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)
Even if we don't have a chance to win our division, we're still the champions from last year, ... They know they have to play hard to take it. We'll never give up. I, personally, will never give up. I'll do my best until the season is over.
It's the first time I've had the opportunity to represent my country. It is (an All-Star lineup) You'll see the best in the world on both teams. That's something that we're looking forward to, not just me but everybody. In order for you to be the best you have to beat the best. It's the same way for them. We've got a great team too. It's going to be a great challenge. It's going to be interesting and fun to watch.
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.
It's good to be compared with Randy Johnson, and it's wonderful to be compared to all the best pitchers in the game.
When you hear from other players and they're telling you you're the best pitcher in baseball, that makes you feel really good.
What's going to happen in spring training, we don't know. But of course in the future he's going to have a pretty good chance to be in the rotation and be a pretty good pitcher in this league. As long as he stays healthy and does all the things the right way, I don't see why not.
We showed what Latin baseball was all about. We showed the passion of the game.
The season is not over yet. Those guys have to go out there and play the game like they were at the beginning of the season.
They are a hot team and I didn't get the job done,
Everything was working, ... I was trying to stay aggressive.
Even though they pulled me out, I still felt strong. Those guys are pretty good. They make you work and go deep into the count.
Even though they pulled me out, I still felt strong.
Sometimes, people talk about performances and everything, ... I've been doing the same thing I've been doing. It hasn't worked out as we wanted as a team. For you to win a game, a lot of things have to go right. It's not just about one guy, one pitcher, one hitter. It's about the team and that's it. There's nothing you can do about it personally.
At this point in the season, compared to a couple of years ago, I feel much better.