Jorge Cantú
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Cantú with the Florida Marlins
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| Toros de Tijuana – No. 3 | |||
| Infielder | |||
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Born: January 30, 1982 McAllen, Texas |
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| Professional debut | |||
| MLB: July 17, 2004, for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays | |||
| KBO: March 29, 2014, for the Doosan Bears | |||
| Last appearance | |||
| MLB: June 14, 2011, for the San Diego Padres | |||
| KBO: October 17, 2014, for the Doosan Bears | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .271 | ||
| Home runs | 104 | ||
| Runs batted in | 476 | ||
| KBO statistics | |||
| Batting average | .309 | ||
| Home runs | 18 | ||
| Runs batted in | 72 | ||
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Jorge Luís Cantú Guzmán (born January 30, 1982) is an American-born Mexican professional baseball infielder for the Toros de Tijuana of the Mexican League. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Cincinnati Reds, Florida Marlins, Texas Rangers, and San Diego Padres, and in the KBO League for the Doosan Bears.
Cantú bats and throws right-handed. He was born in McAllen, Texas, went to Sharyland High School, but was raised and makes his home in Reynosa, Tamaulipas, Mexico.
Cantú was spotted by a scout while playing in a Junior Olympic tournament in Mexico City while in high school, and offered a contract with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays at age 16. In 2003, Cantú played for the Mexico national team in the regional Olympic qualifying tournament. His team defeated the U.S. team, eliminating them from the 2004 summer games in Athens.
Cantú made his major league debut with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the 2004 season, batting .301 with two home runs and 17 runs batted in in 50 games played.
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