Fautino De Los Santos (born February 15, 1986) is a Dominican former

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. He played in

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for the

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in 2011 and 2012 and he played for the Musashi Heat Bears in Japan's

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Professional career

Chicago White Sox (2006–2008)

De Los Santos began his career in the

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organization as a

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. He played well in the

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in 2006. In 2007, he split time between Single-A

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and Advanced-A

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Oakland Athletics (2008–2012)

In January 2008, he was traded along with

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and

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to the Athletics for

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. In 2008, he pitched for Single-A Stockton, but was out for much of the 2008 and 2009 seasons after undergoing

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to repair an injured elbow. He finished 2009 with the

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and was added to the Athletics' 40-man roster after the season ended. De Los Santos began 2010 back with the Stockton Ports and was promoted to the Double-A

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where he spent most of the season. Despite finishing 2010 with a disappointing 6.54 ERA in 25 appearances with Midland, De Los Santos performed well in 2011 and quickly climbed the ranks. He was promoted to the Triple-A

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on May 5. On May 20, after just 6 innings pitched in 5 appearances in Triple-A, De Los Santos received his first major-league call-up to the Athletics when

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and

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were placed on the

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. However, since both injured pitchers were in the team's starting rotation, De Los Santos was sent back down again four days later without having made an appearance to make room for the promotion of a starter,

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. On June 3, De Los Santos was again called up to the Athletics when

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, another reliever, was placed on

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. In his major-league debut on June 4, De Los Santos faced one batter, the

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, and struck him out. In his second appearance, though, De Los Santos gave up a hit and then two

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es in the same

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, allowing a run in one inning. In an unexpected move, the Athletics decided to keep De Los Santos with the team when Balfour returned from leave, because their bullpen had been depleted in the previous night's 14-inning game, designating backup

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for assignment instead.

Milwaukee Brewers (2012)

On July 28, 2012, De Los Santos was traded to the

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for catcher George Kottaras.

San Diego Padres (2013)

On February 6, 2013, De Los Santos was claimed off waivers by the

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. Later that year, he was one of 20 players named in connection to

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, who allegedly gave

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to professional players. On August 5, 2013, he agreed to a 50-game suspension for his role in the scandal while in Arizona recovering from right shoulder surgery.SanDiego.Padres.MLB.com
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Diablos Rojos del México (2018)

On July 2, 2018, De Los Santos signed with the

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of the

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. He was released on August 14, 2018.

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