Omir Santos

Omir Santos Rios

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 0", Weight 200 lb.
• School East Central College
• Debut September 5, 2008
• Last Game April 9, 2013
• Born April 29, 1981 in Bayamon, P.R.

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Biographical Information

Omir Santos was drafted by the New York Yankees in the 21st round of the 2001 amateur draft. He was signed by scout Dave Jorn and made his pro debut that summer.

After his playing career ended, Santos joined the Cleveland Indians organization as a coach and manager. In 2015 he was the catching instructor for the Columbus Clippers and returned to the Clippers in 2016 as a bench coach. He followed that with bench coach appointments with the Akron RubberDucks in 2017 and the Mahoning Valley Scrappers in 2018-2019. Santos was scheduled to become the manager of the DSL Indians 1 in 2020 before COVID-19 shut down the minor league season. He then became a manager with the DSL Indians Blue in 2021, Lynchburg Hillcats in 2022 and Lake County Captains in 2023.

Year-By-Year Managerial Record

Year	Team	League	Record	Finish	Organization	Playoffs
2021	DSL Indians Blue	Dominican Summer League	34-25		Cleveland Indians
2022	Lynchburg Hillcats	Carolina League	63-68	8th	Cleveland Guardians
2023	Lake County Captains	Midwest League	65-64	7th (t)	Cleveland Guardians
2024	Lake County Captains	Midwest League			Cleveland Guardians

Notable Achievements

• 2009 Topps All-Star Rookie Team

Related Sites

• Omir Santos on mlb.com