Benito Santiago Jr. (born June 22, 1989) is a Puerto Rican professional basketball player for Mets de Guaynabo in the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN), the top tier basketball league in Puerto Rico. He played college basketball for Cumberlands. He is a former baseball player, just like his father.

Personal life

Santiago is the son of former Major League Baseball player Benito Santiago.

Baseball career

Santiago was selected in the 31st round of the

2010 Major League Baseball draft The 2010 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft was held on June 7–9, 2010 at the MLB Network Studios in Secaucus, New Jersey. First-round selections The draft order was determined based on the 2009 MLB standings, with the worst team pic ...

by the

Chicago Cubs The Chicago Cubs are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago. The Cubs compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as part of the National League (NL) Central division. The club plays its home games at Wrigley Field, which is located ...

References

External links

NBA D-League profile

BSN Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Santiago, Benito Jr. 1989 births Living people Atléticos de San Germán players Basketball players at the 2019 Pan American Games Cumberlands Patriots men's basketball players Huracanes del Atlántico players Immaculata-LaSalle High School alumni Pan American Games medalists in basketball Pan American Games silver medalists for Puerto Rico People from Coamo, Puerto Rico Medalists at the 2019 Pan American Games Vaqueros de Bayamón basketball players