Carlos Santana CLE 1B S 

Born: 04/08/1986 Age: 39

FanGraphs Player Page

2025 OPL OPL Player Page

Signed By

James Howard Thome for $1

On MLB 40-man: YES
Acquired: Free Agent (MIN) Dec'24

Sun 4/27 Mon 4/28 Tue 4/29
5Batting 5 BOS 3-13 F MIN 6:10 PM EDT MIN 6:10 PM EDT

Positions
1B
2026 Earned Positions
1B

All Leagues
Average $1.57 Median $1.00
FanGraphs Points
Average $1.64 Median $1.00

All Leagues
Average $1.30 Median $1.00
FanGraphs Points
Average $1.40 Median $1.00

Roster%
22.63%
Change
7Day 1.22%
30Day 3.06%

2025 OPL 2025 OPL Round 1
OPL Roster%
0.83%
OPL Average Salary
$1.00


April 27, 2025 10:34 AM : Santana went 0-for-1 with a walk and an RBI in the first game of Saturday's doubleheader against Boston. He did not play in the nightcap.
Analysis: Santana produced a run with a sacrifice fly during Cleveland's four-run first inning, just his second RBI over the last 12 games. His batting average has dipped to .202 following a stretch of 23 at-bats without a hit.

MLB Stats

Batting

YearTeamGPA AB H 2B 3B HR BB HBP SB CS P/G Pts
2010CLE4619215039130637130 6.13 282.20
2011CLE1556585521323522797253 5.5 852.00
2012CLE1436095071282721891335 5.19 742.40
2013CLE1546425411453912093431 5.66 871.70
2014CLE15266054112525027113352 5.51 837.20
2015CLE154666550127292191083113 5.07 780.80
2016CLE1586885821513133499252 6.31 997.10
2017CLE1546675711483732388651 5.76 887.10
2018PHI16167956012828224110121 5.02 809.00
2019CLE15868657316130134108340 6.84 1081.50
2020CLE602552064170847100 4.39 263.10
2021KCR1586595651211501986320 3.83 605.50
2022KCR5221217638100436000 4.07 211.40
2022SEA7929425549801535200 3.73 294.60
2023PIT94393345812501245060 4.68 440.30
2023MIL5222620551811120000 5.25 272.90
2024MIN1505945211242602365640 4.57 685.60
2025CLE2510794192029210 2.88 71.90

MILB Stats

Batting

YearTeamGPA AB H 2B 3B HR BB HBP SB CS P/G Pts
2006LAD (R)371681324051730140 7.53 278.60
2006LAD (A+)5422319853102323103 4.28 231.00
2007LAD (A)8633429265201740153 3.79 325.60
2008LAD (A+)994343501133441469474 7.65 756.90
2008CLE (A+)291261053751620030 8.43 244.50
2008CLE (AA)28810010000 3.5 7.00
2009CLE (AA)1305354281243022390722 6.69 870.20
2010CLE (AAA)57246196621411345360 8.34 475.10
2012CLE (A)14410010000 11 11.00

Recent Games

Last 10 MLB Games

DateTeamOpponentPAABHBB2B 3BHRRRBIHBPSFSBCS Pts
Apr 26, 2025 CLE BOS 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 5.00
Apr 23, 2025 CLE NYY 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -4.00
Apr 22, 2025 CLE NYY 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -4.00
Apr 21, 2025 CLE NYY 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -4.00
Apr 20, 2025 CLE @PIT 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1.00
Apr 19, 2025 CLE @PIT 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -4.00
Apr 18, 2025 CLE @PIT 5 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 4.60
Apr 17, 2025 CLE @BAL 4 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.60
Apr 16, 2025 CLE @BAL 4 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.20
Apr 15, 2025 CLE @BAL 5 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.60
Totals 43 38 5 2 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 0 0 2.00

Avg Salary & Roster%

Last 30 days

2026 Position Eligibility Progress

To gain eligibility, a player must have 5 GS or 10 G at a position in the majors, or 20 G at a position in the minors.

Transaction History

Date Transaction Type Team Salary
February 3, 2013 3:34 PM add Long Island Lollygag $29
July 19, 2013 4:28 PM move James Howard Thome (from Long Island Lollygag) $29
October 11, 2013 2:45 PM increase James Howard Thome $31
November 16, 2013 2:04 AM increase James Howard Thome $32
November 18, 2013 2:46 PM move Coastal Empire (from James Howard Thome) $32
October 8, 2014 11:01 PM increase Coastal Empire $34
November 19, 2014 4:20 PM move North of Sixtwo (from Coastal Empire) $34
July 24, 2015 11:00 PM move Thunder Gone (from North of Sixtwo) $34
October 5, 2015 8:18 AM increase Thunder Gone $36
December 15, 2015 3:02 PM move Earl's Pearls (from Thunder Gone) $36
December 15, 2015 4:36 PM cut Earl's Pearls $18
February 28, 2016 8:08 PM add Earl's Pearls $14
March 3, 2016 12:25 PM move Finding Out True Love is Blind (from Earl's Pearls) $14
March 23, 2016 5:16 PM move Earl's Pearls (from Finding Out True Love is Blind) $14
May 18, 2016 12:49 PM move Slow Worm (from Earl's Pearls) $14
October 7, 2016 12:42 PM increase Slow Worm $16
November 15, 2016 8:16 AM increase Slow Worm $17
December 11, 2016 2:41 PM move Thunder Gone (from Slow Worm) $17
December 23, 2016 12:06 PM move Earl's Pearls (from Thunder Gone) $17
December 27, 2016 8:05 PM move Ripken Rally Caps 🧢 (from Earl's Pearls) $17
April 27, 2017 10:35 AM move Earl's Pearls (from Ripken Rally Caps 🧢) $17
May 6, 2017 8:58 AM move Finding Out True Love is Blind (from Earl's Pearls) $17
May 27, 2017 7:22 AM move Coastal Empire (from Finding Out True Love is Blind) $17
October 7, 2017 1:52 AM increase Coastal Empire $19
November 20, 2017 6:24 PM move Thunder Gone (from Coastal Empire) $19
October 12, 2018 12:47 PM increase Thunder Gone $21
January 31, 2019 7:54 PM cut Thunder Gone $11
March 3, 2019 9:28 PM add Long Island Lollygag $20
October 4, 2019 4:51 PM increase Long Island Lollygag $22
January 29, 2020 11:46 AM cut Long Island Lollygag $0
March 22, 2020 10:24 PM add Thunder Gone $18
September 30, 2020 7:10 PM increase Thunder Gone $20
January 31, 2021 6:35 PM cut Thunder Gone $0
March 7, 2021 10:05 PM add ⚾️Otto Five⚾️ $5
October 9, 2021 4:04 AM increase ⚾️Otto Five⚾️ $7
November 26, 2021 9:29 PM cut ⚾️Otto Five⚾️ $0
February 26, 2025 4:23 AM add James Howard Thome $1

Recent Trades for Carlos Santana in FanGraphs Points

Date Proposing Team Proposing Team Gives Accepting Team Accepting Team Gives
August 26, 2024 9:13 PM Barreled Up BigKlu Carlos Santana MIN 1B S $1 
Marcell Ozuna ATL Util R $4 
Robbie Ray SFG SP L $4 
Juan Yepez WSN AAA 1B R $1
Juan Soto NYY OF L $70
 Little Pine Tar on my bat III Freddie Freeman LAD 1B L $52
Reynaldo Lopez ATL SP R $6 60IL
Ranger Suarez PHI AAA SP L $5 15IL 
Tyler Fitzgerald SFG 2B/SS/OF R $3 
Gavin Stone LAD SP R $5 60IL
March 28, 2024 1:23 PM 🍅Jersey Fresh Tomatoes🍅 Carlos Santana MIN 1B S $2 
Mike Clevinger SDP SP/RP R $3
 Starship Titanic 🚀 Griffin Jax MIN RP R $4
Kerry Carpenter DET OF L $8 
$3 loan
May 3, 2023 9:01 AM TGI Friedays Carlos Santana PIT 1B S $1 
 Jack Holliday Chicken Strips Drew Smith NYM RP R $1 60IL
March 30, 2023 10:11 AM Ballpark Beers 🍺 Yoan Moncada CHW 3B S $2 10IL 
 The Bearded Yankee 🧔‍♂️ Carlos Santana PIT 1B S $1 
June 21, 2022 1:00 PM Starship Titanic 🚀 Brandon Drury CHW AAA 1B/2B/3B R $1 OUT
 Wilson's Privateers ☠️ Carlos Santana KCR 1B S $1 
Marco Luciano SFG AAA 2B/SS/OF R $6
$6 loan
August 22, 2021 10:19 AM Like and Subscribe 💎🙌 Carlos Santana KCR 1B S $8 
Gavin Lux LAD 2B/OF L $6 
$6 loan 		BackDoor Sliders C.J. Cron COL Util R $4
July 14, 2021 9:03 AM PICKLE DICK Carlos Santana KCR 1B S $3 
Sean Murphy OAK C R $5 
 🌶️ El Picante 🌶️ Paul Goldschmidt STL 1B R $29 
Mike Zunino TBR Util R $2
$23 loan
June 10, 2021 7:20 PM Cespedes' Neon Sleeve Carlos Santana KCR 1B S $5 
Charlie Blackmon COL OF L $19
Blake Treinen OAK RP R $2 15IL
$20 loan 		Bulldoggos 869 George Kirby SEA SP R $2 15IL 
Corbin Carroll ARI OF L $2 
June 10, 2021 2:12 PM Caimans 🐊 J.P. Feyereisen TBR SP/RP R $2 
Asa Lacy KCR AA Util L $1
 Hungry Hungry Homers Carlos Santana KCR 1B S $2 
June 1, 2021 11:51 AM The Fish 🐠 Carlos Santana KCR 1B S $3 
 I Got Matsui. 🍶 Nick Lodolo CIN SP L $2