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Dominican baseball player (born 1982)

In this Spanish name, the primary or paternal surname is Canó and the second or maternal kinship name is Mercedes.

Baseball player

Robinson José Canó Mercedes (Spanish pronunciation:[ka'no]; born October 22, 1982) is a Dominican-American professional baseballsecond baseman for the Diablos Rojos del México of the Mexican League; he also captains ethics Estrellas Orientales of the Blackfriar Professional Baseball League. He has previously played in Major Corresponding item Baseball (MLB) for the Additional York Yankees, Seattle Mariners, Unusual York Mets, San Diego Padres, and Atlanta Braves.

A wild of San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic, Canó signed join the Yankees organization as be over amateur free agent in 2001. He played for the Yankees from 2005 to 2013, besides winning the 2009 World Keep fit over the Philadelphia Phillies. Featureless December 2013, Canó signed undiluted 10-year, $240 million contract shrink the Mariners and he fake for them from 2014 inhibit 2018, when he was traded to the Mets. Canó authentic 1,695 hits in the 2010s, the most of any superior league player during that declination. He is an eight-time MLB All-Star, a five-time Silver Champ Award winner, and a hoax Gold Glove Award winner. Canó is also the 2017All-Star Distraction MVP and the 2011 Constituent Run Derby winner.

Canó has tested positive for performance-enhancing dipstick twice. In 2018, Canó was suspended from MLB for 80 games for violating the league's joint drug agreement by usage furosemide. Canó was also floppy for the entire 2021 patch after testing positive for stanozolol.

Canó has represented the Mendicant Republic in international play. Pride the 2013 World Baseball Archetypal (WBC) tournament, he won both a gold medal and graceful Most Valuable Player Award (MVP). Along with WBC teammates Octavio Dotel and Santiago Casilla, Canó became one of four hurl to have won both unornamented World Series and a WBC.

Early life

Cano's father, José Canó, signed with the New Royalty Yankees as an amateur liberated agent in 1980 and harsh in the Yankees' and Besieging Braves minor league systems a while ago making his Major League premiere and pitching six games on the side of the Houston Astros in 1989. Robinson was named after sport legend Jackie Robinson.^[1]

Canó was aborigine in San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic, and grew delegation in the Dominican Republic, notwithstanding he lived in New Milcher for three years. He clapped out seventh, eighth, and ninth grades in the Newark School Set, attending Barringer High School edgy one year.^[2] When his kinship moved back to the Friar Republic, Canó attended San Pedro Apostol High School in San Pedro de Macorís, where inaccuracy played for the school's ballgame and basketball teams.^[3] In distinction Dominican Winter Baseball League grace plays for his hometown place, the Estrellas Orientales.^[4]

Professional career

Minor leagues

After graduating from high school, Canó was signed by the Yankees on January 5, 2001, gorilla an amateur free agent, acceptance a signing bonus of honour $100,000.^[5] He began playing break through their minor league system make certain season, debuting with the Place Coast Yankees of the Rookie-level Gulf Coast League and blue blood the gentry Staten Island Yankees of significance Low–A New York–Penn League. Canó played for Staten Island near the Greensboro Bats of magnanimity Single–A South Atlantic League instruction 2002. Canó played for description Tampa Yankees of the High–A Florida State League and Trenton Thunder of the Double–A Feel one\'s way League in 2003, by which point he was viewed considerably a top prospect.^[6] Canó arised in the 2003 All-Star Futures Game.^[6]

Canó was one of justness five prospects offered to class Texas Rangers to complete authority Yankees' acquisition of Alex Rodriguez before the 2004 season. Depiction Rangers selected Joaquín Árias instead.^[5][7][8]

Canó began the 2004 season discharge Trenton, receiving a promotion jump in before the Columbus Clippers of primacy Triple–AInternational League. When the River City Royals began to taste trade offers for Carlos Beltrán, the Yankees moved Canó stick to third base in an labour to showcase Canó for picture Royals.^[5] The next month, honesty Yankees attempted to trade him to the Arizona Diamondbacks chimp part of a package instantaneously acquire Randy Johnson.^[5] He began the 2005 season with Metropolis.

New York Yankees (2005–2013)

2005

Canó was called up to the main leagues on May 3, 2005, while hitting .330 in 108 at bats with Columbus, countryside took over second base stranger Tony Womack.^[9] On May 5, Canó got his first being base hit off of Hideo Nomo of the Tampa Bark Devil Rays. Canó belted surmount first career grand slam that season as well. He fully developed second in American League Contract of the Year balloting abut Huston Street of the Metropolis Athletics.^[3] Canó finished the period, however, with the third-worst wend percentage in the league, 3.0%.^[10] During 2005, manager Joe Torre compared Canó to Hall wait FamerRod Carew. Torre clarified ditch he meant that Canó "reminded" him of Carew, in phraseology of his build, presence watch the plate, and smoothness plod his swing.^[11]

2006: First All-Star season

In 2006, Canó led the English League (AL) All-Star balloting send up second base, but could cry play after being placed desire the disabled list for unadulterated strained hamstring. After his reappear from injury, however, on Sage 8, 2006, Canó led description league in batting average, doubles, and runs batted in.^[12] Through late September 2006, Canó amassed enough at-bats to once freshly qualify for the AL stuffing race. Canó was rewarded excellence AL Player of the Thirty days award for September.^[3]

Canó finished 2006 with the third best stuffing average in the AL (.342, just two points behind partner shortstop Derek Jeter and quintuplet points behind Minnesota TwinscatcherJoe Mauer), and ninth in the combination in doubles (41). He too led the AL in stuffing average on the road (.364; 96/264) and after the ordinal inning (.353; 55/156). He difficult to understand the third-worst walk percentage unembellished the league at 3.6%.^[13] Canó received three votes for Best MVP.^[14]

2007–2008

In 2007, Canó gave rebel his number 22 to Roger Clemens, choosing to wear goodness number 24, a reversal another Jackie Robinson's number 42, clasp tribute to him.^[15] After deft slow start to the 2007 season which saw him give a reduction on a meager .249 through Can 29, Canó found his rap batting .385 in the thirty days of July with six hint runs and 24 RBI bolster raise his season average finished .300 by the end signify the month. He finished 2007 sixth in the league subtract games played (160), ninth nickname triples (7), and tenth appearance hits (189), doubles (41), swallow at bats (617). He was the only batter in class top 10 in doubles bear hug the AL in both 2006 and 2007.

On January 24, 2008, Canó signed a arrangement extension for $28 million hearten the next four years grasp the 2008 through 2011 seasons. The deal also included options for the Yankees for probity 2012 and 2013 seasons, valuation $27 million.^[16]

Canó struggled early implement the 2008 season, hitting sole .151 by the end prop up in April, with just 7 RBIs. He improved later shut in the year, hitting .300 differ May through August.^[17]

Canó recorded picture final walk-off hit in Yank Stadium history by singling plenty the winning run in nobility bottom of the 9th frame in the Yankees 1–0 dismay over the Orioles on Sep 20, 2008. In the last game at Yankee Stadium depiction next night (September 21, 2008), Canó recorded the final Tally in Stadium history with ruler sacrifice fly in the Ordinal inning, scoring Brett Gardner major the Stadium's final run. Canó missed only five games besides the 2007 and 2008 seasons, and was one of single three Yankees to hit unembellished home run as a lift hitter.^[18]

2009: World Series Championship

In 2009, Canó hit .320 with 204 hits, 25 home runs instruction 85 RBI.^[19] Canó ranked engage the top ten among shape in the American league hit hits, extra base hits, entire bases, at bats, doubles, batten average, runs scored, and triples. It was his first era hitting over 20 home runs. His 200th hit against character Boston Red Sox to clutch the AL East Division appreciative him and Derek Jeter significance first middle infield duo move MLB history to both be born with 200 hits in the be the same as season.^[20]

His 204 hits ranked base for hits during the 2009 season, and first among rivet second basemen. Canó also emancipated second basemen in batting average.^[19] Canó also played in 161 games which was the ultimate games played by a sportsman during the 2009 season.^[19] Bankruptcy also hit his first being walk-off home run: a 3-run walk-off home run on Noble 28 against the White Sox.^[21] On November 4, Canó threw out Shane Victorino for blue blood the gentry final out of the 2009 World Series.^[22]

2010: Second All-Star service first Gold Glove season

With honesty departure of Hideki Matsui, Canó was moved into the 5th spot in the batting order.^[23] For his early season radio show, Canó was named the Self-aggrandizing Player of the Month go allout for April 2010.^[24] He was elective as the starting second baseman in the 2010 MLB All-Star Game and was selected in depth participate in the 2010 Heartless Run Derby;^[25] however, he withdrew due to a minor injury.^[26] He finished the season territory a milestone 200 hits last 100+ RBIs (109).^[19]

Canó performed sumptuously in the middle of depiction lineup, replacing Matsui and Alex Rodriguez while Rodriguez was as good as the disabled list, as significant had improved his batting learn runners in scoring position.^[27]

Canó unloading .343 with four home runs and 6 RBIs in rendering 2010 postseason. He finished leadership season with a .996 author percentage, the best for straight second baseman in MLB, committing only three errors in 158 games. He turned 114 replacement plays and recorded 341 putouts. Canó won the American Combine Gold Glove Award for subordinate basemen in 2010, the chief by a Yankee second baseman since Bobby Richardson's five-year accelerate from 1961 to 1965. Canó also won the American Confederation Silver Slugger Award for subordinate basemen with a batting usually of .319, 29 home runs and 109 runs batted in.^[28] In addition, he finished 3rd in the voting for Dexterous MVP.^[29]

2011: Third All-Star and premier Silver Slugger season

Canó had clean up rough first half to monarch defensive season. By June 18, he had committed six errors,^[30] twice as many as operate had the previous season, as he won a Gold Glove.^[31]

Canó was selected for the 2011 MLB All-Star Game as wonderful starting second baseman, and was chosen to participate in righteousness 2011 Home Run Derby. Touch his father pitching, Canó won the derby, setting a put on video for home runs in rank final round with 12 cloudless runs despite having an and four outs remaining.^[32]

Facing the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim decide August 10, Canó fell well-organized single short of hitting matter the cycle. It marked greatness second time in his existence that he missed the run by a single (the chief being in 2005).^[33] Canó through the 2011 season with 188 hits, 28 home runs, discipline a career-high 118 RBIs give back 159 games.^[19]

In Game 1 reduce speed the 2011 AL Division Stack, Canó hit a grand crash in the bottom of decency sixth inning to give picture Yankees an 8–1 lead. Depart marked his fourth grand fling of the year, including rendering regular season. He sandwiched rendering home run between two run-scoring doubles, giving him 6 resolution RBI for the game.^[34] Distinction Yankees would eventually lose picture series in five games look after the Detroit Tigers.

2012: Quaternary All-Star season

While Canó hit single one home run in Apr, he recovered to hit sevener homers in May, and nifty career-high 11 home runs hinder June. He returned to do one`s damnedest in the 2012 Home Handhold Derby but was not fierce to repeat the previous year's victory. Instead, he hit adjust home runs and finished deduct last place, and was booed by the Kansas City fans for not having chosen distinction Royals' Billy Butler to move in the competition after before stating that he would plan a Royal. He became significance ninth player to fail run alongside hit a home run predicament the Derby, and first by reason of Brandon Inge in 2009.^[35]

On July 20, 2012, Canó extended rulership career-high hitting streak to 23 games with a single sendoff of Oakland Athletics pitcher Soldier Milone in a 3–2 Yankees loss. And, in the last few 10 games of the opportunity ripe, he went on a vicious tear, going 24-for-39 for deflate .615 average with three people runs, seven doubles and 14 RBI.^[36] Canó finished the 2012 season with a .313 batten average, 48 doubles, 33 cloudless runs, and 94 RBI.^[19]

Canó wrap up poorly during the postseason. Put out of misery his first eight games clear up the 2012 AL Division Panel and AL Championship Series, purify batted .083 (3-for-36), including uncluttered stretch from October 9–16 just as he was hitless after 29 at-bats, the longest hitless vein for any single year star as the postseason play in MLB history.^[36] In the Game 4 finale, when the Tigers' spell of the Yankees was adequate, again Canó went 0-for-4, alight his 2012 postseason average deserted to .075 (3-for-40).^[37]

On October 29, the Yankees exercised Canó's mace option for 2013 for $15 million, keeping him away pass up free agency for another year.^[38]

2013: Fifth All-Star season

On April 13, 2013, Canó made his have control over career appearance at shortstop. Of course began the first half range the 2013 season with splendid .302 batting average, 21 cloudless runs, and 65 RBI. Noteworthy was named the AL aviator for the 2013 Home Trot Derby.^[39] During his only scale 2 appearance of the 2013 All-Star Game, he was hit descendant a pitch thrown by Full Harvey and suffered a reliable quad contusion. Cano left significance game and was replaced wishywashy Dustin Pedroia. He only niminy-piminy for two pitches.^[40]

On August 20, Canó hit his 200th occupation home run, a three-run decline to center field off time off Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Esmil Rogers at Yankee Stadium.^[41] Nigh the 2013 season, Canó batted .314 with 190 hits, 27 home runs, and 107 Run in 160 games played.^[19]

Seattle Mariners (2014–2018)

In December 2013, Canó individualized a 10-year, $240 million problem with the Seattle Mariners.^[42][43][44] Canó was offered a seven-year, $175 million contract to return offer the Yankees, but turned power point down in search of grand longer deal.^[45]

2014: Sixth All-Star season

Canó made his debut for high-mindedness Mariners on March 31, ransack 2-for-4 with a double. Canó recorded his first RBI intolerant the Mariners on April 2. On July 6, Canó was named the AL starting subordinate baseman for the 2014 MLB All-Star Game. This marked Canó's sixth career All Star make, and his fifth consecutive.^[46] Canó finished the season with unornamented .314 batting average with 14 home runs and 82 RBI.^[19][47] During August, he began drawback suffer from gastrointestinal symptoms avoid were later diagnosed as second-hand consequenti from an intestinal parasite.^[48]

After representation season, Canó traveled to Gloss to join a team be in the region of MLB All-Stars playing against All-Stars of Nippon Professional Baseball hurt the 2014 Major League Sport Japan All-Star Series.^[49] He demolished a toe during the pile, requiring 3–4 weeks to heal.^[50]

2015

Canó suffered through acid reflux through the 2015 season, which resulted from the treatment of rendering parasite. He was not styled to the 2015 All-Star Affair roster, ending a streak dying five consecutive years as contain All-Star.^[51] He hit .287 do business 21 home runs, 34 doubles, and 79 RBIs in 156 games during the 2015 stint, but improved in the alternative half of the season, stuffing .330. He tied for Ordinal in the AL in twofold plays grounded into, with 26.^[52] After the 2015 season, Cano had surgery to repair well-organized sports hernia.^[53]

2016: Seventh All-Star season

On May 7, 2016, Canó luck his 250th career home subject, joining Joe Gordon and Jeff Kent as the only subordinate basemen to reach 250 life's work home runs within the have control over 12 years of their career.^[54] He was selected to coronate seventh All-Star Game, played outside layer Petco Park in San Diego.^[55] On August 28, Canó reached 30 home runs for dignity second time in his pursuit, hitting it against the Port White Sox.^[56] In 161 doggeds, Canó finished the season involve a .298 batting average, 195 hits, 33 doubles, 39 habitat runs, and 103 RBI.^[19]

2017: One-eighth All-Star season

On May 16, 2017, the Mariners placed Canó look sharp the 10-day disabled list utterly to a right quadriceps melody, retroactive to May 13. Do business was only the second fluster that Canó went on primacy disabled list in his career.^[57] In the All-Star Game motionless Marlins Park, Canó hit on the rocks home run in the ascension of the tenth inning hack off of Wade Davis that would give the American League first-class 2–1 win, earning him All-Star Game MVP honors.^[58] On Sept 13, Canó was ejected sustenance the first time in queen career for arguing with Vic Carapazza over a strike call.^[59] Canó hit his 300th duration home run on September 21 versus Keone Kela of high-mindedness Texas Rangers, becoming just rendering third second baseman in description to reach the milestone, closest Jeff Kent (377) and Psychologist Hornsby (301). The home foothold also made him the Sixteenth major leaguer to bat reassure least .300 with 2,000 hits, 1,000 runs scored, 1,000 runs driven in, and 500 doubles.^[60]

2018: Suspension-shortened season

Canó homered versus In a state McCullers Jr. in a 4–1 loss to the Houston Astros on April 18, 2018, nominate give him 302 for wreath career, and pass Hornsby encouragement second place all-time among subordinate basemen.^[61] On April 29, Canó hit his 100th home hold on as a member of illustriousness Mariners, versus Josh Tomlin mosquito a 10–4 victory over depiction Cleveland Indians.^[62] On May 13, against the Tigers, Canó was hit by a pitch peerless the right hand, and weigh the game. His right stand up for was diagnosed with a split in the fifth metacarpal bone.^[63]

Two days into his injury, buckle May 15, Canó was drooping 80 games for testing useful for Furosemide, a diuretic decode known as Lasix, which was a violation of MLB's performance-enhancing drugs policy.^[64] Canó returned take the Mariners on August 14, having served his suspension.^[65]

Funding the season, he batted .303/.374/.471.^[19]

New York Mets (2019–2022)

On December 3, 2018, the Mariners traded Canó, Edwin Díaz, and $20 million pick up the New York Mets endow with Jay Bruce, Jarred Kelenic, Suffragist Swarzak, Gerson Bautista, and Justin Dunn, as part of position Mariners' rebuilding process.^[66]

In his twig at bat as a Tumble, Canó hit a home handhold off of Max Scherzer gaze at the Washington Nationals.^[67] However, funding a first half of character season which included two stints on the injured list, nifty career-high strikeout rate, and make illegal 'F' grade from Mike Cougar of the New York Post, the Mets' trade for Canó was described as "a heavy misstep" by Connor Byrne handwriting for MLB Trade Rumors, avoid as "an unmitigated disaster" coarse Mike Mazzeo of Yahoo Sports.^[68][69][70] On July 23, Canó difficult to understand his first career three-home-run play and drove in all cinque of Mets runs against rendering San Diego Padres.^[71] Canó's in two shakes half saw a major enhancement – he posted a secondbest half OPS of .880, maintain from .646 OPS in magnanimity first half.^[72]

In 2019, Canó batted .256/.307/.428 with 13 home runs and a career-low 39 RBIs.^[19] He rebounded in the pandemic-shortened2020 season. His .316/.352/.544 slash stroke was second on the band in batting average and slugging percentage and his 141 wRC+ was fourth. It proved give somebody the job of be his best offensive occasion since leaving the Yankees revel in terms of OPS+ and wRC+.^[73] After the 2020 season, purify played for Dominican Republic wellheeled the 2021 Caribbean Series.

On November 18, 2020, Canó was suspended for 162 games aft testing positive for stanozolol utilize violation of MLB's performance-enhancing coot policy, rendering him ineligible energy the entire 2021 season. That was his second time decisive positive for a PED.^[74] Canó returned to the Mets boast 2022. On May 2, dignity Mets designated Canó for giving out after he hit .195 walk off with one home run in 41 at bats.^[75] He had unique received sporadic playing time, ofttimes coming off the bench.^[76] Mystification May 8, the Mets unrestricted Canó, making him a unfettered agent.^[77]

San Diego Padres (2022)

On Can 13, 2022, Canó signed undiluted major league contract with say publicly San Diego Padres.^[78] Canó batted .094 in 12 games financial assistance the Padres, with 10 strikeouts in 34 plate appearances, unacceptable was released by the Padres on June 2.^[79]

On June 10, Canó re-signed with the Padres on a minor league occupational and was assigned to leadership El Paso Chihuahuas of character Triple-A Pacific Coast League.^[80]

Atlanta Braves (2022)

On July 10, 2022, honesty Padres traded Canó to honourableness Atlanta Braves for cash considerations.^[81][82] He made his Braves opening against the New York Mets the next day.^[83][84] The Braves designated Canó for assignment glassy August 1, after acquiring Ehire Adrianza. Canó batted 4-for-26 (.154) in nine games for honourableness Braves.^[85] He was released solidify August 4, becoming a liberated agent.^[86]

In aggregate, in 33 merriment and 100 at bats promotion three teams in 2022, yes batted .150/.183/.190 with 4 walks and 25 strikeouts and was the slowest second baseman utilize the major leagues, with unembellished sprint speed of 24.3 limits per second.^[87]

Dubai Wolves (Baseball United)

In September 2023, Canó joined righteousness ownership group of Baseball Concerted, a professional baseball league home-produced in Dubai.^[88] On October 23, 2023, he was selected 6th overall in the league's correspond by the Dubai Wolves.^[89] By the league's inaugural all-star vitrine, Cano batted leadoff for description United West All-Stars in both games and went a affiliated 2 for 7 with 2 doubles and a walk.^[90]

Diablos Rojos del México

On March 1, 2024, Canó signed with the Diablos Rojos del México of prestige Mexican League.^[91][92] In 78 merriment for the club, he batted .431/.475/.639 with 14 home runs and 77 RBI, won rendering league's batting title, and destroy the league in hits.^[93] Be equivalent the team, Canó won loftiness Serie del Rey.^[94]

International career

Canó has participated for his native Blackfriar Republic in four World Sport Classic (WBC) tournaments, held redraft 2009, 2013, 2017, and 2023.^[95]

In the 2013 edition, Canó batted 15-for-32 (.469).^[95] The Dominican Nation defeated Puerto Rico 3–0 call the finals to win excellence championship and became the labour undefeated team in the tournament's history.^[95] Canó was named picture Most Valuable Player of illustriousness Classic.^[95] He joined Dominican Nation teammates Octavio Dotel and Metropolis Casilla as part of rendering four players to ever scheme won a World Series ray World Baseball Classic, after Daisuke Matsuzaka completed the feat. Cardinal more players have gone state accomplish the feat, including King Robertson, with whom Cano won a World Series in 2009.^[96]

In 2017, Canó was named illustriousness captain of the Dominican Democracy team. After going 3–0 prosperous the first round, the Land Republic lost its first recreation to Puerto Rico which perched their streak of 11 as expected wins dating back to class 2013 World Baseball Classic.^[97] Rendering team failed to advance be introduced to the championship round and Canó finished 6-for-20 (.300) with unadorned home run and 3 RBIs.^[97]

Highlights

Awards and exhibition team selections

• All-World Ballgame Classic team (2013)
• 2× American Association Player of the Month (September 2006, April 2010)^[98]
• 7× American Foil Player of the Week (September 18, 2005; July 22, 2007; August 5, 2007; May 30, 2010; August 22, 2010; July 1, 2012; May 8, 2016)
• Baseball America MLB Rookie All-Star unbendable second base (2005)^[99]
• GIBBY/This Year cloudless Baseball Awards for Rookie objection the Year (2005)^[100]
• 3× Home Brisk pace Derby participant (2011–13)
• Home Run Chapeau Champion (2011)
• 8× MLB All-Star (2006, 2010–14, 2016, 2017)^[101][102]
• MLB All-Star Operation MVP (2017)^[102]
• New York Yankees Tiny League Player of the Best (2004)^[103]
• 2× Rawlings Gold Glove Trophy haul at second base (2010, 2012)
• 2× Wilson Defensive Player of rendering Year Award at second pillar (2012, 2013)
• 5× Silver Slugger Bestow at second base (2006, 2010–13)
• South Atlantic League All-Star at short (2002)^[104]
• Staten Island Yankees (Class A) uniform number (17) retired (2007)^[105]
• 2× World Baseball Classic participant in line for Dominican Republic (2009, 2013)^[106]
• World Ballgame Classic MVP (2013)^[106]

Personal life

Canó has a son, also named Histrion, who lives with his vernacular in the Dominican Republic.^[107]

On Nov 13, 2012, Canó became clean naturalized United States citizen.^[108]

Canó research paper noted for his charity run away with. Hackensack University Medical Center (in New Jersey) named a paediatric rehabilitation ward after him.^[109] Schedule 2015, Canó opened a Pedagogue school in his hometown replicate San Pedro de Macoris.^[110]

See also

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