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Robinson Canó
Canó batting for the Yankees on May 17, 2008
New York Yankees — No. 24
Second baseman
Born: October 22, 1982 (1982-10-22) (age 25)
San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic
Bats: Left Throws: Right
Major League Baseball debut
May 3, 2005 for the New York Yankees
Selected MLB statistics
(through June 8, 2008)
Batting average .304
Home runs 52
Runs batted in 257
Doubles 129
On-base plus slugging .807
Teams
New York Yankees (2005-present)
Robinson José Canó (IPA: [kaˈno]; born October 22, 1982, in San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic) is a second baseman in Major League Baseball, who currently plays for the New York Yankees.
He was named after baseball legend Jackie Robinson.[1]
Contents [hide]
1 Family & early life
2 Playing career
2.1 2005
2.2 2006
2.3 2007
3 Awards
4 Career statistics
4.1 Postseason Statistics
5 Trivia
6 References
7 See also
8 External links
[edit] Family & early life
His father, José Canó, was drafted by the Yankees in 1980, and played in the major leagues in 1989, pitching in 6 games for the Houston Astros.[2]
Robinson Canó, who was named after Jackie Robinson by his father, grew up in the Dominican Republic, where he played both baseball and basketball at San Pedro Apostol High School in San Pedro de Macoris.[2] In the Dominican Winter Baseball League he plays for his hometown team Estrellas Orientales.
After graduating, he was signed by the Yankees in 2001 and began playing in their minor league system.
[edit] Playing career
[edit] 2005
Canó was called up to the Major Leagues on May 3, 2005, while hitting .333 in 108 at bats in AAA, and took over second base from Tony Womack. He hit .297 with 14 home runs, 62 RBI, with 34 doubles, and finished second in American League Rookie of the Year balloting to Huston Street of the Oakland Athletics.[2]
Canó finished the year, however, with the 3rd-worst walk percentage in the league, 3.0%.[3]
During 2005, manager Joe Torre took some heat for comparing Canó to Hall of Famer Rod Carew. When pressed, Torre clarified that he only meant that Canó "reminded" him of Carew, in terms of his build, presence at the plate, and smoothness in his swing. Torre assured the media that he did not necessarily expect Canó to become as great a player as Carew.[4]
[edit] 2006
In 2006 Canó led the AL All-Star balloting at second base, but could not play after being placed on the disabled list for a strained hamstring. After his return from injury, however, on August 8, 2006, Canó lead the league in batting average, doubles, and runs batted in.[citation needed] During late September 2006 Canó accumulated enough at-bats to once again qualify for the AL batting race. Canó was rewarded the AL Player of the Month award for September.[2]
Canó finished 2006 with the third best batting average in the AL (.342, just 2 points behind teammate shortstop Derek Jeter and five points behind Minnesota Twins catcher Joe Mauer), and 9th in the league in doubles (41). He also led the AL in batting average on the road (.364; 96/264) and after the 6th inning (.353; 55/156). He had the third-worst walk percentage in the league at 3.6%.[5]
Canó finished 22nd in American League MVP voting with 3 votes. His teammate Derek Jeter finished second.[6]
[edit] 2007
Canó offered to give up his number 22 to Roger Clemens in the event that the Yankees signed him.[7] He has chosen to wear the number 24, which is a reversal of Jackie Robinson's number 42, which has been retired by Major League Baseball, and is currently only worn by teammate Mariano Rivera. After a slow start to the 2007 season which saw him hit a meager .249 through May 29th, Cano found his stroke batting .385 in the month of July with 6 HR and 24 RBI to raise his season average to .300 by the end of the month. He finished 2007 6th in the league in games (160), 9th in triples (7), and 10th in hits (189), doubles (41), and at bats (670). He was the only batter in the top 10 in doubles in the AL in both 2006 and 2007. On January 24, 2008 Robinson Canó signed a contract extension for up to six years and $55 million dollars. In the new deal, Canó will make about $28 million dollars over the next four years in the 2008 through 2011 seasons. The deal also includes options for the Yankees for the 2012 and 2013 seasons, during which Canó could earn an additional $27 million dollars[8].
[edit] Awards
2002 - South Atlantic League All-Star SS
2004 - NY Yankees Minor League Player of the Year
2005 - MLB All-Rookie All-Star 2B
2005 - Finished 2nd in the American League Rookie of the Year voting behind Huston Street of the Oakland Athletics.
2005 - This Year in Baseball awards: Rookie of the Year
2006 - Was selected to the 2006 American League All Star team, but due to a stint on the 15-day DL he could only attend the 2006 Home Run Derby to cheer on his fellow players.
2006 - Silver Slugger Award
2007 - Had his Class A (Staten Island Yankees) uniform number (17) retired.
[edit] Career statistics
Robinson Canò (Updated as of May 26, 2008) [9] Games AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BA
Career 484 1882 261 569 130 12 52 261 11 .302
[edit] Postseason Statistics
Robinson Cano (Updated as of November 21, 2007) Games AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BA
Career 13 49 6 12 4 0 2 8 0 .245
[edit] Trivia
This section contains trivia, a collection of miscellaneous information.
The article could be improved by integrating relevant items and removing inappropriate ones.
Robinson Cano made a cameo appearance in Hector El Father's music video, Pa' La Tumba, with fellow Yankee Melky Cabrera and New York Mets shortstop Jose Reyes.
[edit] References
^ Onley, Buster (2007-04-14). Cano on fast track to Yankee greatness. ESPN The Magazine. Retrieved on 2008-02-08.
^ a b c d Robinson Canó profile
^ FanGraphs 2005
^ Markusen, Bruce (2005-05-20). Cano and Carew. MLB.com.
^ FanGraphs 2006
^ 2006 AL MVP Voting
^ Cano agrees to switch to No. 24 from No. 22. ESPN (2007-01-23).
^ Yanks and Canó Agree on Deal - New York Times
^ Robinson Canò Statistics. Baseball-Reference.com (2007-12-29). Retrieved on 2008-05-26.
[edit] See also
List of second generation MLB players
[edit] External links
Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube
Yahoo! profile
Preceded by
Alfonso Soriano American League Second Baseman Silver Slugger Award
2006 Succeeded by
Plácido Polanco
Preceded by
Travis Hafner American League Player of the Month
September 2006 Succeeded by
Alex Rodriguez
[hide]v • d • eNew York Yankees current roster
Active roster 2 Derek Jeter | 12 Alberto Gonzalez | 13 Alex Rodriguez | 14 Wilson Betemit | 18 Johnny Damon | 19 Chad Moeller | 20 Jorge Posada | 22 LaTroy Hawkins | 24 Robinson Canó | 25 Jason Giambi | 26 José Molina | 28 Melky Cabrera | 35 Mike Mussina | 36 Edwar Ramírez | 38 Dan Giese | 39 Ross Ohlendorf | 41 José Veras | 42 Mariano Rivera | 43 Darrell Rasner | 46 Andy Pettitte | 48 Kyle Farnsworth | 53 Bobby Abreu | 55 Hideki Matsui | 61 Billy Traber | 62 Joba Chamberlain
Inactive roster 17 Shelley Duncan | 29 Kei Igawa | 30 Scott Patterson | 58 Jeff Karstens | 65 Chase Wright | 71 Jeffrey Marquez | 72 Juan Miranda | 82 Steven White | 85 Francisco Cervelli | -- Oneli Pérez | -- Chris Stewart
Disabled list 31 Ian Kennedy | 33 Brian Bruney | 34 Phil Hughes | 40 Chien-Ming Wang | 45 Carl Pavano | 47 Chris Britton | 63 Jonathan Albaladejo | 64 Andrew Brackman | 77 Humberto Sánchez
Coaching Staff Manager 27 Joe Girardi | Bench Coach 59 Rob Thomson | 1st Base Coach 56 Tony Peña | 3rd Base Coach 50 Bobby Meacham | Hitting Coach 54 Kevin Long | Pitching Coach 52 Dave Eiland | Bullpen Coach 57 Mike Harkey | Special Pitching Instructor 60 Rich Monteleone
Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robinson_Can%C3%B3"
Categories: 1982 births | All-Star Futures Game players | American League All-Stars | Dominican Republic baseball players | Living people | Major league second basemen | New York Yankees players | Staten Island Yankees players
Hidden categories: All articles with unsourced statements | Articles with unsourced statements since March 2007 | Articles with trivia sections from January 2008
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Jump to: navigation, search
Robinson Canó
Canó batting for the Yankees on May 17, 2008
New York Yankees — No. 24
Second baseman
Born: October 22, 1982 (1982-10-22) (age 25)
San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic
Bats: Left Throws: Right
Major League Baseball debut
May 3, 2005 for the New York Yankees
Selected MLB statistics
(through June 8, 2008)
Batting average .304
Home runs 52
Runs batted in 257
Doubles 129
On-base plus slugging .807
Teams
New York Yankees (2005-present)
Robinson José Canó (IPA: [kaˈno]; born October 22, 1982, in San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic) is a second baseman in Major League Baseball, who currently plays for the New York Yankees.
He was named after baseball legend Jackie Robinson.[1]
Contents [hide]
1 Family & early life
2 Playing career
2.1 2005
2.2 2006
2.3 2007
3 Awards
4 Career statistics
4.1 Postseason Statistics
5 Trivia
6 References
7 See also
8 External links
[edit] Family & early life
His father, José Canó, was drafted by the Yankees in 1980, and played in the major leagues in 1989, pitching in 6 games for the Houston Astros.[2]
Robinson Canó, who was named after Jackie Robinson by his father, grew up in the Dominican Republic, where he played both baseball and basketball at San Pedro Apostol High School in San Pedro de Macoris.[2] In the Dominican Winter Baseball League he plays for his hometown team Estrellas Orientales.
After graduating, he was signed by the Yankees in 2001 and began playing in their minor league system.
[edit] Playing career
[edit] 2005
Canó was called up to the Major Leagues on May 3, 2005, while hitting .333 in 108 at bats in AAA, and took over second base from Tony Womack. He hit .297 with 14 home runs, 62 RBI, with 34 doubles, and finished second in American League Rookie of the Year balloting to Huston Street of the Oakland Athletics.[2]
Canó finished the year, however, with the 3rd-worst walk percentage in the league, 3.0%.[3]
During 2005, manager Joe Torre took some heat for comparing Canó to Hall of Famer Rod Carew. When pressed, Torre clarified that he only meant that Canó "reminded" him of Carew, in terms of his build, presence at the plate, and smoothness in his swing. Torre assured the media that he did not necessarily expect Canó to become as great a player as Carew.[4]
[edit] 2006
In 2006 Canó led the AL All-Star balloting at second base, but could not play after being placed on the disabled list for a strained hamstring. After his return from injury, however, on August 8, 2006, Canó lead the league in batting average, doubles, and runs batted in.[citation needed] During late September 2006 Canó accumulated enough at-bats to once again qualify for the AL batting race. Canó was rewarded the AL Player of the Month award for September.[2]
Canó finished 2006 with the third best batting average in the AL (.342, just 2 points behind teammate shortstop Derek Jeter and five points behind Minnesota Twins catcher Joe Mauer), and 9th in the league in doubles (41). He also led the AL in batting average on the road (.364; 96/264) and after the 6th inning (.353; 55/156). He had the third-worst walk percentage in the league at 3.6%.[5]
Canó finished 22nd in American League MVP voting with 3 votes. His teammate Derek Jeter finished second.[6]
[edit] 2007
Canó offered to give up his number 22 to Roger Clemens in the event that the Yankees signed him.[7] He has chosen to wear the number 24, which is a reversal of Jackie Robinson's number 42, which has been retired by Major League Baseball, and is currently only worn by teammate Mariano Rivera. After a slow start to the 2007 season which saw him hit a meager .249 through May 29th, Cano found his stroke batting .385 in the month of July with 6 HR and 24 RBI to raise his season average to .300 by the end of the month. He finished 2007 6th in the league in games (160), 9th in triples (7), and 10th in hits (189), doubles (41), and at bats (670). He was the only batter in the top 10 in doubles in the AL in both 2006 and 2007. On January 24, 2008 Robinson Canó signed a contract extension for up to six years and $55 million dollars. In the new deal, Canó will make about $28 million dollars over the next four years in the 2008 through 2011 seasons. The deal also includes options for the Yankees for the 2012 and 2013 seasons, during which Canó could earn an additional $27 million dollars[8].
[edit] Awards
2002 - South Atlantic League All-Star SS
2004 - NY Yankees Minor League Player of the Year
2005 - MLB All-Rookie All-Star 2B
2005 - Finished 2nd in the American League Rookie of the Year voting behind Huston Street of the Oakland Athletics.
2005 - This Year in Baseball awards: Rookie of the Year
2006 - Was selected to the 2006 American League All Star team, but due to a stint on the 15-day DL he could only attend the 2006 Home Run Derby to cheer on his fellow players.
2006 - Silver Slugger Award
2007 - Had his Class A (Staten Island Yankees) uniform number (17) retired.
[edit] Career statistics
Robinson Canò (Updated as of May 26, 2008) [9] Games AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BA
Career 484 1882 261 569 130 12 52 261 11 .302
[edit] Postseason Statistics
Robinson Cano (Updated as of November 21, 2007) Games AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BA
Career 13 49 6 12 4 0 2 8 0 .245
[edit] Trivia
This section contains trivia, a collection of miscellaneous information.
The article could be improved by integrating relevant items and removing inappropriate ones.
Robinson Cano made a cameo appearance in Hector El Father's music video, Pa' La Tumba, with fellow Yankee Melky Cabrera and New York Mets shortstop Jose Reyes.
[edit] References
^ Onley, Buster (2007-04-14). Cano on fast track to Yankee greatness. ESPN The Magazine. Retrieved on 2008-02-08.
^ a b c d Robinson Canó profile
^ FanGraphs 2005
^ Markusen, Bruce (2005-05-20). Cano and Carew. MLB.com.
^ FanGraphs 2006
^ 2006 AL MVP Voting
^ Cano agrees to switch to No. 24 from No. 22. ESPN (2007-01-23).
^ Yanks and Canó Agree on Deal - New York Times
^ Robinson Canò Statistics. Baseball-Reference.com (2007-12-29). Retrieved on 2008-05-26.
[edit] See also
List of second generation MLB players
[edit] External links
Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube
Yahoo! profile
Preceded by
Alfonso Soriano American League Second Baseman Silver Slugger Award
2006 Succeeded by
Plácido Polanco
Preceded by
Travis Hafner American League Player of the Month
September 2006 Succeeded by
Alex Rodriguez
[hide]v • d • eNew York Yankees current roster
Active roster 2 Derek Jeter | 12 Alberto Gonzalez | 13 Alex Rodriguez | 14 Wilson Betemit | 18 Johnny Damon | 19 Chad Moeller | 20 Jorge Posada | 22 LaTroy Hawkins | 24 Robinson Canó | 25 Jason Giambi | 26 José Molina | 28 Melky Cabrera | 35 Mike Mussina | 36 Edwar Ramírez | 38 Dan Giese | 39 Ross Ohlendorf | 41 José Veras | 42 Mariano Rivera | 43 Darrell Rasner | 46 Andy Pettitte | 48 Kyle Farnsworth | 53 Bobby Abreu | 55 Hideki Matsui | 61 Billy Traber | 62 Joba Chamberlain
Inactive roster 17 Shelley Duncan | 29 Kei Igawa | 30 Scott Patterson | 58 Jeff Karstens | 65 Chase Wright | 71 Jeffrey Marquez | 72 Juan Miranda | 82 Steven White | 85 Francisco Cervelli | -- Oneli Pérez | -- Chris Stewart
Disabled list 31 Ian Kennedy | 33 Brian Bruney | 34 Phil Hughes | 40 Chien-Ming Wang | 45 Carl Pavano | 47 Chris Britton | 63 Jonathan Albaladejo | 64 Andrew Brackman | 77 Humberto Sánchez
Coaching Staff Manager 27 Joe Girardi | Bench Coach 59 Rob Thomson | 1st Base Coach 56 Tony Peña | 3rd Base Coach 50 Bobby Meacham | Hitting Coach 54 Kevin Long | Pitching Coach 52 Dave Eiland | Bullpen Coach 57 Mike Harkey | Special Pitching Instructor 60 Rich Monteleone
Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robinson_Can%C3%B3"
Categories: 1982 births | All-Star Futures Game players | American League All-Stars | Dominican Republic baseball players | Living people | Major league second basemen | New York Yankees players | Staten Island Yankees players
Hidden categories: All articles with unsourced statements | Articles with unsourced statements since March 2007 | Articles with trivia sections from January 2008
