Born in Tovar, Mérida State, Venezuela, Santana was signed by the Houston Astros as a non-draft free agent in 1995. Selected by the Florida Marlins from Houston in the 1999 rule 5 draft, Santana was traded to the Twins. Finally, he made his debut in the 2000 season. Santana is tough on both righthanded and lefthanded hitters. He works quickly and throws a 95 mph (153 km/h) fastball, a hard slider and a changeup. His pitches are too close to take, but difficult to drive, then batters find themselves lunging after balls that are down. A big prospect coming from the Dominican Republic, Colón was signed by the Cleveland Indians as a free agent in 1993 and made his major league debut on April 4, 1997. In his first season, Colón did not quite live up to his expectations, going 4-7 with a 5.65 ERA. He would live up to those expectations soon after. In his real breakthrough 1999 season, one year after helping his Indians to the 1998 American League
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