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{{Infobox MLB player
| name=Robinson Canó
| image=Robinson Cano on first baseline in Sept 2012.jpg
| width=250
| caption=Canó with the Yankees in 2012
| position=[[Second baseman]]
| team=Free agent
| bats=Left
| throws=Right
| birth_date={{birth date and age|mf=yes|1982|10|22}}
| birth_place=[[San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic]]
| debutdate=May 3
| debutyear=2005
| debutteam=New York Yankees
| statyear=2013 season
| stat1label=[[Batting average]]
| stat1value=.309
| stat2label=[[Home run]]s
| stat2value=204
| stat3label=[[Run batted in|Runs batted in]]
| stat3value=822
| stat4label=[[Hit (baseball)|Hit]]s
| stat4value=1,649
| stat5label=[[On base percentage]]
| stat5value=.355
| stat6label=[[Slugging percentage]]
| stat6value=.504
| teams=
*[[New York Yankees]] ({{mlby|2005}}–{{mlby|2013}})
|awards=
'''MLB'''
* [[List of World Series champions|World Series Champion]] ({{wsy|2009}})
* 5× [[MLBASG|MLB All-Star]] ([[2006 MLB All-Star Game|2006]], [[2010 MLB All-Star Game|2010]], [[2011 MLB All-Star Game|2011]], [[2012 MLB All-Star Game|2012]], [[2013 MLB All-Star Game|2013]])
* [[Home Run Derby]] Champion (2011)
* 5× [[Silver Slugger Award]] (2006, 2010–2013)
* 2× [[Rawlings Gold Glove Award]] (2010, 2012)
'''Dominican Republic National Team'''
*[[World Baseball Classic]] Champion ([[2013 World Baseball Classic|2013]])
*[[World Baseball Classic]] MVP ([[2013 World Baseball Classic|2013]])
}}
'''Robinson José Canó Mercedes''' ({{IPA-es|kaˈno}}; born October 22, 1982) is a [[Dominican American]] [[baseball]] [[second baseman]]. He made his debut in [[Major League Baseball]] with the [[New York Yankees]] in 2005, after spending four years in the minor leagues. He is currently a free agent.

Canó is a five-time [[Major League Baseball All-Star Game|All-Star]] (2006, 2010–2013) and five-time [[Silver Slugger Award]] winner (2006, 2010–2012). He won two [[Rawlings Gold Glove Award|Gold Glove Awards]] (2010, 2012) and has been named [[American League]] [[Major League Baseball Player of the Month|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's most valuable player award.

==Family and early life==
His father, [[José Canó]], signed with the [[New York Yankees]] as an amateur free agent in 1980 and pitched in the Yankees' and [[Atlanta Braves]] minor league systems before making his Major League debut and pitching six games for the [[Houston Astros]] in 1989. Robinson was named after baseball legend [[Jackie Robinson]].<ref>{{cite web| url=http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/jackie/news/story?id=2836867| title=Canó on fast track to Yankee greatness | last=Olney | first=Buster | work=ESPN The Magazine | date=April 14, 2007 |accessdate=February 8, 2008}}</ref>

Canó was born in San Pedro de Macorís, [[Dominican Republic]], and grew up in the Dominican Republic, though he lived in [[New Jersey]] for three years. He spent seventh, eighth, and ninth grades in the [[Newark, New Jersey|Newark]] school system, attending [[Barringer High School]] for one year.<ref name="jock-bio.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.jockbio.com/Bios/Cano/Cano_bio.html |title=Robinson Cano Biography |publisher=JockBio |date= |accessdate=July 8, 2010}}</ref> When his family moved back to the Dominican Republic, Canó attended San Pedro Apostol High School in [[San Pedro de Macorís]], where he played for the school's baseball and basketball teams.<ref name=MLBprof>{{cite web|url=http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com/team/player_career.jsp?player_id=429664 |title=Victor Sera profile |publisher=Newyork.yankees.mlb.com |date=March 19, 2010 |accessdate=August 23, 2010}}</ref> In the [[Dominican Winter Baseball League]] he plays for his hometown team, the [[Estrellas Orientales]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Winters|first=Keith|title=Interview: Raul Gonzalez&nbsp;– Assistant GM of the Estrellas Orientales|url=http://baseballdeworld.com/2011/03/18/interview-raul-gonzales-assistant-gm-estrellas-orientales/|work=baseballdeworld.com|publisher=Baseball de World|date=March 18, 2011|accessdate=December 20, 2011}}</ref>

{{MedalTableTop|name=|medals=
{{Medal|Country | [[Dominican Republic]] }}
{{Medal|Sport | Men’s [[Baseball]]}}
{{Medal|Competition|[[World Baseball Classic]]}}
{{Medal|Gold | [[2013 World Baseball Classic|2013 San Francisco]] | Team }}
}}

==Playing career==

===Minor leagues (2001–2005)===
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.<ref name="best deal"/> He began playing in their [[minor league baseball|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 (baseball)|Eastern League]] in 2003, by which point he was viewed as a top prospect.<ref name=mlb1222003>{{cite news|first=Mark |last=Feinsand |url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20031202&content_id=611000&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb |title=Prospect Canó progressing nicely |publisher=MLB.com |date=December 2, 2003 |accessdate=July 8, 2010}}</ref> Canó appeared in the 2003 [[All-Star Futures Game]].<ref name=mlb1222003/>

Canó was one of the five prospects offered to the [[Texas Rangers (baseball)|Texas Rangers]] to complete the Yankees' acquisition of [[Alex Rodriguez]] before the 2004 season. The Rangers selected [[Joaquín Árias (baseball)|Joaquín Árias]] instead.<ref name="best deal">{{cite news|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/02/sports/baseball/02yankees.html?_r=1|title=Now Batting, the Best Deal the Yankees Never Made |first=Tyler|last=Kepner|newspaper=The New York Times|date=March 2, 2008|accessdate=August 15, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Kepner |first=Tyler |url=http://bats.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/09/01/newest-met-is-a-footnote-in-yankees-history/ |title=Kepner, Tyler. "Newest Met Is a Footnote in Yankees History," |newspaper=The New York Times |date=September 1, 2010 |accessdate=February 24, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/news/040216rodriguez.html |title=Yankees get A-Rod, Rangers get financial relief |first=Jim |last=Callis |publisher=Baseball America |date=February 16, 2004 |accessdate=August 25, 2010}}</ref>

Canó began the 2004 season with Trenton, receiving a promotion to the [[Columbus Clippers]] of the [[Triple-A (baseball)|Class-AAA]] [[International League]]. When the [[Kansas City Royals]] began to seek trade offers for [[Carlos Beltrán]], the Yankees moved Canó to [[third base]] in an effort to showcase Canó for the Royals.<ref name="best deal"/> The next month, the Yankees attempted to trade him to the [[Arizona Diamondbacks]] as part of a package to acquire [[Randy Johnson]].<ref name="best deal"/> He began the 2005 season with Columbus.

===New York Yankees (2005–2013)===
====2005–2006====
Canó was called up to the Major Leagues on May 3, 2005, while hitting .330 in 108 at bats with Columbus, and took over second base from [[Tony Womack]].<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/16/sports/baseball/16tony.html | work=The New York Times | first=Jack | last=Curry | title=Womack Prefers Second Base to Second Fiddle | date=June 16, 2005}}</ref> Canó belted his first career grand slam this season as well. He finished second in American League [[MLB Rookie of the Year Award|Rookie of the Year]] balloting to [[Huston Street]] of the [[Oakland Athletics]].<ref name="MLBprof"/> Canó finished the year, however, with the third-worst [[walk percentage]] in the league, 3.0%.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fangraphs.com/leaders.aspx?pos=all&stats=bat&lg=all&qual=y&type=1&season=2005 |title=FanGraphs 2005 |publisher=[[Fangraphs]]|date= |accessdate=August 23, 2010}}</ref> During 2005, manager [[Joe Torre]] compared Canó to [[Baseball Hall of Fame|Hall of Famer]] [[Rod Carew]]. Torre clarified that he meant that Canó "reminded" him of Carew, in terms of his build, presence at the plate, and smoothness in his swing.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bruce.mlblogs.com/bruce_markusens_coopersto/2005/05/Cano_and_carew_.html|title=Canó and Carew|last=Markusen|first=Bruce|work=[[MLB]].com|date=May 20, 2005}}</ref>

In 2006, Canó led the [[American League]] (AL) All-Star balloting at second base, but could not play after being placed on the [[disabled list]] for a strained [[hamstring]]. After his return from injury, however, on August 8, 2006, Canó led the league in [[batting average]], [[double (baseball)|double]]s, and [[runs batted in]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Robinson Cano|url=http://www.thebaseballpage.com/players/canoro01|work=Players|publisher=The Baseball Page|accessdate=September 18, 2011}}</ref> During late September 2006, Canó accumulated enough at-bats to once again qualify for the AL batting race. Canó was rewarded the AL [[Player of the Month]] award for September.<ref name="MLBprof"/>

Canó finished 2006 with the third best batting average in the AL (.342, just 2 points behind teammate shortstop [[Derek Jeter]] and five points behind [[Minnesota Twins]] [[catcher]] [[Joe Mauer]]), and 9th in the league in doubles (41). He also led the AL in batting average on the road (.364; 96/264) and after the 6th inning (.353; 55/156). He had the third-worst walk percentage in the league at 3.6%.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fangraphs.com/leaders.aspx?pos=all&stats=bat&lg=all&qual=y&type=1&season=2006 |title=FanGraphs 2006 |publisher=[[Fangraphs]]|date= |accessdate=August 23, 2010}}</ref> Canó received three votes for AL MVP.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/baseball/mlb/11/21/al.mvp.voting/index.html |title=2006 AL MVP Voting |work=Sports Illustrated |date=November 21, 2006 |accessdate=August 23, 2010}}</ref>

====2007–2008====
[[File:DSC 0049 Robinson Canó.jpg|thumb|left|Canó batting for the Yankees in 2008.]]
In 2007, Canó gave up his number 22 to [[Roger Clemens]], choosing to wear the number 24, a reversal of [[Jackie Robinson]]'s number 42, in tribute to him.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2740009|title=Canó agrees to switch to No. 24 from No. 22|work=[[ESPN]]|date=January 23, 2007}}</ref> After a slow start to the 2007 season which saw him hit a meager .249 through May 29, Canó found his stroke batting .385 in the month of July with 6 HR and 24 RBI to raise his season average to .300 by the end of the month. He finished 2007 sixth in the league in games played (160), ninth in triples (7), and tenth in hits (189), doubles (41), and at bats (670). He was the only batter in the top 10 in doubles in the AL in both 2006 and 2007.

On January 24, 2008, Canó signed a contract extension for $28 million over the next four years in the 2008 through 2011 seasons. The deal also includes options for the Yankees for the 2012 and 2013 seasons, worth $27 million.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/26/sports/baseball/26yankees.html?_r=1&scp=2&sq=robinson+Canó&st=nyt&oref=slogin|work=New York Times|title=Yanks and Canó Agree on Deal|first=Tyler|last=Kepner|date=January 26, 2008|accessdate=May 22, 2010}}</ref>

Canó struggled early in the 2008 season, hitting only .151 in April with just 7 RBIs. He improved later in the year, hitting .300 from May through August.{{Citation needed|date=October 2011}}

Canó recorded the final walk-off hit in [[Yankee Stadium (1923)|Yankee Stadium]] history by singling in the winning run in the bottom of the 9th inning in the Yankees 1–0 victory over the Orioles on September 20, 2008. In the final game at Yankee Stadium the next night (September 21, 2008), Canó recorded the final RBI in Stadium history with his sacrifice fly in the 7th inning, scoring [[Brett Gardner]] with the Stadium's final run. Canó missed only five games over the 2007 and 2008 seasons, and was one of only three Yankees to hit a home run as a pinch hitter.<ref>{{cite news|last=Chuck|first=Bill|url=http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/extras/100_random_things_2009/|title=100 random things about the Red Sox, Rays, and Yankees|newspaper=[[The Boston Globe]]|date=April 2, 2009. |accessdate=May 2, 2009}}</ref>

====2009–2010====
[[File:Robinson Cano 2009.jpg|thumb|Canó in the field]]
In 2009, Canó hit .320 with 204 hits, 25 home runs and 85 RBIs.<ref name="baseball-reference.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/canoro01.shtml |title=Robinson Canó Statistics and History |publisher=Baseball-Reference.com |date= |accessdate=July 8, 2010}}</ref> Canó ranked in the top ten among players in the American league in hits, extra base hits, total bases, at bats, doubles, batting average, runs scored, and triples. It was his first year hitting over 20 HRs. His 200th hit against the Boston Red Sox to clinch the AL East Division made him and Derek Jeter the first middle infield duo in MLB history to both have 200 hits in the same season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/10130050/Yanks-beat-Red-Sox-to-win-AL-East |title=Yanks beat Red Sox to win AL East&nbsp;– MLB News&nbsp;– FOX Sports on MSN |publisher=Msn.foxsports.com |date=September 27, 2009 |accessdate=July 8, 2010}}</ref>

His 204 hits ranked third for hits during the 2009 season, and first among all second basemen. Canó also led second basemen in batting average.<ref name="baseball-reference.com"/> Canó also played in 161 games which was the most games played by a player during the 2009 season.<ref name="baseball-reference.com"/> He also hit his first career walk-off home run: a 3-run walk-off home run on August 28 against the White Sox.<ref>{{cite news|last=Feinsand|first=Mark|title=Robinson Cano's three-run home run gives the Yankees a 5–2 win over the White Sox in extra innings|url=http://articles.nydailynews.com/2009-08-29/sports/29436279_1_robinson-cano-johnny-damon-joe-girardi|accessdate=December 20, 2011|newspaper=New York Daily News|date=August 29, 2009}}</ref> On November 4, Canó threw out [[Shane Victorino]] for the final out of the [[2009 World Series]].<ref>{{cite web|title=World Series Final Outs|url=http://www.baseball-almanac.com/ws/world_series_final_outs.shtml|work=Baseball-almanac.com|publisher=Baseball-Almanac|accessdate=December 20, 2011}}</ref>

With the departure of [[Hideki Matsui]], Canó was moved into the fifth spot in the batting order.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.courant.com/2010-04-05/sports/hc-yankees-red-sox-notes-0405.artapr05_1_red-sox-yankees-notebook-mike-lowell-three-time-cy-young-winner|title=Red Sox–Yankees Notebook: Managers Trying To Make The Pieces Fit|first=Dom|last=Amore|work=Hartford Courant|date=April 5, 2010|accessdate=March 2, 2011}}</ref> For his early season performance, Canó was named the American League Player of the Month for April 2010.<ref name=april2010>{{cite web|author=By&nbsp;Alden Gonzalez&nbsp;/&nbsp;MLB.com |url=http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20100503&content_id=9766206&vkey=news_nyy&fext=.jsp&c_id=nyy |title=Cano, Liriano AL's top player, pitcher for April &#124; yankees.com: News |publisher=Newyork.yankees.mlb.com |date=May 3, 2010 |accessdate=July 8, 2010}}</ref> He was elected as the starting second baseman in the [[2010 Major League Baseball All-Star Game]] and was selected to participate in the [[2010 Home Run Derby]];<ref>{{cite web|url=http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2010/07/06/robinson-cano-chosen-for-the-home-run-derby/ |title=Robinson Canó chosen for the home run derby &#124; The Lohud Yankees Blog |publisher=Yankees.lhblogs.com |date=December 1, 2006 |accessdate=July 8, 2010}}</ref> however, he withdrew due to a minor injury.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/08/sports/baseball/08pins.html|title=Canó Will Not Take Part in the Home Run Derby|first=Ben|last=Shpigel|work=New York Times|date=July 7, 2010|accessdate=July 8, 2010}}</ref> He finished the season with a milestone 200 hits and 100+ RBIs (109).

Canó has performed ably in the middle of the lineup, replacing Matsui and [[Alex Rodriguez]] while Rodriguez was on the [[disabled list]], as he has improved his batting with runners in [[scoring position]].<ref>{{cite news|first=Joel |last=Sherman |url=http://www.nypost.com/p/sports/yankees/cano_cleaning_up_very_nicely_tKZGeSmvd2M34pQ8Ueg3aP |title=Canó cleaning up nicely for Yankees |work=New York Post |date=August 23, 2010 |accessdate=August 23, 2010}}</ref>

Canó hit .343 with 4 home runs and 6 RBIs in the 2010 postseason. He finished the season with a .996 [[fielding percentage]], the best for a second baseman in MLB, committing only 3 errors in 158 games. He turned 114 double plays and recorded 341 putouts. Canó won the American League [[Rawlings Gold Glove Award|Gold Glove Award]] for second basemen in 2010, the first by a Yankee second baseman since [[Bobby Richardson]]'s five-year run from 1961 to 1965. Canó also won the American League [[List of Silver Slugger Award winners at second base|Silver Slugger Award]] for second basemen with a batting average of .319, 29 home runs and 109 runs batted in.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20101109&content_id=16041110&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb|title=Cano, Tex, Jeter honored with Gold Gloves|first=Bryan|last=Hoch|publisher=MLB|publisher=MLB Advanced Media|date=November 9, 2010|accessdate=February 23, 2012}}</ref> In addition, finished third in the voting for American League MVP.{{Citation needed|date=October 2011}}

====2011====
[[File:Robinson Cano holding bat 2011.jpg|thumb|upright|Canó in August 2011]]
Canó had a rough first half to his defensive season. By July, he had committed twice as many errors as he had in his entire Gold Glove-winning 2010 season, in which he had three.{{Citation needed|date=October 2011}}

Canó was selected for the [[2011 Major League Baseball All-Star Game]] as a starting second baseman, and was chosen to participate in the [[2011 Major League Baseball Home Run Derby]]. With his father pitching, Canó won the derby, setting a record for home runs in the final round with 12 home runs despite having an additional four outs remaining.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20110711&content_id=21739502&vkey=allstar2011 |title=Cano's special night ends with Derby crown|publisher=MLB|publisher=MLB Advanced Media|first=Bryan |last=Hoch |date=July 12, 2011|accessdate=February 23, 2012}}</ref>

Facing the [[Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim]] on August 10, Canó fell a [[single (baseball)|single]] short of [[hitting for the cycle]]. It marked the second time in his career that he missed the cycle by a single (the first being in 2005).<ref>{{cite web|title=Cano rocks ... as does 'That Guy'|url=http://espn.go.com/blog/new-york/yankees/post/_/id/21438/cano-shines-as-does-that-guy|date=August 10, 2011|accessdate=August 11, 2011|first=Mike|last=Mazzeo|publisher=ESPN}}</ref> Canó finished the 2011 season had 188 hits and a career high in RBIs with 118.

In Game 1 of the [[2011 American League Division Series]], Canó hit a grand slam in the bottom of the 6th inning to put the Yankees up 8–1. It marked his fourth grand slam of the year, including the regular season. He sandwiched the home run between two run-scoring doubles, giving him 6 total RBI for the game.<ref>{{cite web|title=Retrosheet Boxscore: New York Yankees 9, Detroit Tigers 3|url=http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2011/B09300NYA2011.htm|work=Retrosheet.org|publisher=Retrosheet|accessdate=November 22, 2011}}</ref> The Yankees would eventually lose the division series in a 5-game span.

====2012====
Canó hit only one home run in April. Canó recovered to hit 7 homers in May, and a career-high 11 home runs in June. He returned to compete in the [[2012 Major League Baseball Home Run Derby]] but was not able to repeat the previous year's victory. Instead, he hit zero home runs and finished in last place, and was booed by the Kansas City fans for not having chosen the Royals' [[Billy Butler (baseball)|Billy Butler]] to participate in the competition. He became the 9th player to fail to hit an HR in the Derby, and first since [[Brandon Inge]] did in [[Home Run Derby|2009]].

[[File:Robinson Cano batting in Sept 2012.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Canó batting in September 2012]]
On July 20, 2012, Canó extended his career-high hitting streak to 23 games with a single off of [[Oakland Athletics]] pitcher [[Tommy Milone]] in a 3–2 Yankees loss. And, in the last 10 games of the season, he went on a ferocious tear, going 24 for 39 for an .615 average with 3 home runs, 7 doubles and 14 RBI.<ref name=TimesKeh>{{cite news|last=Keh|first=Andrew|title=Cano Sets Record for Futility in Playoffs|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/15/sports/baseball/cano-extends-hitless-streak-in-yankees-loss.html?hpw|publisher=The New York Times Company|accessdate=October 15, 2012}}</ref> Canó finished the 2012 season with a .313 batting average, 48 doubles, 33 home runs, and 94 RBI.

Canó performed poorly during the postseason. Over his first eight games in the 2012 [[2012 American League Division Series|ALDS]] and [[2012 American League Championship Series|ALCS]], he batted .083 (3-for-36), including a stretch from October 9–16 when he was hitless after 29 at-bats, the longest hitless streak for any single year of the postseason play in MLB history.<ref name=TimesKeh /> In the Game 4 finale, when the Tigers' sweep of the Yankees was complete, again Canó went 0–4, and his 2012 postseason average dropped to .075 (3-for-40).<ref name=SI>{{cite web|last=Lemire|first=Joe|title=Changes in store for Yankees after thorough ALCS sweep by Tigers |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/writers/joe_lemire/10/18/yankees-swept-alcs-game-4-tigers/index.html|publisher=SI.com /Time Inc|accessdate=October 19, 2012}}</ref>

On October 29, the Yankees exercised Canó's club option for 2013 worth $15 million, keeping him away from the open market for another year.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/yankees/bombers-pick-options-cano-grandy-article-1.1194805 |title=Yankees exercise 2013 options on Robinson Cano and Curtis Granderson |work=New York Daily News |first=Mark |last=Feinsand |date=October 29, 2012}}</ref>

====2013====
On April 13, 2013, Canó made his first career appearance at shortstop. He began the first half of the 2013 season with a .302 batting average, 21 home runs, and 65 RBI. He was named the American League captain for the 2013 home run derby.<ref>{{cite web|title=David Wright, Robinson Cano Named Captains For Home Run Derby|url=http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2013/06/12/david-wright-robinson-cano-named-captains-for-home-run-derby/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter|publisher=WCBS New York|accessdate=June 12, 2013}}</ref> During his only plate appearance of the [[2013 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|2013 All-Star Game]], he was hit by a pitch thrown by [[Matt Harvey (baseball)|Matt Harvey]] and suffered a right quad contusion. Cano left the game and was replaced by [[Dustin Pedroia]]. He only played for two pitches.

On August 20, Canó hit his 200th career home run, a three-run blast to center field off of [[Toronto Blue Jays]] pitcher [[Esmil Rogers]] at Yankee Stadium.

During the 2013 season, Canó batted .314 with 190 hits, 27 home runs, and 107 RBI in 160 games played. On October 31 2013, his contract with New York expired and he became a free agent.

==World Baseball Classic==
Playing for the [[Dominican Republic national baseball team|Dominican Republic]] during the [[2013 World Baseball Classic]], Canó batted 15-for-32 (.469). The Dominican Republic defeated Puerto Rico 3-0 in the finals to win the World Baseball Classic and became the first undefeated team in the tournament's history. Canó was named the [[Most Valuable Player]] of the Classic.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130319&content_id=43006960&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb|publisher=MLB.com|date=March 20, 2013|accessdate=March 20, 2013|first=John|last=Schlegel|title=Torrid stretch earns Cano Classic MVP}}</ref>

==Awards==
{{div col}}
*2002&nbsp;– [[South Atlantic League]] All-Star SS<ref>[http://old.chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2002/08/25/gja_354780.shtml 2002 South Atlantic League Annual All-Star Team] ''The Augusta Chronicle''</ref>
*2004&nbsp;– NY Yankees Minor League Player of the Year<ref>[http://www.thebaseballcube.com/awards/Minor_League_Player_of_the_Year_by_Team.shtml Minor League Player of the Year by Team] ''The Baseball Cube''</ref>
*2005&nbsp;– MLB All-Rookie All-Star 2B<ref>[http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/features/051010allrookie.html 2005 All-Rookie Team] ''Baseball America''</ref>
*2005&nbsp;– [[This Year in Baseball Awards]]: Rookie of the Year<ref>[http://www.baseball-almanac.com/awards/this_year_in_baseball_awards.shtml This Year in Baseball Awards] ''Baseball Almanac''</ref>
*2006&nbsp;– Selected to the [[2006 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|2006 American League All Star]] team
*2006&nbsp;– [[Major League Baseball Player of the Month Award|American League Player of the Month]] for September
*2006&nbsp;– [[List of Silver Slugger Award winners at second base|American League Silver Slugger Award, Second Base]]
*2007&nbsp;– Had his Class A ([[Staten Island Yankees]]) uniform number (17) retired.<ref>[http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/roster/page.jsp?ymd=20090730&content_id=6146468&vkey=roster_t586&fext=.jsp&sid=t586 #17, Robinson Cano retired] ''[[Staten Island Yankees]]''</ref>
*2010&nbsp;– [[Major League Baseball Player of the Month Award|American League Player of the Month]] for April.<ref name=april2010/>
*2010&nbsp;– [[2010 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|American League All-Star]], starting Second Baseman
*2010&nbsp;– [[List of Gold Glove Award winners at second base|American League Gold Glove Award, Second Base]]
*2010&nbsp;– [[List of Silver Slugger Award winners at second base|American League Silver Slugger Award, Second Base]]
*2011&nbsp;– [[2011 Major League Baseball Home Run Derby|MLB Home Run Derby]] Champion
*2011&nbsp;– [[2011 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|American League All-Star]], starting Second Baseman
*2011&nbsp;– [[List of Silver Slugger Award winners at second base|American League Silver Slugger Award, Second Base]]
*2012&nbsp;– [[Major League Baseball Player of the Week Award|American League Player of the Week]] for June 25 – July 1.
*2012&nbsp;– [[2012 Major League Baseball Home Run Derby|MLB Home Run Derby]] Participant
*2012&nbsp;– [[2012 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|American League All-Star]], starting Second Baseman
*2012&nbsp;– [[List of Gold Glove Award winners at second base|American League Gold Glove Award, Second Base]]
*2012&nbsp;– [[List of Silver Slugger Award winners at second base|American League Silver Slugger Award, Second Base]]
*2013&nbsp;– [[2013 World Baseball Classic|World Baseball Classic]] MVP
*2013&nbsp;– [[2013 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|American League All-Star]], starting Second Baseman
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==Personal life==
Canó is noted for his charity work. [[Hackensack University Medical Center]] (in [[New Jersey]]) named a pediatric rehabilitation ward after him.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://espn.go.com/espn/commentary/story/_/page/howard-110929/robinson-cano-other-hispanic-mlb-players-get-silent-star-treatment|title=Robinson Cano and other Hispanic MLB players get silent star treatment&nbsp;— ESPN|publisher=ESPN|date=September 30, 2011|accessdate=February 24, 2012}}</ref> Cano has a son, also named Robinson, who lives with his mother in the Dominican Republic.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/yankees/zone-cano-face-franchise-new-contract-looms-article-1.1329303?pgno=6 |title=With Yankees aging and ailing, Robinson Cano becoming face of franchise as new contract looms - Page 6 |publisher=NY Daily News |date=April 27, 2013 |accessdate=October 4, 2013}}</ref>

On November 13, 2012, Canó became a naturalized United States citizen.<ref>{{cite web|author=Kevin Kaduk |url=http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mlb-big-league-stew/robinson-cano-becomes-u-citizen-photo-182639118--mlb.html |title=Robinson Cano becomes U.S. citizen (Photo) &#124; Big League Stew - Yahoo Sports |publisher=Sports.yahoo.com |date=November 13, 2012 |accessdate=October 4, 2013}}</ref>

==See also==
{{Portal|Biography|Baseball|Dominican Republic}}
*[[List of second generation Major League Baseball players]]
*[[List of top 300 Major League Baseball home run hitters]]
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==References==
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==External links==
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*[http://sports.yahoo.com/mlbpa/players/7497 Yahoo! profile]
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION = Baseball player
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| PLACE OF BIRTH = [[San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic]]
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