José Canó

This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Canó and the second or maternal family name is Soriano.
José Canó
Pitcher
Born: March 7, 1962 (1962-03-07) (age 49)
Boca de 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
Career statistics
Win–loss record     1–1
Strikeouts     8
Earned run average     5.09
Teams

Joselito "José" Canó Soriano (born March 7, 1962 in Boca de Soco, Dominican Republic) is a former pitcher who briefly pitched in Major League Baseball for the Houston Astros in 1989.

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Career

Canó pitched six games with the Houston Astros and was the only major league pitcher to pitch 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

His son, Robinson Canó, whom he named after Jackie Robinson,[1] currently is the second baseman for the New York Yankees. Canó pitched to both his son and to David Ortiz in the 2011 Major League Baseball Home Run Derby, won by Robinson.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ Olney, Buster (April 14, 2007). "Canó on fast track to Yankee greatness". ESPN The Magazine. http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/jackie/news/story?id=2836867. Retrieved February 8, 2008. 
  2. ^ http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20110711&content_id=21739502&vkey=allstar2011

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Awards
Preceded by
First Winner		 CPBL Most Progressive Award
1993		 Succeeded by
Lu Yi-chuan(劉義傳)