José Canó
José Canó | |||||||||||||||
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Pitcher | |||||||||||||||
Born: Boca del Soco, Dominican Republic | March 7, 1962|||||||||||||||
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |||||||||||||||
MLB debut | |||||||||||||||
August 28, 1989, for the Houston Astros | |||||||||||||||
Last MLB appearance | |||||||||||||||
September 30, 1989, for the Houston Astros | |||||||||||||||
MLB statistics | |||||||||||||||
Win–loss record | 1–1 | ||||||||||||||
Earned run average | 5.09 | ||||||||||||||
Strikeouts | 8 | ||||||||||||||
CPBL statistics | |||||||||||||||
Win–loss record | 25–25 | ||||||||||||||
Earned run average | 3.80 | ||||||||||||||
Strikeouts | 245 | ||||||||||||||
Teams | |||||||||||||||
Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||||||
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Medals
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Joselito "José" Canó Soriano (born March 7, 1962) is a Dominican former professional baseball pitcher who briefly pitched in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Houston Astros in 1989.
Career
[edit]Canó pitched six games with the Houston Astros and was the only major league pitcher to record a complete game in his final major league appearance (which was his only win).
Canó played on the Uni-President Lions from 1992 to 1994 and the Wei Chuan Dragons from 1998 to 1999 in Taiwan.[citation needed]
Personal life
[edit]His son, Robinson Canó, whom he named after Jackie Robinson,[1] is an MLB second baseman. Canó pitched to both his son and to David Ortiz in the 2011 Major League Baseball Home Run Derby, won by his son.[2] He also pitched to Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Yasiel Puig in the 2014 Major League Baseball Home Run Derby.
References
[edit]- ^ Olney, Buster (April 14, 2007). "Canó on fast track to Yankee greatness". ESPN The Magazine. Retrieved February 8, 2008.
- ^ Hoch, Bryan (July 12, 2011). "Cano's special night ends with Derby crown". MLB.com. Archived from the original on January 16, 2014.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
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Preceded by First Winner
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CPBL Most Progressive Award 1993 |
Succeeded by Lu Yi-chuan(劉義傳)
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- 1962 births
- Living people
- Anderson Braves players
- Columbus Mudcats players
- Dominican Republic baseball coaches
- Dominican Republic expatriate baseball players in Taiwan
- Dominican Republic expatriate baseball players in the United States
- Dominican Republic national baseball team people
- Durham Bulls players
- Gulf Coast Yankees players
- Houston Astros players
- Major League Baseball pitchers
- Major League Baseball players from the Dominican Republic
- Osceola Astros players
- People from San Pedro de Macorís Province
- Tucson Toros players
- Uni-President Lions players
- Wei Chuan Dragons players