Jorge Cantú

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**Jorge Cantú**

Tampa Bay Devil Rays — No. 3
Second Baseman
Bats: Right	Throws: Right
Major League Baseball debut
July 17, 2004 for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays
Selected MLB statistics (through August 28, 2006)
Batting average	.243
Home runs	40
RBI's	186

Jorge Cantú [HOR-hey can-TOO] (born Jorge Luís Cantú Guzmán on January 30, 1982) is an infielder in Major League Baseball who plays for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. Cantú bats and throws right handed. He was born in Reynosa, Tamaulipas, Mexico.

Cantú made his major league debut with the Devil Rays in the 2004 season, hitting a .301 batting average with two home runs and 17 runs batted in in 50 games played.

In 2005, Cantú began the season expected to play a utilityman role, but due to the retirement of second baseman Roberto Alomar, he was forced into a full time position. He took the opportunity to showcase his talents, being named the Devil Rays Most Valuable Player by Tampa Bay sportswriters, after hitting .289 with 28 home runs, 117 RBI, 40 doubles, and 171 hits in 150 games (80 at second base, 63 at third).

While Cantú exceeded the expectations of many fans and members of the media, he gives the rebuilding Devil Rays, who finished last in the American League last season, one of the game's best young righthanded hitters.