Gregory Santos is a pitcher for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball. Santos was 21 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 22, 2021, with the San Francisco Giants and was 0-2 with a 22.50 ERA in two innings of work across three games before being optioned to the minors six days later.
In 14 bullpen appearances with Triple-A Sacramento, he is 1-1 with a 5.17 ERA. Santos got promoted to the top leagues for the first time on April 22, 2021.
He made his MLB debut that day, pitching a scoreless inning of relief against the Miami Marlins, and was the NL’s sixth-youngest player.
He also struck out his first two big-league batters, Magneuris Sierra and Jazz Chisholm Jr., during the game. Santos was optioned to the Giants’ auxiliary site in Sacramento on April 28 to make place for new outfielder Mike Tauchman.
Later that year, he began his minor league career with the Triple-A Sacramento River Cats.
How Much Does Gregory Santos Make?
On June 29, 2021, Santos forfeited about half of his income, which was $46,600 in the lower leagues and $570,500 in the major leagues after he tested positive for the banned androgen and anabolic steroid Stanozolol.
After Miami pitcher Paul Campbell and Colorado third baseman Colton Werker, he became the third player punished this year under the big league program.