Yasiel Santoya
Full name: Yasiel Santoya Zulueta
Also known as: Yasiel Santoya
- Position
- Infielder
- Bats / Throws
- Right / Right
- Height
- 187 cm
- Weight
- 89 kg
- Born
- 1987-01-24 · Cabaiguán, Sancti Spíritus
- Debut
- 2005
Yasiel Santoya is a Cuban infielder, born on 24 January 1987 in Cabaiguán, Sancti Spíritus. His full name is recorded as Yasiel Santoya Zulueta. He batted and threw right-handed.
The record here covers 26 seasons in the Cuban Elite League and Serie Nacional de Béisbol, between 2004 and 2026. Most of that was with Matanzas, 9 seasons of it, with the remainder for Holguín, Industriales, Las Tunas, Portuarios and Sancti Spíritus. He appears in 20 postseason campaigns.
His 993 runs batted in are the 37th highest total among the 4,181 players holding career records in this database. His 1,657 hits are the 70th highest total among the 4,713 players holding career records in this database. His highest recorded season average was .350, in 2019-20 (326 AB). His most home runs in a season was 15, in 2021-22.
Career summary
- Seasons 26 (2004–2026)
- Leagues Cuban Elite League, Serie Nacional de Béisbol
- Teams
Holguín, Industriales, Las Tunas, Matanzas, Portuarios, Sancti Spíritus - AVG / OBP / SLG
.303 / .396 / .450
Batting
| Season | Team | League | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | HBP | IBB | SH | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-05 | Sancti Spíritus | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 13 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .666 |
| 2005-06 · Postseason | Sancti Spíritus | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 5 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .182 | .182 | .182 | .364 |
| 2005-06 | Sancti Spíritus | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 44 | 80 | 68 | 15 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 21 | .235 | .329 | .309 | .638 |
| 2006-07 · Postseason | Sancti Spíritus | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .400 | .250 | .650 |
| 2006-07 | Sancti Spíritus | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 37 | 124 | 106 | 18 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 39 | .236 | .336 | .368 | .704 |
| 2007-08 · Postseason | Sancti Spíritus | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 3.000 |
| 2007-08 | Sancti Spíritus | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 41 | 103 | 92 | 16 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 36 | .272 | .327 | .391 | .718 |
| 2008-09 · Postseason | Sancti Spíritus | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 2008-09 | Sancti Spíritus | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 48 | 137 | 113 | 22 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 39 | .204 | .318 | .345 | .663 |
| 2009-10 · Postseason | Sancti Spíritus | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 2009-10 | Sancti Spíritus | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 47 | 86 | 73 | 13 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31 | .288 | .388 | .425 | .813 |
| 2010-11 · Postseason | Sancti Spíritus | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| 2010-11 | Sancti Spíritus | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 32 | 34 | 33 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .212 | .206 | .333 | .539 |
| 2011-12 · Postseason | Matanzas | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 14 | 52 | 49 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | .265 | .308 | .367 | .675 |
| 2011-12 | Matanzas | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 73 | 200 | 172 | 29 | 57 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 49 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 103 | .331 | .425 | .599 | 1.024 |
| 2012-13 · Postseason | Matanzas | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 8 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .267 | .353 | .333 | .686 |
| 2012-13 | Matanzas | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 79 | 240 | 207 | 29 | 61 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 29 | 7 | 1 | 21 | 36 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 83 | .295 | .379 | .401 | .780 |
| 2013-14 · Postseason | Matanzas | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 10 | 24 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | .158 | .261 | .316 | .577 |
| 2013-14 | Matanzas | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 80 | 231 | 202 | 36 | 66 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 41 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 22 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 102 | .327 | .391 | .505 | .896 |
| 2014-15 · Postseason | Matanzas | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 6 | 24 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .150 | .261 | .200 | .461 |
| 2014-15 | Matanzas | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 85 | 334 | 274 | 57 | 92 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 58 | 10 | 3 | 39 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 121 | .336 | .432 | .442 | .874 |
| 2015-16 · Postseason | Matanzas | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 7 | 28 | 24 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | .333 | .407 | .417 | .824 |
| 2015-16 | Matanzas | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 84 | 364 | 316 | 51 | 93 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 55 | 8 | 6 | 30 | 31 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 132 | .294 | .377 | .418 | .795 |
| 2016-17 · Postseason | Matanzas | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 6 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .300 | .417 | .400 | .817 |
| 2016-17 | Matanzas | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 87 | 316 | 269 | 40 | 85 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 61 | 2 | 1 | 34 | 38 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 122 | .316 | .400 | .454 | .854 |
| 2017-18 · Postseason | Matanzas | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 5 | 20 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .278 | .350 | .278 | .628 |
| 2017-18 | Matanzas | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 87 | 365 | 304 | 48 | 100 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 65 | 3 | 4 | 50 | 30 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 141 | .329 | .423 | .464 | .887 |
| 2018-19 · Postseason | Las Tunas | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 8 | 35 | 32 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | .250 | .294 | .281 | .575 |
| 2018-19 | Holguín | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 44 | 184 | 156 | 23 | 48 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 76 | .308 | .402 | .487 | .889 |
| 2019-20 · Postseason | Matanzas | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 10 | 44 | 41 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .220 | .273 | .293 | .566 |
| 2019-20 | Matanzas | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 92 | 377 | 326 | 58 | 114 | 30 | 0 | 11 | 57 | 5 | 0 | 36 | 39 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 177 | .350 | .422 | .543 | .965 |
| 2020-21 · Postseason | Matanzas | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 6 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .188 | .235 | .188 | .423 |
| 2020-21 | Matanzas | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 59 | 236 | 206 | 28 | 56 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 84 | .272 | .364 | .408 | .772 |
| 2021-22 · Postseason | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 5 | 20 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .133 | .250 | .333 | .583 |
| 2021-22 | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 70 | 296 | 231 | 48 | 72 | 12 | 0 | 15 | 54 | 0 | 1 | 56 | 21 | 8 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 129 | .312 | .459 | .558 | 1.017 |
| 2022 | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | — | — | 190 | 39 | 63 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 42 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 16 | 8 | — | — | — | — | .332 | .480 | .584 | — |
| 2022-23 | Portuarios | Cuban Elite League | — | — | 149 | 16 | 43 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 15 | 1 | — | — | — | — | .289 | .385 | .456 | — |
| 2023 · Postseason | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 18 | 76 | 65 | 6 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 30 | .323 | .421 | .462 | .883 |
| 2023-24 | Industriales | Cuban Elite League | — | — | 104 | 18 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 12 | 5 | — | — | — | — | .298 | .460 | .413 | — |
| 2023 | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 72 | 276 | 227 | 41 | 75 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 52 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 16 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 108 | .330 | .428 | .476 | .904 |
| 2024 · Postseason | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 12 | 51 | 46 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | .261 | .333 | .370 | .703 |
| 2024 | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 71 | 293 | 239 | 45 | 83 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 19 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 114 | .347 | .461 | .477 | .938 |
| 2025-26 · Postseason | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 12 | 50 | 46 | 8 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | .348 | .400 | .543 | .943 |
| 2025 | Industriales | Cuban Elite League | — | — | 239 | 45 | 83 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 19 | 5 | — | — | — | — | .347 | .461 | .477 | — |
| 2025-26 | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 64 | 250 | 204 | 32 | 64 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 42 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 98 | .314 | .414 | .480 | .894 |
| 2026 | Industriales | Cuban Elite League | — | — | 133 | 21 | 40 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | .301 | .428 | .429 | — |
| Career total | — | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | — | — | 4817 | 794 | 1460 | 252 | 24 | 136 | 887 | 56 | 34 | 654 | 566 | 126 | 126 | 33 | 61 | — | .303 | .396 | .450 | .846 |
| Career total | — | Cuban Elite League | — | — | 625 | 100 | 197 | 40 | 0 | 15 | 106 | 1 | 0 | 126 | 53 | 13 | — | — | — | 282 | .315 | .440 | .451 | .891 |
Fielding
| Season | Team | League | INN | PO | A | E | DP | FPCT | TC | TP | PB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-05 | Sancti Spíritus | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 12.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005-06 · Postseason | Sancti Spíritus | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 22.0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005-06 | Sancti Spíritus | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 151.0 | 120 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .992 | 121 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006-07 · Postseason | Sancti Spíritus | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 10.0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006-07 | Sancti Spíritus | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 77.2 | 50 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | 51 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007-08 · Postseason | Sancti Spíritus | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007-08 | Sancti Spíritus | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 99.0 | 67 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 70 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008-09 | Sancti Spíritus | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 204.2 | 94 | 6 | 2 | 6 | .980 | 102 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009-10 | Sancti Spíritus | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 92.2 | 86 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1.000 | 87 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010-11 | Sancti Spíritus | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 23.0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011-12 · Postseason | Matanzas | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 109.2 | 114 | 11 | 1 | 10 | .992 | 126 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011-12 | Matanzas | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 262.2 | 273 | 23 | 3 | 19 | .990 | 299 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012-13 · Postseason | Matanzas | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 35.1 | 45 | 4 | 1 | 5 | .980 | 50 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012-13 | Matanzas | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 490.1 | 580 | 23 | 7 | 49 | .989 | 610 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013-14 · Postseason | Matanzas | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 55.0 | 55 | 4 | 1 | 4 | .983 | 60 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013-14 | Matanzas | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 477.1 | 513 | 33 | 2 | 58 | .996 | 548 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014-15 · Postseason | Matanzas | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 46.1 | 58 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .983 | 60 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014-15 | Matanzas | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 658.1 | 513 | 20 | 6 | 42 | .989 | 539 | 1 | 0 |
| 2015-16 · Postseason | Matanzas | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 61.0 | 69 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1.000 | 71 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015-16 | Matanzas | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 721.2 | 846 | 43 | 6 | 78 | .993 | 895 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016-17 · Postseason | Matanzas | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 20.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016-17 | Matanzas | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 592.0 | 424 | 25 | 3 | 43 | .993 | 452 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017-18 · Postseason | Matanzas | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 42.0 | 45 | 2 | 2 | 7 | .959 | 49 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017-18 | Matanzas | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 740.2 | 689 | 35 | 8 | 69 | .989 | 732 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018-19 · Postseason | Las Tunas | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 70.0 | 71 | 3 | 1 | 8 | .987 | 75 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018-19 | Holguín | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 340.1 | 311 | 13 | 4 | 35 | .988 | 328 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019-20 · Postseason | Matanzas | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 88.0 | 110 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 1.000 | 116 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019-20 | Matanzas | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 743.1 | 869 | 34 | 2 | 90 | .998 | 905 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020-21 · Postseason | Matanzas | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 33.0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 32 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020-21 | Matanzas | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 461.2 | 503 | 32 | 6 | 62 | .989 | 541 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021-22 · Postseason | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 43.0 | 38 | 4 | 1 | 2 | .977 | 43 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021-22 | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 554.0 | 526 | 34 | 5 | 73 | .991 | 565 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 · Postseason | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 155.0 | 131 | 12 | 4 | 16 | .973 | 147 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 478.2 | 432 | 19 | 5 | 53 | .989 | 456 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 · Postseason | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 19.1 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 387.0 | 404 | 21 | 3 | 42 | .993 | 428 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-26 · Postseason | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 67.2 | 67 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1.000 | 69 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-26 | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 419.2 | 390 | 22 | 6 | 44 | .986 | 418 | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | — | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 10102.1 | 9835 | 500 | 94 | 1037 | .991 | 10429 | 2 | 0 |
Fielding totals are published aggregated across every position a player appeared at, not split by position.
Transactions
- 2010-11–2011-12 —
Sancti Spíritus →
Matanzas - 2017-18–2018-19 —
Matanzas →
Holguín - 2018-19–2019-20 —
Holguín →
Matanzas - 2020-21–2021-22 —
Matanzas →
Industriales - 2022-23–2023-24 —
Portuarios →
Industriales
Moves are inferred from a change of club between consecutive seasons in the same competition. No transfer date is recorded because none is published.
Photography and features on this site
Frequently asked questions
When was Yasiel Santoya born?
Yasiel Santoya was born on 1987-01-24 in Cabaiguán, Sancti Spíritus.
Which teams did Yasiel Santoya play for?
Yasiel Santoya appears for Holguín, Industriales, Las Tunas, Matanzas, Portuarios, Sancti Spíritus across 26 recorded seasons.
What are Yasiel Santoya's career statistics?
In 26 recorded seasons Yasiel Santoya batted .303 with 1460 hits, 136 home runs and 887 runs batted in.
What position did Yasiel Santoya play?
Yasiel Santoya is recorded as IF.
Sources and licences
- Season leaders computed from the season lines held in this database, using a qualification of 3.1 plate appearances or one inning per scheduled game. CC0-1.0 (retrieved 2026-09-01)
- Biographical detail from EcuRed, the Cuban encyclopedia, used under its non-commercial licence. custom-noncommercial (retrieved 2026-08-29)
- Cuban league statistics from the Federación Cubana de Béisbol (beisbolcubano.cu). (retrieved 2026-08-29)
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