John Cascaes Caneira (born October 7, 1952) is a retired professional

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player who played two seasons for the

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. Born in

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, Caneira went to

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. He went 7-0 in his senior season, and was selected by the

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in the 11th round of the

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. He opted instead to attend Division III

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. In college, he had an overall 105-20 record, and was a three-time NAIA All-American. In 1972 and 1973, he played

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in the

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(CCBL) for the Bourne Canalmen (1972) and

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(1973). He was named an all-star both seasons, and won the league's Outstanding Pitcher award in both seasons. Caneira was selected by the

in the 1st round of the secondary phase of the 1974 MLB Draft. He made his major league debut for the Angels in 1977, and appeared in 6 games for California that year. Caneira was inducted into the Eastern Connecticut Athletic Hall of Fame in 1986, and was inducted into the Cape Cod Baseball League Hall of Fame in 2004.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Caneira, John 1952 births Living people Major League Baseball pitchers California Angels players Chatham Anglers players Bourne Braves players Baseball players from Connecticut Eastern Connecticut State Warriors baseball players Sportspeople from Waterbury, Connecticut Pan American Games medalists in baseball Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States Baseball players at the 1971 Pan American Games American people of Portuguese descent Medalists at the 1971 Pan American Games El Paso Diablos players Idaho Falls Angels players Quad Cities Angels players Salinas Packers players Salt Lake City Gulls players