Robinson Cancel Castro (born May 4, 1976) is a Puerto Rican former professional baseball catcher. He made his Major League Baseball debut for the

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on September 3, 1999. He would not appear at the major league level again until June 4, 2008, when he was called up by the

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Career

On June 15, 2008, Cancel pinch-hit for

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in the bottom of the sixth inning with the bases loaded. Cancel singled to center field, driving in two runs; this single was the game-winning hit, giving Martínez his 211th career win. It was Cancel's first hit in the majors since 1999. Cancel hit his first career

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as a member of the Mets on August 11, 2008 against

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of the

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, coming almost nine years after Cancel's Major-League debut with the Brewers. He began the 2009 season in the minors, and was called up on July 30. Cancel spent the 2010 season with the

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of the

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until the

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signed him in March 2011. On May 28, 2011, Cancel was called up after Humberto Quintero was placed on the 15-day disabled list with a high right ankle sprain. Cancel retired in 2013. The

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hired Cancel to manage the

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club for 2015 season. Cancel is currently the manager of the Fresno Grizzlies minor league baseball team. He became manager of the Tomateros de Culiacán for the 2018-19

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following Lorenzo Bundy's departure.

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