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Gold Glover Carlos Santana Makes Proclamation on His Future as He Nears Awesome History

Free agent Carlos Santana will pick up a great milestone if he keeps playing long enough. After a report on Monday, he seems set on doing that.

Brady Farkas

Minnesota Twins first baseman Carlos Santana (30) is tagged out on the bases in the ninth inning by Baltimore Orioles third baseman Ramon Urias (29) at Target Field on Sept 27.
Minnesota Twins first baseman Carlos Santana (30) is tagged out on the bases in the ninth inning by Baltimore Orioles third baseman Ramon Urias (29) at Target Field on Sept 27. / Matt Blewett-Imagn Images
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On Sunday night, first baseman Carlos Santana picked up his first career Gold Glove Award. He won the award as a member of the Minnesota Twins but is now a free agent after his one-year deal expired.

At the age of 38, it was recently reported that Santana wants to play three or four more years, meaning he's got plenty of time to pick up more accolades and career highlights.

Jon Morosi of MLB Network had the report on social media:

Free agent Carlos Santana, 38, is looking to play for another three or four seasons, his agent, Ulises Cabrera, told me today.

Santana just won his first career Gold Glove at first base, and he’s coming off his highest OPS (.749) since 2019.

Santana just finished his 15th year in the big leagues with the Cleveland franchise, the Kansas City Royals, the Philadelphia Phillies, the Seattle Mariners, the Pittsburgh Pirates, Milwaukee Brewers and Twins.

In addition to his glove, he also provided value at the plate this season. He hit .238 with 23 homers and 71 RBI. Lifetime, he's got 324 homers and is a .242 hitter. He made the All-Star Game with Cleveland back in 2019. He should have no problem finding a new home in 2025, either.

And he's closing in some special history, according to "Fuzzy" from Underdog Fantasy.

Carlos Santana is 7-2B/122-BB away from becoming the 18th player in history to have 400-2B/300-HR/1400-BB

The last 5 guys to do that?

Chipper Jones
Jim Thome
Gary Sheffield
Frank Thomas
Barry Bonds

Santana walked 65 times in each of the last two years, meaning if he keeps up that place, he'd those thresholds in the 2026 season.

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Brady Farkas
BRADY FARKAS

Brady Farkas is a baseball writer for Fastball on Sports Illustrated/FanNation and the host of 'The Payoff Pitch' podcast which can be found on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Videos on baseball also posted to YouTube. Brady has spent nearly a decade in sports talk radio and is a graduate of Oswego State University. You can follow him on Twitter @WDEVRadioBrady. 

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