Yennier Canó (born March 9, 1994) is a Cuban

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for the

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(MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2022 with the

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Career

Minnesota Twins

Canó played in the Cuban National Series for the

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from 2013 to 2016. He signed with the Minnesota Twins as an international free agent in June 2019. Canó was called up to the majors for the first time on May 11, 2022.

Baltimore Orioles

The Twins traded Canó, Cade Povich, Juan Rojas, and Juan Nunez to the

for Jorge López on August 2, 2022.

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1994 births Living people Major League Baseball players from Cuba Cuban expatriate baseball players in the United States People from Ciego de Ávila Major League Baseball pitchers Minnesota Twins players Baltimore Orioles players Tigres de Ciego de Avila players Gulf Coast Twins players Fort Myers Miracle players Atenienses de Manatí (baseball) players Wichita Wind Surge players St. Paul Saints players Pan American Games bronze medalists for Cuba Baseball players at the 2015 Pan American Games Pan American Games medalists in baseball Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games {{Cuba-baseball-pitcher-stub