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)
I wasn't surprised at all. That's the way we do it. In our countries, fans go beyond the game. It's about passion. It's about loving the game. When it comes down to that, in the Latin countries, we do a pretty good job.
When it comes to that in Latin countries, I think we do a pretty good job. Nothing against anybody. I think American fans are great, too. It's just that it's a different feeling, especially when you represent your country.
That means you're doing something good and the fans are enjoying what they're watching, ... So it's always good to make people happy I don't think there can be any better feeling than that.
That means you're doing something good, and the fans are enjoying what they're watching, ... So it's always good to make people happy ... I don't think there can be any better feeling than that.
In our country, our fans go beyond the game. It's not just about being a fan. There's passion. There's pride.
In our countries, fans go beyond the game. It's about passion.
To see all the fans getting into it, that's pretty special.
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.