Julio Franklin Santana (born January 20, 1974) is a former professional

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. Santana appeared in the inaugural season of the

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and, along with

Esteban Yan Esteban Luis Yan (born June 22, 1975) is a Dominican former professional baseball pitcher. He played in all or parts of 11 seasons in Major League Baseball. At , , he batted and threw ri ...

, was one of the last players from the 1998 Devil Rays active in professional baseball before his last season in 2012 with the

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. His uncle is former MLB All-Star outfielder

Rico Carty Ricardo Adolfo Jacobo Carty (born September 1, 1939), nicknamed "Beeg Boy", is a Dominican former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as an outfielder from 1963 to 1979, most prominently as a member of the Atlanta Br ...

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