Robinson Canó

• New York Yankees (2005 -present)

• 3 × MLB All-Star (2006, 2010, 2013 )
• 2 × Gold Glove (2010, 2012)
• 5 × Silver Slugger Award (2006, 2010-2013 )
• AL Player of the Week ( 24 to 30 May 2010)
• 2 × AL Player of the Month (September 2006, April 2010)
• World Series Champion ( 2009)

Robinson José Canó Mercedes ( born October 22, 1982 in San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic) is a Dominican baseball player in Major League. He currently plays for the New York Yankees as a second baseman.

Career

Minor League

After graduating from high school Cano was taken in 2001 by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent contract and began to play in the minor league teams of the Yankees. There he was soon regarded as one of the most promising players. Although the Yankees Canó multiple other clubs offered in the context of planned or trades, he remained in the Yankees farm system, since the respective clubs either other players or chose the trade did not materialize.

Major League

Canó was appointed on 3 May 2005 by the New York Yankees in the Major League and used on the Second Base. In the voting for the American League Rookie of the Year, he finished second behind Huston Street of the Oakland Athletics. The following year he was selected for the starting position of the second baseman in MLB All-Star Game in 2006, but could not play due to injury. After his return from the DL Canó reached in September 2006, a batting average of .373 with seven homers, 28 RBIs and 11 doubles and was named Player of the Month. Overall, he finished the regular season with the third-best batting average in the AL and the fourth- best in the Major League from ( .342 ). After the season concluded, he was awarded due to its offensive performances with the Silver Slugger Award. After a weak start to the 2007 season, he tied largely to its previous benefits ( .306 batting average, 19 home runs, 97 RBIs in 160 games)

In January 2008 Canó extended his contract with the Yankees for 55 million U.S. dollars to six years. Renewed he got off to a weak start to the season. Despite an increase during the season he could no longer reach the good results of the previous years ( .271 batting average, 14 home runs, 72 RBIs in 159 games). In 2009 he was again, however, show better performance ( .320 batting average, 25 home runs and 85 RBIs in 161 games). It was his first season in which he could hit more than 20 home runs. His 200th hit ( against the Boston Red Sox) made ​​him and shortstop Derek Jeter to the first two Middle Infieldern in the history of MLB with more than 200 hits in the same season. With a batting average of .320, he finished sixth in the AL; his 204 hits even filed for third place. He completed 161 games and so along with Nick Markakis and Brandon Inge most games in the AL. By winning the 2009 World Series, he was able to crown the 2009 season.

In the 2010 season Canó managed a very good start and he was nominated for the April 2010 to the American League Player of the Month. For the second time, he was elected as a second baseman in the All- Star team in the AL. His batting average of .319 was the fifth-best in the AL. He hit 29 home runs (9th in the AL ), had 109 RBIs (7th in the AL ) and 200 hits ( 2nd in the AL). In the postseason, in the excreting Yankees in the ALCS in 2010, he hit four home runs and had a batting average of .341. For his performance at the defensive second baseman in the 2010 season, he received his first Gold Glove. For his offensive performance, he was awarded for the second time with a Silver Slugger Award. On the final day of the 2012 season at 4-4 Canó get two home runs and six RBI in the 12-4 victory over the Boston Red Sox. To get him in nine consecutive games 24 hits. Over a span of nine games this only succeeded Earle Combs (1927 ), Lou Gehrig (1936 ) and Bernie Williams ( 2002). In all nine games until season's end he was able to achieve at least 2 hits every time. So he shares space with 2 Ed Delahanty (1902 Washington Senators ). Only Billy Herman ended the season for the Chicago Cubs in 1935 with a 16- game series.

Private life

Canó grew up in the Dominican Republic but lived for three years in New Jersey and went to school there. His father, José Canó was taken in 1980 by the New York Yankees as a pitcher under contract and played in 1989 for the Houston Astros six games in the major leagues. Robinson Canó was named after the baseball legend Jackie Robinson.