| Enyel De Los Santos | |
|---|---|
_(cropped).jpg) De Los Santos with the Guardians in 2022 | |
| Atlanta Braves – No. 61 | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: (1995-12-25)December 25, 1995 (age 29) San Pedro de Macoris,Dominican Republic | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| July 10, 2018, for the Philadelphia Phillies | |
| MLB statistics (through May 5, 2025) | |
| Win–loss record | 15–7 |
| Earned run average | 4.43 |
| Strikeouts | 278 |
Stats atBaseball Reference  | |
| Teams | |
Enyel De Los Santos Polanco (born December 25, 1995) is a Dominican professionalbaseballpitcher for theAtlanta Braves ofMajor League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for thePhiladelphia Phillies,Pittsburgh Pirates,Cleveland Guardians,San Diego Padres,New York Yankees, andChicago White Sox. De Los Santos signed with theSeattle Mariners as an internationalfree agent in 2014 and made his MLB debut with the Phillies in 2018.
De Los Santos was born inSan Pedro de Macorís, in theDominican Republic.[1] He attended Liceo Gastón Fernández de Lino.[2]
TheSeattle Mariners signed De Los Santos as an internationalfree agent on July 17, 2014.[1] De Los Santos made his professional debut in 2015, and spent the season with both theAZL Mariners and theEverett AquaSox, posting a combined 6–0 record and 3.47 ERA with 71 strikeouts in62+1⁄3 innings between both teams.[3]
On November 12, 2015, the Mariners traded De Los Santos and Nelson Ward to theSan Diego Padres forJoaquín Benoit.[4] The Padres assigned De Los Santos to the Single–AFort Wayne TinCaps to begin the 2016 season. After pitching to a 3–2 record and 2.91 ERA in 11 games (seven starts), he was promoted to the High–ALake Elsinore Storm, where he finished the season, going 5–3 with a 4.35 ERA in 15 games started, and was aMidwest League All Star.[5][6]
In 2017, De Los Santos pitched for theSan Antonio Missions of theDouble–ATexas League, where he went 10–6 with a 3.78 ERA (8th in the league) and a 1.19 WHIP (5th) in 26 games (24 starts), with 138 strikeouts (3rd in the league) in 150 innings.[7][8] He was the Texas League Pitcher of the Week on both April 16 and August 13.[6]
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On December 15, 2017, the Padres traded De Los Santos to thePhiladelphia Phillies in exchange forFreddy Galvis.[9][10] He began the 2018 season with theLehigh Valley IronPigs of theTriple–AInternational League.[11][12] He was the Phillies Minor League Co-Pitcher of the Month for April.[13] De Los Santos was selected to represent the Phillies at the 2018All-Star Futures Game.[14] He was also elected to theTriple–A All Star Game.[15] With Lehigh Valley in 2018 he was 10–5 with a 2.63 ERA (2nd in the International League), with 110 strikeouts in126+2⁄3 innings, a WHIP of 1.16 (2nd), and an opponents batting average of .226 (3rd).[1][13]
The Phillies promoted De Los Santos to the major leagues for the first time on July 10, 2018.[15] He made his debut the same day, earning the win after allowing three runs and striking out 6 batters over 61⁄3 innings in a spot start against theNew York Mets, and was optioned back to the IronPigs after the game.[16][17] Coincidentally, the starting pitcher for the Mets in that game wasDrew Gagnon, who was also making his Major League debut. In 2018 with the Phillies, he was 1–0 with a 4.74 ERA with 15 strikeouts in 19 innings.[1]
In 2019 with Lehigh Valley, De Los Santos went 5–7 with a 4.40 ERA in94+2⁄3 innings over 19 starts.[1] In 2019 with the Phillies he was 0–1 with a 7.36 ERA in 11 innings over five games (one start).[1] When rosters for theCOVID-19 pandemic-shorted 2020 season were reduced, he was sent to Lehigh Valley.[18] De Los Santos wasdesignated for assignment on August 9, 2020. On August 15, he was sent outright to Triple-A.[19] De Los Santos did not appear for the organization in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of theCOVID-19 pandemic.[20]
On May 4, 2021, De Los Santos had his contract selected back to the active roster.[21] De Los Santos pitched 28 innings for the Phillies, posting a 6.75 ERA. On September 12, the Phillies designated De Los Santos for assignment once more.[22]
A day after De Los Santos was designated for assigned by the Phillies, he was claimed off waivers by thePittsburgh Pirates.[23] In 7 games for Pittsburgh, he logged a 4.91 ERA with 6 strikeouts over7+1⁄3 innings of work. On November 5, 2021, the Pirates outrighted De Los Santos to Triple-A Indianapolis, removing him from their 40-man roster.[24] De Los Santos refused the minor league assignment and elected free agency two days later.
On December 1, 2021, De Los Santos signed a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training with theCleveland Guardians.He did not make the Opening Day roster.[25] After beginning the 2022 season with theTriple–AColumbus Clippers, the Guardians selected De Los Santos' contract as a COVID-19 replacement player on April 20.[26] De Los Santos was returned to the minor leagues on May 8. The Guardians selected De Los Santos' contract once more on May 9.[citation needed] On September 27, De Los Santos pitched animmaculate inning against the Tampa Bay Rays.[27]
In 2022, De Los Santos was 5–0 with a 3.04 ERA in53+1⁄3 innings, with a 1.069 WHIP.[28] In 2023, De Los Santos made 70 appearances out of thebullpen for the Guardians, registering a 3.29 ERA with 62 strikeouts across65+2⁄3 innings of work.[29]
On November 17, 2023, the Guardians traded De Los Santos to the Padres in exchange forScott Barlow.[30] In 44 appearances for San Diego in 2024, De Los Santos compiled a 4.46 ERA with 48 strikeouts across40+1⁄3 innings pitched.
On July 30, 2024, the Padres traded De Los Santos and Thomas Balboni Jr. to theNew York Yankees in exchange forBrandon Lockridge.[31][32] In 5 games for the Yankees, he struggled to a 14.21 ERA with 5 strikeouts across6+1⁄3 innings pitched. On August 14, De Los Santos was designated for assignment by the Yankees.[33]
On August 17, 2024, De Los Santos was claimed off waivers by theChicago White Sox.[34] In 15 appearances for Chicago, he compiled a 3.63 ERA with 13 strikeouts across17+1⁄3 innings pitched. On November 22, the White Sox non–tendered De Los Santos, making him a free agent.[35]
On December 15, 2024, De Los Santos signed a minor league contract with theAtlanta Braves.[36] On March 21, 2025, the Braves selected De Los Santos' contract after he made the team'sOpening Day roster.[37]
