Roel Santos

{{Infobox baseball biography

|name=Roel Santos

|image=170624 Roel Santos.jpg

|caption=Santos with the Chiba Lotte Marines

|position=Outfielder

|team=Olmecas de Tabasco

|number=72

|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1987|9|15}}

|birth_place=Granma, Cuba

|bats=Left

|throws=Left

|debutleague=NPB

|debutdate=May 31

|debutyear=2017

|debutteam=Chiba Lotte Marines

| statyear = 2017 season

|statleague = NPB

| stat1label = Batting average

| stat1value = .250

| stat2label = Hits

| stat2value = 45

| stat3label = Home runs

| stat3value = 3

| stat4label = Runs batted in

| stat4value = 8

|teams=

Chiba Lotte Marines ({{npby|2017}})

| medaltemplates =

{{Medal|Country|{{bb|CUB}}}}

}}

Roel Santos Martinez (born May 22, 1987) is a Cuban professional baseball outfielder for the Olmecas de Tabasco of the Mexican League and the Alazanes de Granma of the Cuban National Series. He has previously played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Chiba Lotte Marines.

Career

=Québec Capitales=

In 2016, Santos played for the Québec Capitales of the Canadian American Association of Professional Baseball.{{cite web | title=How a Quebec baseball team is changing the game for Cuba| website=CBC | date=28 March 2016 | url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/quebec-city-capitales-cuba-baseball-1.3657755 | access-date=11 May 2023}} In 78 games for Québec, Santos slashed .301/.370/.353 with 1 home run and 34 RBI.

=Chiba Lotte Marines=

On May 18, 2017, Santos signed with the Chiba Lotte Marines of Nippon Professional Baseball. In 66 games for the club, Santos hit .250/.282/.356 with 3 home runs and 8 RBI.

=Olmecas de Tabasco=

On June 21, 2019, Santos signed with the Olmecas de Tabasco of the Mexican League. He did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the LMB season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.{{Cite web|url=https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2020/07/mexican-league-cancels-2020-season.html|title=Mexican League Cancels 2020 Season|website=MLB Trade Rumors|date=July 2020 }} He later became a free agent. On July 19, 2021, Santos re-signed with the Olmecas.{{cite web|url=https://olmecastabasco.mx/nota/166/Roel-Santos-regresa-a-Olmecas-para-aportar-su-explosividad|title=Roel Santos regresa a Olmecas para aportar su explosividad|website=olmecastabasco.mx|language=ES|access-date=July 19, 2021}}

In 2023, Santos played in 63 games for Tabasco, batting .310/.382/.452 with 4 home runs, 30 RBI, and 8 stolen bases.

=Conspiradores de Querétaro=

On March 5, 2024, Santos was traded to the Conspiradores de Querétaro of the Mexican League.{{Cite web|title=LMB: Movimientos en listas de reserva - 5 de marzo de 2024|url=https://www.milb.com/mexican/news/lmb-movimientos-en-listas-de-reserva-5-de-marzo-de-2024|access-date=March 6, 2024|website=milb.com|language=en}} In 35 games, he batted .356/.447/.496 with 2 home runs, 22 RBI, and 9 stolen bases.

=Olmecas de Tabasco (second stint)=

On July 5, 2024, Santos was traded back to the Olmecas de Tabasco of the Mexican League.{{Cite web|title=Roel Santos Stats, Age, Position, Height, Weight, Fantasy & News|url=https://www.milb.com/player/roel-santos-661270|access-date=July 6, 2024|website=milb.com|language=en}}

International career

Santos played for the Cuba national baseball team in the 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games, 2015 Pan American Games, 2017 World Baseball Classic, 2019 Pan American Games,{{cite web |url=http://www.cadenagramonte.cu/english/show/articles/26064:cuban-outfielder-roel-santos-says-he-will-have-great-performance-in-wbc |title=Cuban outfielder Roel Santos says he will have great performance in WBC |website=www.cadenagramonte.cu |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170315175216/http://www.cadenagramonte.cu/english/show/articles/26064:cuban-outfielder-roel-santos-says-he-will-have-great-performance-in-wbc |archive-date=2017-03-15}} and 2023 World Baseball Classic.{{Cite web|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/cuba-world-baseball-classic-roster-2023|title=White Sox stars set to lead Team Cuba|website=MLB.com}}