Roel Santos Martinez (born May 22, 1987) is a Cuban professional

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for the

Olmecas de Tabasco The Olmecas de Tabasco (English: Tabasco Olmecs) are a professional baseball team in the Mexican League based in Villahermosa, Tabasco, Mexico. Their home ballpark is the Estadio Centenario 27 de Febrero. The Olmecas won their only Mexican Lea ...

of the

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and the

Alazanes de Granma Alazanes de Granma is a baseball team in the Cuban National Series, based in the eastern province of Granma. Until the 2016-2017 season, the Alazanes were a frequent contender, but had never advanced to a National Series final. However, in 2017 ...

of the

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. He has previously played in

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(NPB) for the

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Career

Québec Capitales

In 2016, Santos played for the

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of the

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. In 78 games for Québec, Santos slashed .301/.370/.353 with 1 home run and 34 RBI.

Chiba Lotte Marines

On May 18, 2017, Santos signed with the

. In 66 games for the club, Santos hit .250/.282/.356 with 3 home runs and 8 RBI.

Olmecas de Tabasco

On June 21, 2019, Santos signed with the

of the

. He did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the LMB season because of the

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. He later became a free agent. On July 19, 2021, Santos re-signed with the Olmecas. In 2023, Santos played in 63 games for Tabasco, batting .310/.382/.452 with 4 home runs, 30 RBI, and 8 stolen bases.

Conspiradores de Querétaro

On March 5, 2024, Santos was traded to the

Conspiradores de Querétaro The Conspiradores de Querétaro (English: Querétaro Conspirators) are a professional baseball team in the Mexican League based in Huimilpan in the Metropolitan Area of Querétaro. Their home ballpark is the Estadio Conspiradores, with a capacit ...

of the

. In 35 games, he batted .356/.447/.496 with 2 home runs, 22 RBI, and 9 stolen bases.

Olmecas de Tabasco (second stint)

On July 5, 2024, Santos was traded back to the

of the

International career

Santos played for the

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in the

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2015 Pan American Games The 2015 Pan American Games (), officially the XVII Pan American Games () and commonly known as the Toronto 2015 Pan-Am Games (Toronto 2015), were a major international multi-sport event celebrated in the tradition of the Pan American Games, ...

2017 World Baseball Classic The 2017 World Baseball Classic (WBC) was an international professional baseball competition, composed of 16 competing nations, held from March 6 to 22, 2017. It was the fourth iteration of the World Baseball Classic. The first-round hosts wer ...

2019 Pan American Games The 2019 Pan American Games (), officially the XVIII Pan American Games () and commonly known as Lima 2019, were a multi-sport event governed by the Panam Sports Organization held in Lima, Peru from July 26 to August 11, 2019, with preliminar ...

, and

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1987 births Living people Cuban expatriate baseball players in Japan Baseball outfielders Québec Capitales players Olmecas de Tabasco players 2017 World Baseball Classic players 2023 World Baseball Classic players Alazanes de Granma players Vegueros de Pinar del Rio players Baseball players at the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games Baseball players at the 2015 Pan American Games Baseball players at the 2019 Pan American Games Baseball players at the 2023 Pan American Games Pan American Games bronze medalists for Cuba Nippon Professional Baseball outfielders Chiba Lotte Marines players Pan American Games bronze medalists in baseball Pan American Games baseball players for Cuba Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games Baseball players from Granma Province Cuban expatriate baseball players in Canada Cuban expatriate baseball players in Mexico Tigres de Aragua players Cañeros de Los Mochis players Cuban expatriate baseball players in Venezuela Naranjeros de Hermosillo players Baseball players at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games Central American and Caribbean Games silver medalists for Cuba Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in baseball {{Cuba-baseball-outfielder-stub