For his son, the Puerto Rican basketball player and former baseball player, see Benito Santiago Jr.
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Santiago and the second or maternal family name is Rivera.
Baseball player
Benito Santiago
Santiago with the Florida Marlins in 1993
Catcher
Born: (1965-03-09) March 9, 1965 (age 59) Ponce, Puerto Rico
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 14, 1986, for the San Diego Padres
Last MLB appearance
April 11, 2005, for the Pittsburgh Pirates
MLB statistics
Batting average
.263
Home runs
217
Runs batted in
920
Teams
San Diego Padres (1986–1992)
Florida Marlins (1993–1994)
Cincinnati Reds (1995)
Philadelphia Phillies (1996)
Toronto Blue Jays (1997–1998)
Chicago Cubs (1999)
Cincinnati Reds (2000)
San Francisco Giants (2001–2003)
Kansas City Royals (2004)
Pittsburgh Pirates (2005)
Career highlights and awards
5× All-Star (1989–1992, 2002)
NLCS MVP (2002)
NL Rookie of the Year (1987)
3× Gold Glove Award (1988–1990)
4× Silver Slugger Award (1987, 1988, 1990, 1991)
San Diego Padres Hall of Fame
Benito Santiago Rivera (born March 9, 1965) is a Puerto Rican former professional baseball player. He played for 20 seasons as a catcher in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1986 to 2005, most prominently as a member of the San Diego Padres where he was a four-time Silver Slugger Award winner as well as a three-time Gold Glove Award winner.[1] The five-time All-Star was considered the premier catcher in the National League (NL) during his tenure with the Padres.[2] In 2015, Santiago was inducted into the San Diego Padres Hall of Fame.[3]
^"Benito Santiago Stats". baseball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2019. Retrieved April 7, 2019.
^Vass, George (June 1995). "Here's An All-Overpaid Team of Major Leaguers". Baseball Digest. Retrieved October 19, 2011.
^"San Diego Padres Hall of Fame". mlb.com. Major League Baseball. 2019. Retrieved December 21, 2019.
BenitoSantiago Rivera (born March 9, 1965) is a Puerto Rican former professional baseball player. He played for 20 seasons as a catcher in Major League...
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was the backup to Terry Kennedy from 1983 to 1986 and rookie catcher BenitoSantiago in 1987. Bochy was the backup to Terry Kennedy when the Padres won...
awardees include Salvador Perez (four wins; 2016, 2018, 2020–2021), BenitoSantiago (four wins; 1987–1988, 1990–1991), J. T. Realmuto (three wins; 2018–2019...
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Division Series as both teams are from the NL East. Ray Durham and BenitoSantiago became the first pair of Giants teammates to homer in each of the team's...
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