1961
Born July 27, 1961
Pinar del Río, Pinar del Río, Cuba
Nelson Santovenia Notable
Nelson Santovenia played for three clubs across seven seasons as a catcher, opening with the Montreal Expos in 1987 and closing with the Kansas City Royals in 1993.
Across 297 games he batted .233, with 206 hits and 77 runs. He finished with 22 home runs, 42 doubles and 4 stolen bases.
He played 263 games behind the plate, with 1,409 putouts and 30 errors. He turned 24 double plays.
He was born in Pinar del Río, Pinar del Río, Cuba on July 27, 1961. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | MON | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1988 | MON | 92 | 309 | 26 | 73 | 20 | 2 | 8 | 41 | 24 | 77 | 2 | .236 |
| 1989 | MON | 97 | 304 | 30 | 76 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 31 | 24 | 37 | 2 | .250 |
| 1990 | MON | 59 | 163 | 13 | 31 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 28 | 8 | 31 | 0 | .190 |
| 1991 | MON | 41 | 96 | 7 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 18 | 0 | .250 |
| 1992 | CHW | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| 1993 | KCR | 4 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .125 |
| Career | — | 297 | 884 | 77 | 206 | 42 | 4 | 22 | 116 | 59 | 165 | 4 | .233 |