José Canó Explained

José Canó
Position:Pitcher
Bats:Right
Throws:Right
Birth Date:7 March 1962
Birth Place:Boca del Soco, Dominican Republic
Debutleague:MLB
Debutdate:August 28
Debutyear:1989
Debutteam:Houston Astros
Finalleague:MLB
Finaldate:September 30
Finalyear:1989
Finalteam:Houston Astros
Statleague:MLB
Stat1label:Win–loss record
Stat1value:1–1
Stat3label:Strikeouts
Stat3value:8
Stat2label:Earned run average
Stat2value:5.09
Stat2league:CPBL
Stat21label:Win–loss record
Stat21value:25–25
Stat23label:Strikeouts
Stat23value:245
Stat22label:Earned run average
Stat22value:3.80
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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 .

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.

Personal life

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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Canó on fast track to Yankee greatness . Olney . Buster . ESPN The Magazine . April 14, 2007 . February 8, 2008.
  2. Web site: Cano's special night ends with Derby crown . https://web.archive.org/web/20140116122750/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20110711&content_id=21739502&vkey=allstar2011 . January 16, 2014 . Hoch . Bryan . July 12, 2011 . MLB.com.