Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Tony Santillan was born April 15, 1997, in Fort Worth, Texas. He is a pitcher in the MLB.

Santillan attended Seguin High School in Seguin, Texas. He committed to play college baseball at Texas Tech University. He was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the second round of the 2015 Major League Baseball Draft.

He started 2018 with the Daytona Tortugas and was promoted to the Pensacola Blue Wahoos during the season. In 26 combined starts between the two clubs, he was 10–7 with a 3.08 ERA and a 1.23 WHIP.

On June 12, 2021, Santillan was promoted to the major leagues for the first time. Santillan made his MLB debut the next day as the starting pitcher against the Colorado Rockies, pitching 4+2⁄3 innings of 1-run ball with 5 strikeouts. He recorded his first career strikeout versus Rockies shortstop Trevor Story.