Santana is staying in the American League Central, but not with the Twins.
The former Twins first baseman has agreed to a one-year, $12 million deal with the division rival Cleveland Guardians, ESPN's Jeff Passan reported on Saturday. Passan reported earlier Saturday that the Guardians also traded first baseman Josh Naylor to the Arizona Diamondbacks, paving the way for Santana to make his return to Cleveland.
First baseman Carlos Santana and the Cleveland Guardians are in agreement on a one-year, $12 million contract, pending physical, sources tell ESPN. The Guardians traded Josh Naylor, and now they bring the 38-year-old Santana back for his third stint with the organization.Santana, 38, spent the first eight seasons of his career with Cleveland from 2010-17, and he returned to the Guardians for the 2019 and 2020 seasons as well. Last year was Santana's first in Minnesota, and he slashed .238/.
Across his 15-year career in the majors, Santana has a slash line of .242/.431/.785 with 324 homers and 1,082 RBIs.
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