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Roel Santos
Roel Santos
	Santos with the Chiba Lotte Marines
Olmecas de Tabasco – No. 72
	Outfielder
	Born: September 15, 1987 (age 37); Granma, Cuba
	Bats: Left Throws: Left
NPB debut
	May 31, 2017, for the Chiba Lotte Marines
NPB statistics ; (through 2017 season)
Batting average	.250
Hits	45
Home runs	3
Runs batted in	8
Teams
	Chiba Lotte Marines (2017);
Medals
Men's baseball
Representing Cuba
Central American and Caribbean Games

Roel Santos Martinez (born May 22, 1987) is a Cuban professional baseball outfielder for the Olmecas de Tabasco of the Mexican League and the Alazanes de Granma of the Cuban National Series. He has previously played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Chiba Lotte Marines.

Career

Québec Capitales

In 2016, Santos played for the Québec Capitales of the Canadian American Association of Professional Baseball.^[1] In 78 games for Québec, Santos slashed .301/.370/.353 with 1 home run and 34 RBI.

Chiba Lotte Marines

On May 18, 2017, Santos signed with the Chiba Lotte Marines of Nippon Professional Baseball. In 66 games for the club, Santos hit .250/.282/.356 with 3 home runs and 8 RBI.

Olmecas de Tabasco

On June 21, 2019, Santos signed with the Olmecas de Tabasco of the Mexican League. He did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the LMB season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.^[2] He later became a free agent. On July 19, 2021, Santos re-signed with the Olmecas.^[3]

In 2023, Santos played in 63 games for Tabasco, batting .310/.382/.452 with 4 home runs, 30 RBI, and 8 stolen bases.

Conspiradores de Querétaro

On March 5, 2024, Santos was traded to the Conspiradores de Querétaro of the Mexican League.^[4] In 35 games, he batted .356/.447/.496 with 2 home runs, 22 RBI, and 9 stolen bases.