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'I'm keeping on': How Carlos Santana, at 39, remains revered teammate, valued slugger

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Carlos Santana , 39 , is the second -oldest position player in Major League Baseball .

He has a personal chef at his disposal for homestands in Cleveland and at his Tampa home in the off-season .

Santana has four homers and 13 RBI as he begins a third tour of duty with Cleveland .

Many of his current teammates were in grade school when Santana first stepped on a major league diamond.

Santana would be bidding for his seventh postseason appearance.

He's hit 328 career home runs and his stellar.

on-base percentage and783 OPS ensures his phone in Tampa will ring each winter.

Santana endured an 0 -for-25 stretch last month and survived, now on a 10 -for.

run while reaching base each of the past 10 games.

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