hiː lˈɛd ðə tˈiːm tʊ ɐ sˈɛkəndplˈeɪs fˈɪnɪʃ ɪnðə dəmˈɪnɪkən wˈɪntɚ lˈiːɡ tʃˈæmpiənʃˌɪps ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd tˈɛn ænd wʌz ˈæskt tə plˈeɪ ʃˈɔːɹtstɑːp fɚðɪ ˌɛskədʒˈiːdoʊ liːˈoʊnz ˌɔn tˈiːm dəmˌɪnɪkˈɑːnə ɪnðə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd tˈɛn kˌæɹəbˈiən wˈɜːld sˈɪɹiz, wˌɪtʃ ðə dəmˈɪnɪkən wˈʌn æz sˌæntɪˈɑːɡoʊ hˈɪt .θɹˈiːhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪkstiːn æt ðə plˈeɪt.
He led the team to a second-place finish in the Dominican Winter League Championships in 2010 and was asked to play shortstop for the Escogido Leones on  Team Dominicana in the 2010 Caribbean World Series, which the Dominican won as Santiago hit .316 at the plate.