DOMINGO SANTANA NEWS

Removed from 40-man roster The Indians designated Santana for assignment Monday.

Impact Santana was cast off the 40-man roster after Cleveland needed to open up a spot Monday shortly after the club dealt away Mike Clevinger and Greg Allen and received three MLB-ready contributors in Austin Hedges, Cal Quantrill and Josh Naylor as part of its six-player return. Naylor will essentially replace Santana as the club's primary left fielder, though the latter already appeared to have lost hold of that job after he was out of the lineup for four of the Indians' past six games. Though he got off to a hot start for Seattle in 2019, Santana has been a disaster offensively dating back to the second half of last season, slashing .140/.262/.256 over 192 plate appearances while striking out 38 percent of the time.

AUGUST 31, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

On bench again Santana is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Cardinals.

Impact Santana's hold on an everyday role in the Cleveland outfield appears to be slipping. With Santana's season-long batting average slipping to .157 after an 0-for-2 showing in Saturday's 2-1 win, he'll head to the bench for the fourth time in six games. The Indians have started handed Jordan Luplow, Greg Allen and Mike Freeman starts in left field over that stretch, so manager Terry Francona has yet to settle on a replacement for Santana as the main option at that position.

AUGUST 30, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Sitting amid slump Santana is not in Friday's lineup against the Cardinals.

Impact It's not a good sign for Santana that Jordan Luplow is starting over him with a righty (Daniel Ponce de Leon) on the mound for the Cardinals, as Luplow is on the roster because of his ability to mash lefties. Santana is hitting .156 with one home run and 11 strikeouts over his last 10 games.

AUGUST 28, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Not in lineup Wednesday Santana isn't in Wednesday's lineup against the Twins.

Impact Santana went 0-for-3 with two strikeouts Tuesday, and he'll retreat to the bench for the second time in the past three contests. Greg Allen will start in left field in his place.

AUGUST 26, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Not starting Monday Santana isn't in the lineup for Monday's game against the Twins.

Impact Santana has been in a bit of slump recently as he's hit just .135 with one home run and 10 RBI over the past 12 contests. He'll get a day off Monday with Mike Freeman starting in left field.

AUGUST 24, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Another clutch hit Santana went 1-for-4 with a double and three RBI on Saturday against the Tigers.

Impact Santana had only one hit, but made it count by delivering a three-RBI double in the sixth inning. That put Cleveland up 3-1, and was all the run support that Triston McKenzie and the bullpen needed to secure the win. Santana now has hits in three of his last four contests, driving in seven runs in that span. Overall, Santana is hitting .177/.320/.323 to go along with 12 RBI and six runs scored across 75 plate appearances.

AUGUST 23, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Trout drives in 3 as Angels beat Athletics 4-3

AUGUST 23, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Paredes slams, Tigers end 20-game losing streak to Indians

Rookie Isaac Paredes hit a grand slam for his first major league homer and the Detroit Tigers snapped a 20-game losing streak against Cleveland by beating the Indians 10-5

AUGUST 22, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Records key knock Santana went 1-for-4 with a double and three RBI on Wednesday against the Pirates.

Impact Santana delivered a bases-loaded double in the eighth inning to give Cleveland a 6-0 lead. It was only his second double and fourth overall extra-base hit of the season. Santana hitting .170/.302/.321 with eight RBI and five runs scored across 63 plate appearances to this point in the campaign.

AUGUST 20, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Civale's complete-game gem lifts Indians past Pirates 6-1

Cleveland's Aaron Civale struck out six and didn’t issue a walk while picking up the first complete game of his young career as the Indians pushed their winning streak to five with...

AUGUST 20, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Makes third straight start Santana will start in left field and bat seventh Sunday against the Tigers.

Impact Since Tyler Naquin (toe) was reinstated from the injured list Tuesday, he's taken over as the club's primary right fielder, leaving Santana, Bradley Zimmer and Oscar Mercado to duke it out for starts in left field versus right-handed pitching. Santana has thus far been winning that battle, as he'll be starting in left for the third game in a row. Santana will need to step it up offensively to ensure he sticks in a full-time role, however, as he's batting an underwhelming .190/.333/.357 over 51 plate appearances on the season.

AUGUST 16, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Drives in three runs Santana went 1-for-3 with a home run, three RBI and a run scored in a 10-5 win over the Tigers on Friday.

Impact Santana broke the game wide open for the Indians in the fourth inning with a three-run blast to extend the lead to 7-3. His long ball was his first hit in three games, so it was nice to see the veteran outfielder contribute on offense once again. Santana has appeared in three consecutive games just once this season, so expect him to share right field duties with Tyler Naquin while Oscar Mercado continues to get looks in left.

AUGUST 15, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Cole wins 20th straight regular-season game, Yanks top BoSox

AUGUST 15, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Reyes homers as Indians win 18th straight over Detroit, 10-5

Franmil Reyes homered and drove in three, and the Cleveland Indians beat Detroit for a club-record 18th consecutive time, topping the Tigers 10-5

AUGUST 15, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Not in Wednesday's lineup Santana is not starting Wednesday against the Cubs.

Impact Santana has been the primary right fielder for Cleveland this season, but he doesn't have anything close to a true everyday role, starting a modest 12 of the season's first 19 games. Tyler Naquin will be the right fielder Wednesday.

AUGUST 12, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Homers and scores twice Santana went 2-for-4 with a solo homer and a pair of runs scored in Saturday's win over the White Sox.

Impact Santana single and scored on a Jordan Luplow homer in the fourth inning. He later hit a solo shot of his own off Steve Cishek in the eighth. The strong performance was enough to raise his season OPS from .583 to .746.

AUGUST 9, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Semien hits leadoff HR, A's beat Astros to win 8th straight

AUGUST 8, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Plesac, Reyes, Luplow power Indians over White Sox 7-1

Zach Plesac tossed six strong innings and the Cleveland Indians snapped a scoring drought with a six-run fourth in a 7-1 victory over the Chicago White Sox

AUGUST 8, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Back to bench Santana is not in the lineup for Friday's game against the White Sox.

Impact Santana returned to the starting lineup Thursday after sitting for the first three games of the week, but he'll head right back to the bench after going 1-for-5 with three strikeouts. He's hitting just .167 through nine games. Bradley Zimmer gets the nod in right field.

AUGUST 7, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Remains on bench Santana will sit for the third straight game Wednesday against the Reds.

Impact Santana started eight of Cleveland's first 10 games but seems to be losing his starting role. A .158/.407/.211 slash line certainly isn't helping his case for everyday at-bats, though he's at least walked at a 26.9 percent clip. Bradley Zimmer starts in right field for the second straight game Wednesday.

AUGUST 5, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Riding bench again Tuesday Santana isn't starting Tuesday against the Reds.

Impact Santana was a staple in Cleveland's lineup over much of the past week, starting six consecutive games. However, he went hitless in 14 at-bats with one run, five walks and seven strikeouts. He'll now sit for the second consecutive game with Bradley Zimmer starting in right field and batting sixth.

AUGUST 4, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Not in Monday's lineup Santana will not start Monday against the Reds.

Impact Santana has been in the lineup on a regular basis this season, sitting for just the third time in the first 11 games. He's gone just 3-for-19 thus far, though he does have an impressive seven walks, giving him a .407 on-base percentage. Daniel Johnson starts in right field Monday.

AUGUST 3, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Bieber strikes out 13, ties record as Indians top Twins 2-0

Cleveland’s Shane Bieber has tied the major league record for strikeouts in a pitcher’s first two starts of the season

JULY 31, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Benches clear in testy rematch as Dodgers beat Astros 5-2

JULY 29, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Santana homers as Indians complete sweep, 5-3 over White Sox

Carlos Santana hit a three-run homer and Oscar Mercado had a two-run single as the Cleveland Indians beat the Chicago White Sox 5-3 to complete a doubleheader sweep

JULY 28, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS