Rafael Silvaido Landestoy Santana (born May 28, 1953) is a retired

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player. Landestoy played eight major league seasons with the Houston Astros, Cincinnati Reds, and

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. He amassed 291 hits, a .237

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, and four home runs, primarily as a middle infielder. On October 10, 1984 he was released by the Los Angeles Dodgers. Landestoy is now the manager for

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in the Dominican Republic. He also currently serves as the International Field Coordinator for the

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, a position he has held since 2008.

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