Daniel Ernesto Santana (born November 7, 1990) is a Dominican professional baseball infielder and outfielder for the Texas Rangers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played for the Minnesota Twins and Atlanta Braves.\n', '

The Minnesota Twins signed Santana as an undrafted free agent in December 2007. In November 2012, the Twins added him to the 40-man roster in order to protect him from the Rule 5 draft.\n', '

Santana was called up to the major leagues for the first time on May 2, 2014. After a solid start to his career, Santana was placed on the 15-day disabled list on June 27. He spent the season splitting time between center field and shortstop, and he accumulated a .319 batting average, 7 home runs, 20 stolen bases in 101 games, leading all rookies. He finished seventh in American League Rookie of the Year Award voting. Additionally, Santana\'s rookie year batting average of .319 is a Twins franchise record (minimum 130 at bats).\n', '

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