dˈʊɹɹɪŋ hɪz ɹˈʊki sˈiːzən, sˌæntɪˈɑːɡoʊ hˈɪt fˈɜːstˈɪnɪŋ lˈiːdˈɔf hˈoʊm ɹˈʌnz ˌɔn kənsˈɛkjuːtˌɪv dˈeɪz dʒˈuːn θɹˈiː, tˈuː θˈaʊzənd tˈuː ænd dʒˈuːn fˈoːɹ, tˈuː θˈaʊzənd tˈuː.
During his rookie season, Santiago hit first-inning lead-off home runs on consecutive days (June 3, 2002 and June 4, 2002).