José Canó
| José Canó | |||||||||||||||
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| Pitcher | |||||||||||||||
| Born: March 7, 1962 Boca del Soco, Dominican Republic | |||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||
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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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CPBL Most Progressive Award 1993 |
Succeeded by Lu Yi-chuan(劉義傳)
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