Biography of robinson cano

Robinson José Canó Mercedes (Spanish pronunciation: ; born October 22, 1982) is a Dominican-American baseball player who currently plays as a second baseman for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball. He made his Major League debut in 2005 with the Yankees, after spending four years in the minor leagues.Canó is a four-time All-Star (2006, 2010–2012) and Silver Slugger Award winner (2006, 2010–2012). He won two Gold Glove Awards (2010, 2012) and has been named American League Player of the Month twice (September 2006, April 2010). In 2011, Canó won the Home Run Derby. He was a member of the Yankees` 2009 World Series championship team and the Dominican Republic`s 2013 World Baseball Classic championship team, for which he won tournament MVP. After graduating high school, Canó was signed by the Yankees in 2001 as an amateur free agent, receiving a signing bonus of over $100,000. He began playing in their minor league system that season, debuting with the Gulf Coast Yankees of the Rookie-level Gulf Coast League and the Staten Island Yankees of the Class-A Short Season New York-Penn League. Canó played for Staten Island and the Greensboro Bats of the Class-A South Atlantic League in 2002. Canó played for the Tampa Yankees of the Class-A Advanced Florida State League and Trenton Thunder of the Class-AA Eastern League in 2003, by which point he was viewed as a top prospect. Canó appeared in the 2003 All-Star Futures Game.Canó was one of the five prospects offered to the Texas Rangers to complete the Yankees` acquisition of Alex Rodriguez before the 2004 season. The Rangers selected Joaquín Árias instead. Canó began the 2004 season with Trenton, receiving a promotion to the Columbus Clippers of the Class-AAA International League. When the Kansas City Royals began to seek trade offers for Carlos Beltrán, the Yankees moved biography of robinson cano to third base in an effort to showcase Canó for the Royals. The next month, the Yankees attempted to trade him to the Arizona Diamondbacks as part of a package to acquire Randy Johnson. He began the 2005 season with Columbus.