Johan Santana
Johan Santana
Johan Alexander Santana Araqueis a Venezuelan professional baseball starting pitcher who is a free agent. Santana pitched in Major League Baseballfor the Minnesota Twins from 2000 to 2007 and for the New York Mets from 2008 to 2012, sidelined by injury challenges since the 2012 season. A two-time Cy Young Award winner with the Twins, Santana is a four-time All-Star and earned a pitching triple crown in 2006. On June 1, 2012, Santana threw a no-hitter against the St. Louis...
NationalityVenezuelan
ProfessionAthlete
Date of Birth13 March 1979
CountryVenezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
In order for you to win a game, a lot of things have to go right,
I'm not a tourist. ... I want to play the game and pitch.
I knew, coming into this game, that we needed to fight. Tonight, we did a great job from top to bottom.
Am I frustrated about it? No, because I'm always positive about everything that I do. I'm doing my best in order to win a game. It didn't happen, but we're still working on it.
That no-hitter stuff was a long time ago; I don't think that has anything to do with it. I'm just going through a tough time.
In the future, I want to be consistent from Day 1. We're still making adjustments. I still believe that I can be better.
In order for you to win a game, a lot of things have to go right. Your team has to win. Your team has to perform. When you talk about striking out people or ERA, that's personal stuff and where you show people what kind of pitcher you are.
I'm having fun and I'm not even trying to do much. Everything is coming together.
I know what to do when they give me the ball. I know what to do to give this team a chance to win.
I just wanted to be like my dad, Jesus. He was a good shortstop.
I don't try for strikeouts, but batters just swing and miss. I'd exchange strikeouts for more innings. As a starter, my job is to go deep into the game. When you get strikeouts, you throw a lot of pitches and sometimes you come out early.
As a kid, I loved to play centerfield. I loved to make diving catches.
I don't feel my best right now, but at the same time, I'm not trying to find any excuses or anything.
I knew that the Mets had never had a no-hitter. I never had one. This is very special. I knew this means a lot to New York.