Andy Cannizaro
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| Tampa Bay Rays — No. 41 | |
| Shortstop | |
| Born: December 19, 1978 | |
| Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
| Major League Baseball debut | |
| September 5, 2006 for the New York Yankees | |
| Selected MLB statistics (through May 4,2008) |
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| Batting average | .222 |
| Hits | 2 |
| Runs | 5 |
| Teams | |
Andrew Lee Cannizaro (born December 19, 1978, in New Orleans, Louisiana) is an infielder in the Tampa Bay Rays organization of Major League Baseball.
Cannizaro was drafted by the Yankees in the seventh round of the 2001 Amateur Draft after two seasons at Tulane University.
He was called up by the Yankees on September 4, 2006, as a September call-up after spending five seasons in the Yankee farm system with the Staten Island Yankees, Tampa Yankees, Trenton Thunder, and Columbus Clippers.
Cannizaro played in his first major league game on September 5, 2006, playing at shortstop for two innings, without an at-bat, against the Kansas City Royals. Cannizaro singled in the first at-bat of his career on September 8, 2006, against Brian Burres of the Baltimore Orioles, and later scored. He hit his first major league home run on September 25, 2006, off of Jon Switzer in a blowout win against the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. Cannizaro signed a minor league contract with the Tampa Bay Rays during the 07-08 offseason.He made his Rays debut on May 3,2008
