Editing Benito Santiago (section)

===Resurgence with the Giants===
Santiago arrived in [[San Francisco Giants|San Francisco]] on March 17, [[2001 San Francisco Giants season|2001]]. He played in 133 games and helped the Giants finish in second place, two games behind the [[2001 Arizona Diamondbacks season|Arizona Diamondbacks]] in the National League West.<ref name="Benito Santiago statistics"/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/NL/2001.shtml |title=2001 National League Team Statistics and Standings |website=Baseball Reference |access-date=October 19, 2011 }}</ref> He shared the 2001 [[Willie Mac Award]] with [[Mark Gardner (baseball)|Mark Gardner]], which recognized the spirit and leadership of each.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.baseball-almanac.com/awards/willie_mac_award.shtml |title=Willie Mac Award Winners |publisher=Baseball Almanac |access-date=October 26, 2011 }}</ref> Santiago had another good year in [[2002 San Francisco Giants season|2002]], appearing in 126 games and finishing third among National League catchers with a .995 [[fielding percentage]].<ref name="Benito Santiago statistics"/> He earned his fifth All-Star berth and ended the season with a .278 batting average with 74 runs batted in as the Giants once again finished second to the Diamondbacks and claimed the National League [[Major League Baseball wild card|wild card]] berth.<ref name="Benito Santiago statistics"/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/SFG/2002.shtml |title=2002 San Francisco Giants season |website=Baseball Reference |access-date=October 19, 2011 }}</ref>

The Giants defeated the [[2002 Atlanta Braves season|Atlanta Braves]] in the first round of the play-offs then met the [[2002 St. Louis Cardinals season|St. Louis Cardinals]] in the [[2002 National League Championship Series]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/2002_NLDS1.shtml |title=2002 League Division Series |website=Baseball Reference |access-date=October 19, 2011 }}</ref> Santiago hit two home runs in the series along with 6 runs batted in, and was awarded the [[League Championship Series Most Valuable Player Award]] as the Giants defeated the Cardinals in five games.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/2002_NLCS.shtml |title=2002 League Championship Series |website=Baseball Reference |access-date=October 19, 2011 }}</ref> In the [[2002 World Series]] against the [[2002 Anaheim Angels season|Anaheim Angels]], Santiago delivered 5 runs batted in as the Giants were defeated in a seven-game series.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/santibe01.shtml#batting_postseason::none |title=Benito Santiago post-season batting statistics |access-date=October 19, 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/2002_WS.shtml |title=2002 World Series |website=Baseball Reference |access-date=October 19, 2011 }}</ref>

In [[2003 San Francisco Giants season|2003]], the 38-year-old Santiago continued to perform well, hitting fifth in the [[batting order (baseball)|batting order]] behind [[Barry Bonds]], he appeared in 108 games while posting a .279 batting average with 56 runs batted in.<ref name="Benito Santiago statistics"/><ref>{{cite magazine |author=Peters |first=Nick |date=September 2003 |title=Armed Behind The Plate |magazine=Baseball Digest}}</ref>