Ervin Santana then went on the disabled list and was sent back down to the minors to the Angels' Triple-A affiliate, the Salt Lake Bees.
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Ervin Santana pitched well enough to earn a spot on the playoff roster, but was initially left out of the four-man rotation.
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Ervin Santana joined Angels legend Frank Tanana and teammate Joe Saunders, who equaled Tanana the day before.
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Pitching in the 2008 MLB All-Star Game, Ervin Santana gave up a fifth inning homer to Matt Holliday of the Colorado Rockies.
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On September 22,2008, Ervin Santana pitched against the Seattle Mariners, going 8 innings, allowing 5 hits, 1 earned run, and striking out 9 en route to his career-high tying 16th win of the season.
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Ervin Santana finished tied for sixth in the voting for the American League Cy Young Award with Mike Mussina.
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On September 28,2009, Ervin Santana pitched a complete game shutout, becoming the first pitcher in franchise history to pitch a shutout in a game to clinch the Western Division.
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In 2012, Ervin Santana struggled throughout the season, posting an ERA of 5.
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Ervin Santana surrendered a career high 39 home runs, which led the majors for the 2012 season.
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On October 31,2012, Ervin Santana was traded to the Kansas City Royals in exchange for left-handed minor league reliever Brandon Sisk.
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Ervin Santana earned his 100th career win on June 8,2013, against the Houston Astros.
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Ervin Santana proceeded to negotiate with the Toronto Blue Jays, and verbally agreed to a contract but stalled signing it for several days.
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On July 5,2015, Ervin Santana was activated from his 80-game suspension and made his season debut against his former team, the Kansas City Royals.
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Ervin Santana represented Team Dominican Republic at the 2017 World Baseball Classic.
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Ervin Santana pitched seven innings, and earned the win while only allowing one run and two hits.
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Ervin Santana became the first pitcher in the American League to record three complete game shutouts in a season since Rick Porcello in 2014, and the first to do so prior to the All-Star break since Justin Masterson in 2013.
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On February 6,2018, Ervin Santana underwent surgery on his middle finger, delaying his season by 10 to 12 weeks.
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Ervin Santana had discomfort in the finger since the previous season, but there was no serious damage.
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On February 22,2019, Ervin Santana signed a minor league deal with the Chicago White Sox, earning a $4.
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On December 29,2020, Ervin Santana signed a minor league contract with the Kansas City Royals organization.
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