Abel De Los Santos Mejía (born November 21, 1992) is a Dominican former professional

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. He played in

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(MLB) for the

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and

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Career

Texas Rangers

De Los Santos signed with the Texas Rangers as an international free agent in 2009. Initially a

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, the Rangers converted him into a

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in 2013.

Washington Nationals

After the 2014 season, the Rangers traded De Los Santos and Chris Bostick to the

for

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. De Los Santos began the 2015 season with the

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of the Double–A Eastern League. The Nationals promoted De Los Santos to the major leagues on July 20. He made his major league debut the next day. De Los Santos appeared in two games for the Nationals, before they optioned him to Harrisburg on July 25.

Cincinnati Reds

De Los Santos was claimed off waivers by the

on July 19, 2016. The Reds promoted De Los Santos to the major leagues from the

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of the Double-A Southern League on September 12.

Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim

On October 28, 2016, De Los Santos was claimed off waivers by the

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. De Los Santos was designated for assignment by the Angels on November 18, and sent outright to Triple-A on November 23. He split the 2017 season between three Angels affiliates, the rookie-level AZL Angels, the Double-A

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, and the Triple-A

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, accumulating a 2.95 ERA with 44 strikeouts in 28 total appearances. He elected free agency on November 6, 2017.

Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos

On August 13, 2018, De Los Santos signed with the Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos of the

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. De Los Santos struggled to a 7.59 ERA in 10 games for Dos Laredos. He became a free agent following the season.

Brantford Red Sox

On April 3, 2019, De Los Santos signed with the Brantford Red Sox of the Intercounty Baseball League. De Los Santos worked to a 5.15 ERA with 42 strikeouts in innings of work across 10 games (8 of them starts). He became a free agent after the year.

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1992 births Living people Águilas Cibaeñas players Arizona League Angels players Arizona League Rangers players Cincinnati Reds players Dominican Republic expatriate baseball players in Mexico Dominican Republic expatriate baseball players in the United States Dominican Summer League Rangers players Harrisburg Senators players Hickory Crawdads players Major League Baseball pitchers Major League Baseball players from the Dominican Republic 21st-century Dominican Republic sportsmen Mexican League baseball pitchers Mobile BayBears players Myrtle Beach Pelicans players Pensacola Blue Wahoos players Baseball players from Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic Salt Lake Bees players Salt River Rafters players Spokane Indians players Syracuse Chiefs players Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos players Washington Nationals players {{DominicanRepublic-baseball-pitcher-stub