Robinson Canó

Canó in 2013, photo by PrPhotos

Birth Name: Robinson José Canó Mercedes

Place of Birth: San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic

Date of Birth: October 22, 1982

Ethnicity: African-Dominican Republic

Robinson Canó is a Dominican Republic-American professional baseball player. A second baseman, he played for the New York Yankees, the Seattle Mariners, the New York Mets, the San Diego Padres, and the Atlanta Braves of Major League Baseball (MLB).

His father, José Canó (Joselito Canó Soriano), was also a professional baseball player. Robinson lived in New Jersey for a few years as a teenager. He has a son. Robinson became a U.S. citizen in 2012.