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Biography
Anel Manuel De Los Santos (born June 19, 1988) is a Dominican former minor league baseball player and current bullpen catcher for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim of Major League Baseball (MLB). The 2017 season is his second season as bullpen catcher after being appointed by Mike Scioscia on May 10, 2016.
Playing career
De Los Santos opened his career with the Arizona League team for the Angels in the 2006 season. He batted .250, with an On-Base Percentage of .295. In 2007, he played for the Angels Pioneer League affiliate the Orem Owlz, batting .255 with 6 Home Runs in 50 games. De Los Santos split time the next season at the Angels AA affiliate, the Arkansas Travelers, and the single-A Cedar Rapids Kernels. His performance in 2008 was significantly diminished, batting an average of .188 between the two teams. He played once more with the Kernels in 2009, as well as with the Dominican Winter League team Águilas Cibaeñas for two games. With the Kernels, he played more games than before, with 76, and improved in every statistical category from the last season. De Los Santos played his last professional season in 2010 with the Travelers, AZL Angels, and Rancho Cucamonga Quakes. His performance fell to a .200 batting average with just one home run.
Coaching career
From 2013 to 2015, De Los Santos served as the hitting coach for the Dominican Summer League Angels. On May 10, 2016, Mike Scioscia added De Los Santos to his MLB Coaching Staff as bullpen catcher.