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| Yennier Canó | |
|---|---|
| Baltimore Orioles – No. 78 | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: March 9, 1994 Ciego de Ávila, Cuba | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| May 12, 2022, for the Minnesota Twins | |
| MLB statistics (through April 14, 2024) | |
| Win–loss record | 4–6 |
| Earned run average | 3.88 |
| Strikeouts | 92 |
| Teams | |
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| Career highlights and awards | |
Yennier Canó Banes (born March 9, 1994) is a Cuban professional baseball pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2022 with the Minnesota Twins and was an All-Star in 2023 for the Orioles.
Career[edit]
Canó played in the Cuban National Series for the Tigres de Ciego de Ávila from 2013 to 2016.
Minnesota Twins[edit]
On June 15, 2019, Canó signed with the Minnesota Twins as an international free agent. He spent his first season in the organization with the rookie-level Gulf Coast Twins and the High-A Fort Myers Miracle.[citation needed] Canó did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] He spent the 2021 season with the Double-A Wichita Wind Surge and Triple-A St. Paul Saints, pitching to a cumulative 5–3 record and 3.23 ERA with 86 strikeouts and 5 saves in 69.2 innings of work. He began the 2022 season with St. Paul.
Canó was selected to the 40-man roster and called up to the major leagues for the first time on May 11, 2022.[2] Canó appeared in 10 games for Minnesota, allowing 14 runs, before the Twins optioned him back to St. Paul.[3]
Baltimore Orioles[edit]
On August 2, 2022, the Twins traded Canó, Cade Povich, Juan Rojas, and Juan Nunez to the Baltimore Orioles in exchange for Jorge López.[4] Canó made three appearances for the Orioles, but struggled immensely, allowing 9 runs on 9 hits with 7 strikeouts in 4.1 innings pitched. He spent the remainder of the year with the Triple-A Norfolk Tides, recording a 4.32 ERA across 11 games.
Canó was optioned to Triple-A Norfolk to begin the 2023 season[5] but was recalled on April 14, 2023. He retired the first 24 batters he faced without allowing a base runner to begin the season, tying an Orioles record held by Fred Holdsworth.[6] Canó was named to his first All-Star Game in 2023 along with fellow Orioles reliever Félix Bautista.[7] Canó finished the season with a 2.11 ERA and a league-leading 31 holds.[8]
Canó was announced as part of FEPCUBE's "Patria y Vida" team of expatriate Cuban ballplayers participating in the inaugural Intercontinental Series in Barranquilla, Colombia.[9]
References[edit]
- ^ "2020 Minor League Baseball season cancelled". mlb.com. Retrieved 2023-03-18.
- ^ "Cuban pitcher Yennier Cano called up from St. Paul by Twins". Star Tribune.
- ^ "How MLB's most dominant reliever right now came out of nowhere". MLB.com.
- ^ "Orioles trade All-Star closer Jorge López to the Minnesota Twins". Baltimore Sun. 2 August 2022. Retrieved 2022-08-02.
- ^ "Orioles' Yennier Cano: Demoted to minors". cbssports.com. Retrieved 2023-03-26.
- ^ Andy Kostka (April 26, 2023). "Yennier Cano gets Orioles out of trouble in 6-2 win over the Red Sox". The Baltimore Banner.
- ^ Rill, Jake (July 2, 2023). "Bautista, Cano, Hays, Rutschman named O's All-Stars". MLB.com. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
- ^ "Yennier Cano Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
- ^ "Anunciado el roster preliminar FEPCUBE 'Patria y Vida' que jugará en la Serie Intercontinental de Béisbol". Diario de Cuba. 29 December 2023.
External links[edit]
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet