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• Cubs' Carlos Santana: Optioned to complex league

  Rotowire Sep 26, 2025

  The Cubs optioned Santana to the Arizona Complex League on Friday, Paul Sullivan of the Chicago Tribune reports. Santana had to agree to the option, and he will be part of the Cubs' taxi squad during next week's National League Wild Card Series against the Padres. The veteran first baseman has gone 2-for-19 at the plate since signing with Chicago at the end of August.

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• Cubs' Carlos Santana: Catches on with Cubs

  Rotowire Aug 31, 2025

  Santana agreed to a one-year deal with the Cubs on Sunday, Jon Heyman of the New York Post reports. Santana won't join the Cubs ahead of Sunday's game in Colorado, but he's expected to be activated prior to Monday's home game versus Atlanta. The 39-year-old switch hitter was cut loose by the Guardians on Thursday after he had produced a career-worst .649 OPS with 11 home runs and seven stolen bases across 455 plate appearances. The Cubs won't have regular playing time available for Santana, but he could prove to be an upgrade over Justin Turner (.598 OPS in 166 plate appearances) as the short-side platoon mate at first base for the left-handed-hitting Michael Busch.

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• Carlos Santana: Released by Guardians

  Rotowire Aug 28, 2025

  The Guardians released Santana on Thursday. Santana went unclaimed after being placed on outright waivers Tuesday. His playing time has dwindled over the past few weeks, and he owns a career-low .649 OPS through 455 plate appearances, so the Guardians will now eat the $2 million still remaining on Santana's contract and part ways with the veteran first baseman. He's now free to sign with whichever team he would like, though his age and declining production may limit the amount of interest he receives in the open market.

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• Guardians' Carlos Santana: Placed on outright waivers

  Rotowire Aug 26, 2025

  The Guardians have placed Santana on outright waivers, Zack Meisel and Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic report. Santana has started just 10 of 21 games since the Guardians called up C.J. Kayfus, and the club might now be ready to completely sever ties with the veteran first baseman. The 39-year-old is slashing just .225/.316/.333 in 2025 and is owed a bit more than $2 million for the remainder of the season, so it seems likely he'll clear waivers. The Guardians could keep Santana if that happens, but it's likelier at this point that they move on.

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• Guardians' Carlos Santana: Sitting again Sunday

  Rotowire Aug 17, 2025

  Santana is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against Atlanta. Santana went 1-for-5 with a pair of walks while starting the first two contests of the series, but he'll retreat to the bench for the series finale. The 39-year-old looks to be fading into a part-time role, as he's now been out of the lineup five times in the Guardians' last eight games.

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• Guardians' Carlos Santana: Playing time dwindling

  Rotowire Aug 13, 2025

  Santana is absent from the lineup for Wednesday's contest versus the Marlins. It's the third time in the last four games Santana has been out of the lineup and the sixth time across the last 10 tilts versus right-handed pitching that the 39-year-old has sat out. C.J. Kayfus is handling first base for the Guardians on Wednesday.

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• Guardians' Carlos Santana: Sitting in second straight

  Rotowire Aug 10, 2025

  Santana is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the White Sox. Jose Ramirez is getting a partial day off as the designated hitter, leaving no room in the starting nine for Santana. The switch-hitting Santana should still be locked into an everyday role against left-handed pitching, but he could have to settle for a part-time role versus righties if the Guardians remain committed to opening up playing time for younger bats.

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• Guardians' Carlos Santana: Not in Saturday's lineup

  Rotowire Aug 9, 2025

  Santana is not in the Guardians' starting lineup against the White Sox on Saturday. Santana will begin Saturday's game in the dugout despite logging four RBI during Friday's win. He has performed well at the plate over his last 10 games, going 10-for-33 (.303) with two doubles and seven RBI over that span. C.J. Kayfus will start at first base and bat seventh.

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• Guardians' Carlos Santana: Shows out with four-RBI day

  Rotowire Aug 9, 2025

  Santana went 2-for-4 with a double, a walk, four RBI and a run scored in Friday's 9-5 win over the White Sox. Santana got Cleveland on the board early with a two-RBI single in the first inning before adding another run-scoring single in the third, and he drove in his last run by drawing a bases-loaded walk in the fourth. The veteran first baseman has quietly been producing lately, batting 10-for-33 (.303) with seven RBI over his last nine games. Santana's ability to deliver in run-producing spots has been a great asset for the Guardians' lineup as they continue their playoff push.

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• Guardians' Carlos Santana: Out of Guardians' lineup

  Rotowire Aug 5, 2025

  Santana is absent from the lineup for Tuesday's game versus the Mets. It marks the second time across the last three contests and fourth time over the last 12 games that Santana has been out of the lineup. The 39-year-old is slashing just .198/.265/.280 since the start of June and could continue ceding starts to C.J. Kayfus. It will be Kayfus handling first base and batting eighth for Cleveland on Tuesday.

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• Guardians' Carlos Santana: Receiving Sunday off

  Rotowire Aug 3, 2025

  Santana is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Twins. Santana appears to be getting a well-earned rest for a day game. Kyle Manzardo will start at first base and C.J. Kayfus will serve as Cleveland's designated hitter.

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• Guardians' Carlos Santana: Out of Cleveland lineup

  Rotowire Jul 29, 2025

  Santana is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Rockies. It looks to be a routine day off for Santana, who has just a .440 OPS so far in the second half. Kyle Manzardo will handle first base and David Fry will be the designated hitter for the Guardians.

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• Guardians' Carlos Santana: Resting up Thursday

  Rotowire Jul 24, 2025

  Santana is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Orioles. Santana will get a standard veteran rest day while the Guardians and Orioles close out their four-game series with a matinee contest. With Santana on the bench, Kyle Manzardo will cover first base, while Jose Ramirez gets a day out of the infield and serves as the Guardians' designated hitter.

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• Guardians' Carlos Santana: Productive in twin bill

  Rotowire Jul 12, 2025

  Santana went 1-for-4 with a walk, a two-run home run and a stolen base across both ends of Friday's doubleheader split with the White Sox. The veteran first baseman clubbed the game-winning homer in the matinee, breaking a 2-2 tie by taking Tyler Alexander deep in the sixth inning, and while Santana began the nightcap on the bench, he drew a walk as a pinch hitter and swiped a bag in the 10th inning. Four of his six steals on the year, and three of his 11 long balls, have come in his last 20 games, a stretch in which Santana is slashing just .171/.275/.314 with nine runs and 10 RBI.

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• Guardians' Carlos Santana: Taking seat Friday

  Rotowire Jun 27, 2025

  Santana is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Cardinals. Santana will yield to Kyle Manzardo at first base Friday, ending Santana's three-game start streak. The veteran first baseman is 13-for-77 (.169) with a pair of home runs in June.

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• Guardians' Carlos Santana: Pops ninth homer

  Rotowire Jun 25, 2025

  Santana went 2-for-4 with a walk, a solo home run and a second run scored in Tuesday's 10-6 loss to the Blue Jays. The veteran switch hitter got the Guardians on the board in the sixth inning by taking Eric Lauer deep, Santana's ninth homer of the season. The multi-hit effort was his first in June, however, and through 19 games on the month he's slashing just .186/.230/.286 with two home runs and eight RBI.

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• Guardians' Carlos Santana: Exiting starting nine Sunday

  Rotowire Jun 22, 2025

  Santana is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Athletics. Kyle Manzardo will cover first base and David Fry will serve as the Guardians' designated hitter while Santana receives his first day off since June 7. Since clubbing a grand slam in the Guardians' 11-2 win over the Reds on June 11, Santana has gone 4-for-31 with no extra-base hits over his last eight games, though he contributed two stolen bases during that stretch.

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• Guardians' Carlos Santana: Clubs grand slam in rout

  Rotowire Jun 11, 2025

  Santana went 1-for-4 with a grand slam in Wednesday's 11-2 win over the Reds. The veteran switch hitter broke the game open when he drove a Nick Lodolo changeup over the right-center field fence in the third inning. It was Santana's eighth homer of the season, but his first off a left-handed pitcher, while the grand slam was the sixth of his career among his 332 long balls. Through 63 contests in 2025, Santana is slashing .251/.350/.388 with 34 RBI, putting him on pace to reach 80 for only the second time since 2019.

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• Guardians' Carlos Santana: Absent from Saturday's lineup

  Rotowire Jun 7, 2025

  Santana is not in the Guardians' starting lineup against the Astros on Saturday. Santana saw his 14-game hitting streak come to an end Friday when he went 0-for-4 with a strikeout in a 4-2 loss to Houston. He'll be in the dugout for the beginning of Saturday's game while Kyle Manzardo shifts to first base and bats fourth.

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• Guardians' Carlos Santana: Belts seventh home run

  Rotowire May 31, 2025

  Santana went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's 7-5 win over the Angels. Santana tied things up at 5-5 in the seventh inning when he took Ryan Zeferjahn deep to right field for a solo home run. It was Santana's seventh home run of the season, five of which came in May. He'll end the month with a .994 OPS, 18 runs scored and 22 RBI across 100 plate appearances.

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