José Canó
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| Pitcher | |||||||||||||||
| Born: March 7, 1962 Boca del Soco, Dominican Republic | |||||||||||||||
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |||||||||||||||
| Professional debut | |||||||||||||||
| MLB: August 28, 1989, for the Houston Astros | |||||||||||||||
| CPBL: September 16, 1992, for the Uni-President Lions | |||||||||||||||
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| MLB: September 30, 1989, for the Houston Astros | |||||||||||||||
| CPBL: July 9, 1999, for the Wei Chuan Dragons | |||||||||||||||
| MLB statistics | |||||||||||||||
| Win–loss record | 1–1 | ||||||||||||||
| Earned run average | 5.09 | ||||||||||||||
| Strikeouts | 8 | ||||||||||||||
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| Win–loss record | 25–25 | ||||||||||||||
| Earned run average | 3.80 | ||||||||||||||
| Strikeouts | 245 | ||||||||||||||
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |||||||||||||||
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Joselito "José" Canó Soriano (born March 7, 1962) is a Dominican former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Houston Astros in 1989. He also played in the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) for the Uni-President Lions and Wei Chuan Dragons from 1992 to 1999.
Playing career
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.
Coaching career
On August 10, 2024, Cano was announced as the bullpen coach for the Dominican Republic national baseball team in the 2024 WBSC Premier12.[1]
Personal life
His son, Robinson Canó, whom he named after Jackie Robinson,[2] 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.[3] He also pitched to Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Yasiel Puig in the 2014 Major League Baseball Home Run Derby.
References
- ^ "Cesar Martin to manage Dominican Republic in WBSC Premier12". wbsc.org. Retrieved October 17, 2025.
- ^ 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
- Career statistics from ESPN · Baseball Reference · Baseball Reference (Minors) · Retrosheet · Baseball Almanac
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CPBL Most Progressive Award 1993 |
Succeeded by Lu Yi-chuan(劉義傳)
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