Alimber Santa
| Alimber Santa | |
|---|---|
.png) Santa at the 2025 All-Star Futures Game | |
| Houston Astros – No. 72 | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: May 3, 2003 Azua, Dominican Republic | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| May 25, 2026, for the Houston Astros | |
| MLB statistics (through July 8, 2026) | |
| Win–loss record | 0–1 |
| Earned run average | 1.17 |
| Strikeouts | 9 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
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| Career highlights and awards | |
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Alimber Daviel Santa (born May 3, 2003) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the Houston Astros of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2026.
Career
[edit source]On February 28, 2020, Santa signed with the Houston Astros as an international free agent.[1] He did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] Santa made his professional debut in 2021, splitting the season between the Dominican Summer League Astros and rookie-level Florida Complex League Astros. He made three appearances split between the FCL Astros and Single-A Fayetteville Woodpeckers in 2022, pitching to a 13.50 earned run average (ERA) with four strikeouts over two innings pitched.[3]
Santa returned to Fayetteville for the 2023 season, registering a 3-9 record and 5.98 ERA with 119 strikeouts across 87+1⁄3 innings pitched.[4] He split the 2024 season between the FCL Astros, the Single-A Fayetteville Woodpeckers, and Double-A Corpus Christi Hooks. In 19 appearances for the three affiliates, Santa posted a combined 1-2 record and 6.47 ERA with 49 strikeouts and one save across 40+1⁄3 innings pitched.[5]
Santa began the 2025 season with Double-A Corpus Christi. He was selected to represent the Astros organization at the 2025 All-Star Futures Game.[6]
On May 22, 2026, Santa was selected to the 40-man roster and promoted to the major leagues for the first time.[7] He made his MLB debut on May 25, pitching the final two innings of a combined no-hitter against the Texas Rangers.[8] Santa's first career strikeout secured the final out of the combined no-hitter.[9] Santa finished the no-hitter in relief of the starter, Tatsuya Imai and reliever Steven Okert. Santa became just the second pitcher in MLB history to pitch in a no-hitter in their major league debut. The first was Bumpus Jones, who did so in 1892 for the Cincinnati Reds.[10]
References
[edit source]- ↑ "This Astros' RHP prospect is making noise in Double-A". mlb.com. Retrieved July 2, 2025.
- ↑ "2020 Minor League Baseball season cancelled". mlb.com. Retrieved July 2, 2025.
- ↑ "Alimber Santa - Stats - Pitching". fangraphs.com. Retrieved July 2, 2025.
- ↑ "Alimber Santa Stats & Scouting Report". baseballamerica.com. Retrieved July 2, 2025.
- ↑ "Alimber Santa Selected to Futures Game". milb.com. Retrieved July 2, 2025.
- ↑ "Astros prospects Brice Matthews, Alimber Santa picked for MLB All-Star Futures Game". houstonchronicle.com. Retrieved July 2, 2025.
- ↑ "Astros' Santa is coming to town, and he throws 94! (source)". MLB.com. Retrieved May 23, 2026.
- ↑ Axisa, Mike (May 26, 2026). "Astros throw no-hitter vs. Rangers: Three pitchers combine for MLB's first no-no since 2024". CBS Sports. Retrieved May 26, 2026.
- ↑ "Astros combine on MLB's 1st no-hitter since 2024". MLB.com. Retrieved 2026-05-26.
- ↑ "Astros throw no-hitter vs. Rangers: Three pitchers combine for MLB's first no-no since 2024". CBS Sports. 2026-05-26. Retrieved 2026-05-26.
External links
[edit source]- Career statistics from MLB · Baseball Reference · Baseball Reference (Minors)
- 2003 births
- Living people
- 21st-century Dominican Republic sportsmen
- Baseball players from Azua Province
- Corpus Christi Hooks players
- Dominican Republic expatriate baseball players in the United States
- Dominican Summer League Astros players
- Fayetteville Woodpeckers players
- Florida Complex League Astros players
- Houston Astros players
- Major League Baseball pitchers
- Major League Baseball players from the Dominican Republic
- Sugar Land Space Cowboys players