Jack Santora
Italian-American baseball player
Baseball player
| Jack Santora | |
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| Infielder / Coach | |
| Born: (1976-10-06) October 6, 1976 (age 47) Monterey, California, U.S. | |
Bats: Switch Throws: Right | |
Jack Anthony Santora (born 6 October 1976) is an Italian-American former professional baseball infielder who played internationally for the Italy national baseball team, and is currently a coach in the Los Angeles Angels organization.
Early life
Santora grew up in Monterey, CA. Father, Vic Santora, coached football and baseball. Brother, Phil Santora, coached high school baseball and softball at Monterey High School. Santora attended UCLA. In 1998, he played collegiate summer baseball for the Hyannis Mets of the Cape Cod Baseball League, and was named a league all-star.[1]
Professional career
Minor League Baseball
The Arizona Diamondbacks drafted Santora in the 19th Round of the 1999 Major League Baseball draft. He played for the Missoula Osprey in 1999. In 2000, he played for the South Bend Silver Hawks. In 2001, he played for the El Paso Diablos. He split 2002 between El Paso and the Tucson Sidewinders. In 2003, Santora played with the Lake Elsinore Storm in the San Diego Padres organization. In 2004, Santora played in the Philadelphia Phillies organization with the Lakewood BlueClaws and the Clearwater Threshers.
Independent Baseball League
Santora played with the Newark Bears from 2003–2006.
Italian Baseball League
He played for Telemarket Rimini in the Italian Baseball League from 2007-2013.
Italy national team
As a member of Italy national baseball team he won two European Baseball Championships, in 2010[2] and in 2012.[3]
Coaching career
Santora is a coach for the Salt Lake Bees which is the Los Angeles Angels Triple-A affiliate.[4]
References
- ^ "Cape Cod Baseball League: 1998 All-Star Teams". capecodbaseball.org. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
- ^ "European Championship Seniors '10 ITALY Team Roster". italian scorekeepers. Archived from the original on 2014-02-01. Retrieved 2012-10-22.
- ^ "Scelti i 24 azzurri per l'Europeo". Federazione Italiana Baseball Softball. 2012-04-09. Archived from the original on 2014-02-01.
- ^ "Coaching Staff Set For 2024 Season". MiLB.com. February 16, 2024.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
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Italy roster – 2006 World Baseball Classic
- 1 Jack Santora
- 3 Jim Buccheri
- 4 Frank Menechino
- 6 Tony Giarratano
- 13 John Mangieri
- 14 Matt Ceriani
- 15 Vince Sinisi
- 17 Alex Maestri
- 18 Mark Saccomanno
- 20 Tom Gregorio
- 22 Tony Fiore
- 24 Dustin Delucchi
- 25 Pete Zoccolillo
- 26 Jairo Ramos Gizzi
- 27 Frank Catalanotto
- 28 Fabio Milano
- 31 Mike Piazza
- 34 Davide Dallospedale
- 35 Valentino Pascucci
- 36 Marc LaMacchia
- 37 David Rollandini
- 38 Todd Incantalupo
- 40 Kasey Olenberger
- 42 Claudio Liverziani
- 43 Riccardo De Santis
- 45 Mike Gallo
- 49 Jason Grilli
- 53 Philip Barzilla
- 55 Lenny DiNardo
- 58 Dan Miceli
- Manager Matt Galante
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