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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.