Samuel Solís (born August 10, 1988) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars of the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Washington Nationals.\n', '

Solís attended Agua Fria High School in Avondale, Arizona. Playing for the school\'s baseball team, he had a 7–3 win–loss record and a 1.77 earned run average (ERA) with 117 strikeouts and 29 walks with 25 hits allowed in ​59 1⁄3 innings pitched in his sophomore year. He shared West Valley High School Baseball Player of the Year honors with Kole Calhoun. In his junior year, he had a 4–4 record and a 1.93 ERA, and recorded 87 strikeouts with 23 walks and 45 hits in ​63 2⁄3 innings. While in his junior year, he competed in the American Amateur Baseball Congress and won the 2006 Connie Mack World Series. As a senior, Solís had an 8–2 record, a 2.40 ERA, and 98 strikeouts to 43 hits and 23 walks in ​61 1⁄3 innings. He was again named West Valley\'s High School Baseball Co-Player of the Year, along with Cody Cress. Solís finished his high school career with a 25–8 win–loss record and 398 strikeouts, the second-most in Arizona Class 4A history.\n', '

Baseball America ranked Solís as the 53rd-best prospect available in the 2007 Major League Baseball (MLB) Draft. The Arizona Diamondbacks selected Solís in the 18th round of the draft, but he did not sign in order to play college baseball. Solís attended the University of San Diego, where he played for the San Diego Toreros baseball team. As a freshman, Solís had a 3–1 record and a 3.83 earned run average (ERA) in 17 games pitched, which included seven games started. He pitched for the Chatham A\'s of the Cape Cod Baseball League in the summer of 2008, pitching largely out of the rotation. Expected to pitch more in 2009 due to San Diego teammate Brian Matusz signing a professional contract, Solís instead injured his back while weightlifting. He returned as a redshirt sophomore in 2010, and had a 9–2 record and a 3.42 ERA with 92 strikeouts and 82 hits allowed in 92 innings pitched. He was named All-West Coast Conference.\n', '

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