Santiago Casilla was born on July 25,1980 and is a Dominican former professional baseball relief pitcher.
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40 Facts About Santiago Casilla
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Santiago Casilla played in Major League Baseball from 2004 to 2018 for the Oakland Athletics and San Francisco Giants.
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Santiago Casilla originally signed with Oakland under the name of Jairo Garcia, listing his birthdate as 1983.
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Santiago Casilla debuted with Oakland in 2004, pitching briefly for them that year and the next.
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Santiago Casilla appeared in 51 games in 2008, then was allowed to become a free agent after posting a 5.
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Santiago Casilla won the World Series with the Giants that fall; he won World Series championships in 2012 and 2014, one of only eight players with the team for all three championships.
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Santiago Casilla replaced Brian Wilson as the closer for the Giants in late 2011 and again at the beginning of 2012, when Wilson was injured.
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Sergio Romo replaced him as the closer halfway through 2012, but Santiago Casilla reclaimed the role in 2014, holding it until the end of 2016.
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Santiago Casilla pitched the first half of 2018 with them, then finished the year in the minor leagues for the Colorado Rockies.
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Santiago Casilla was born on July 25,1980, in San Cristobal, Dominican Republic.
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Santiago Casilla wanted to be a baseball player, but he was still unsigned at the age of 19, and most Major League Baseball scouts in the Dominican Republic were more interested in signing younger prospects.
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Santiago Casilla made his professional debut with the rookie league Dominican Summer League Athletics in 2000.
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Santiago Casilla finished the year with three starts for the Canadians, losing all of them and posting a 7.
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Santiago Casilla participated in extended spring training in 2003, delaying the start of his minor league season until May 19, when he was assigned to the Kane County Cougars of the Single-A Midwest League.
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In January 2006, during the MLB offseason, Santiago Casilla had his agent tell the Athletics his real name and age.
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Santiago Casilla stepped into a depleted bullpen that had lost Huston Street, Justin Duchscherer, and Kiko Calero to the disabled list.
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Santiago Casilla again pitched for the Leones in the offseason, this time making 15 appearances.
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Santiago Casilla signed a minor league contract with the San Francisco Giants on January 2,2010.
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Santiago Casilla got two outs in the eighth inning before left-hander Javier Lopez was summoned to finish the inning.
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Santiago Casilla earned his first World Series ring as the Giants won the series in five games to win their first title since 1954.
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Santiago Casilla returned to the Giants in 2011, but after pitching on Opening Day, he was placed on the disabled list with inflammation in his right elbow.
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In 2012, Santiago Casilla took over as the Giants closer again after Wilson was injured and lost for the season in April.
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Santiago Casilla converted 20 of his first 21 save opportunities but blew 5 of his next 9 save situations, posting a 7.
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Santiago Casilla appeared in all five games of the NLDS against the Cincinnati Reds.
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On December 17,2012, Santiago Casilla received a contract extension for $15 million over three years, along with an option for a fourth season.
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On May 22,2014, Santiago Casilla was placed on the disabled list after tweaking his hamstring while running to first base.
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However, Santiago Casilla got most of the opportunities for the rest of the season.
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Santiago Casilla made only two appearances in the World Series against the Kansas City Royals, recording an out apiece in Games 2 and 3, both losses.
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Santiago Casilla was first Giant to pitch an immaculate inning since Trevor Wilson did so in 1992.
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Santiago Casilla tied with Francisco Rodriguez for fifth in the NL in saves.
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Santiago Casilla finished sixth in the NL with 31 saves but led the NL and tied with Nate Jones for the major league lead in blown saves, with nine.
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Santiago Casilla's 123 saves rank sixth on the franchise's all-time list.
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Steward suggested that had Santiago Casilla not pitched for the Giants, the team would not have won any of those World Series.
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On January 20,2017, Santiago Casilla signed a two-year, $11 million contract with the Oakland Athletics.
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Santiago Casilla was expected to compete for the closer's role, though Jane Lee of MLB.
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Santiago Casilla spent the rest of 2018 with the PCL's Albuquerque Isotopes.
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Santiago Casilla worked with a prototypical power pitcher repertoire, chiefly throwing a low to mid-90s two-seam fastball and a hard-breaking slider.
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Santiago Casilla stopped throwing the curveball from 2007 through 2009.
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Santiago Casilla brought it back over 10 percent of the time in 2010, throwing it at least 20 percent of the time from 2014 through the end of his career.
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Santiago Casilla's brother, Jose, was a pitcher in the Giants system from 2006 through 2016, making it as far as Triple-A, though he never reached the major leagues.
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