Robinson Jose Cano Mercedes was born in San Pedro de Macoris of the Dominican Republic on 22nd Oct, 1982. He was named Robinson after being inspired from the Jackie Robinson, a legend baseball player. Cano plays baseball with Seattle Mariners of the MLB as the second Baseman. He also played for the Estrellas, his home town team of Dominican Winter Baseball League. In most of the times during childhood, Cano lived in New Jersey. His father was also a baseball player, who played for New York in 1980. Jose Cano, the father of Robinson Cano played for Atlanta Braves minor league system too. Cano has remained the All- Star for five times. Cano has a net worth of $50 million with $24 annual salary.
Early Life and Career
Cano played basketball and base ball in San Pedro Apostol High School. He played his Minor League System of the 2001 season with Gulf Coast Yankees of Gulf Coast League. He also played for the Greensboro Bats of the South Atlantic League, Staten Island Yankees of New York Pen League, Tampa Yankees of Florida State League, and Trenton Thunder of the Eastern League. He played his 2004 season with Trenton and later received promotion to Columbus Clippers. He played for Clippers in 2005 season.
Professional Career with MLB
Cano played his MLB with New York Yankees from 2005 to 2013. He played for the Seattle Mariners from 2014 onwards. His MLB career was started on 3rd May, 2005. With an outstanding start he took over the second base in the season. At the end of the season, he received American League Rookie of the Year. He was awarded AL Player of the Month Award in September, 2006. He signed contract extension with Yankees on 24th January, 2008. It was a four year contract and worth of $28 million. 2008, 2009 and 2010 were also the remarkable seasons of his career. At the end of 2010, he was the third most voted baseball player for MVP.
In, 2013 he signed his contract with Seattle Mariners. This is $240 million worth contract with the fourth richest in MLB history. In 2015 he could not made to All Star games due to suffering from the Acid Reflux. The major achievements in Cano’s Dominican Republic’s National Team career include the World Baseball Classic champion in 2013, World Baseball Classic MVP in 2013 and the All World Baseball Classic Team in 2013. His MLB career is marked by five time Silver Slugger Award, Two Times Rawlings Gold Glove Award and Home Run Derby Champion 2011.
Personal Life
In personal life of Robinson Cano, the Baseball has immense importance. This is evident from his name which is inspired from Jackie Robinson. Once in his career he wore number 24 shirt, just because it was reverse of 42; the number wore by Jackie Robinson then. There are many rumors about his girlfriend, it is said that he has a son from his ex girlfriend who lives in Dominican Republic. Robinson also runs a foundation RC24. The foundation actually helps the poor kids.
| Birth Date: | 22 Oct, 1982 |
| Age: | 37 yrs |
| Occupations: | Baseball player |
| Citizenship: | Dominican Republic |
| Birth Place: | San Pedro de Macorís |
| Education: | Barringer High School |
| Gender: | Male |
| Description: | Dominican-American baseball player |
| Twitter Id: | RobinsonCano |
| Net Worth 2021: | 80 million |
