What is Benito Santiago?
{{Infobox baseball biography |name=Benito Santiago |image=Billy Davis and Benito Santiago (cropped).jpg |caption=Santiago and [[Billy Davis (Arizona politician)|Billy Davis]] in 2009 |position=[[Catcher]] |bats=Right |throws=Right |birth_date={{Birth date and age|1965|3|9}} |birth_place=[[Ponce, Puerto Rico]] |debutleague = MLB |debutdate=September 14 |debutyear=1986 |debutteam=San Diego Padres |finalleague = MLB |finaldate=April 11 |finalyear=2005 |finalteam=Pittsburgh Pirates |statleague = MLB |stat1label=[[Batting average (baseball)|Batting average]] |stat1value=.263 |stat2label=[[Home run]]s |stat2value=217 |stat3label=[[Run batted in|Runs batted in]] |stat3value=920 |teams= * [[San Diego Padres]] ({{MLB Year|1986}}–{{MLB Year|1992}}) * [[Florida Marlins]] ({{MLB Year|1993}}–{{MLB Year|1994}}) * [[Cincinnati Reds]] ({{MLB Year|1995}}) * [[Philadelphia Phillies]] ({{MLB Year|1996}}) * [[Toronto Blue Jays]] ({{MLB Year|1997}}–{{MLB Year|1998}}) * [[Chicago Cubs]] ({{MLB Year|1999}}) * [[Cincinnati Reds]] ({{MLB Year|2000}}) * [[San Francisco Giants]] ({{MLB Year|2001}}–{{MLB Year|2003}}) * [[Kansas City Royals]] ({{MLB Year|2004}}) * [[Pittsburgh Pirates]] ({{MLB Year|2005}}) |highlights= * 5× [[Major League Baseball All-Star Game|All-Star]] ([[1989 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|1989]]–[[1992 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|1992]], [[2002 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|2002]]) * [[NLCS MVP]] ([[2002 NLCS|2002]]) * [[NL Rookie of the Year]] (1987) * 3× [[Gold Glove Award]] (1988–1990) * 4× [[Silver Slugger Award]] (1987, 1988, 1990, 1991) * [[San Diego Padres Hall of Fame]] }} '''Benito Santiago Rivera''' (born March 9, 1965) is a Puerto Rican former professional baseball catcher, who played for twenty seasons in [[Major League Baseball]] (MLB). In the late 1980s and early 1990s, Santiago was considered the premier catcher in the National League (NL). Santiago was not a great batter and showed little pop at the plate, but he is considered one of the greatest defensive catchers of all time. As a