Carlos Santana Marquee

He walked 1,330 times in sixteen seasons and hit .241, which is a combination the game did not know what to do with for most of his career and now understands perfectly. He drew 100 or more walks in four seasons and led the American League twice. The rest: 1,880 hits, 335 home runs, 1,136 runs batted in, 404 doubles.

He came up as a catcher, moved to first base, and was still good enough there at thirty-eight to win a Gold Glove, in 2024 for Minnesota. He was a Dominican teenager signed by the Dodgers as a third baseman and traded to Cleveland in 2008 for Casey Blake, which is among the better deals that club has made.

Nine organizations employed him and Cleveland twice, the second time in 2025. He is a switch-hitter, has been one since the Dodgers made him one in the minor leagues, and hit 34 home runs in 2019, his one All-Star season, when he also won a Silver Slugger.