Jay Canizaro
| Jay Canizaro | |
|---|---|
| Second baseman | |
| Born: July 4, 1973 Beaumont, Texas | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| April 28, 1996, for the San Francisco Giants | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| May 31, 2002, for the Minnesota Twins | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .250 |
| Home runs | 10 |
| Runs batted in | 68 |
| Teams | |
Jason Kyle Canizaro (born July 4, 1973) is an American former professional baseball second baseman who spent parts of four seasons in the Major League Baseball (MLB) with the San Francisco Giants and the Minnesota Twins.
Career
Canizaro was drafted by the Giants in 1993 in the fourth round of the draft after playing at Oklahoma State. He made his major league debut in 1996 with the team, but returned to the minors until 1999, when he was again called up. Following the 1999 season, he signed a contract with the Minnesota Twins. He enjoyed his best season in baseball with the Twins in 2000, hitting .269 as the Twins' primary second baseman. After the 2002 season with the Twins, his last in the majors, Canizaro signed a minor league contract with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, but failed to make the major league roster and left baseball the following season.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet, or Pelota Binaria (Venezuelan Winter League)
- 1973 births
- Living people
- American expatriate baseball players in Canada
- Arizona League Giants players
- Baseball players from Texas
- Blinn Buccaneers baseball players
- Cardenales de Lara players
- Durham Bulls players
- Edmonton Trappers players
- Fresno Grizzlies players
- Major League Baseball second basemen
- Minnesota Twins players
- Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball players
- Phoenix Firebirds players
- Salt Lake Buzz players
- San Francisco Giants players
- San Jose Giants players
- Shreveport Captains players
- Sportspeople from Beaumont, Texas