1982
Born January 30, 1982
McAllen, TX, USA
Jorge Cantú Notable
b. January 30, 1982 · Tampa Bay Devil Rays 2004–2007, Cincinnati Reds 2007, Florida Marlins 2008–2010, Texas Rangers 2010, San Diego Padres 2011
Jorge Cantú played for five clubs across eight seasons as a second baseman, opening with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in 2004 and closing with the San Diego Padres in 2011.
Across 847 games he batted .271, with 847 hits and 367 runs. He finished with 104 home runs, 203 doubles and 11 stolen bases.
He played 347 games at third base, with 516 assists and 59 errors. He turned 50 double plays. He also played 287 games at first base and 220 games at second base.
He was born in McAllen, TX, USA on January 30, 1982. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Player of the Week | 1 | 2009 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | TBD | 50 | 173 | 25 | 52 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 44 | 0 | .301 |
| 2005 | TBD | 150 | 598 | 73 | 171 | 40 | 1 | 28 | 117 | 19 | 83 | 1 | .286 |
| 2006 | TBD | 107 | 413 | 40 | 103 | 18 | 2 | 14 | 62 | 26 | 91 | 1 | .249 |
| 2007 | CIN/TBD | 52 | 115 | 12 | 29 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 26 | 0 | .252 |
| 2008 | FLA | 155 | 628 | 92 | 174 | 41 | 0 | 29 | 95 | 40 | 111 | 6 | .277 |
| 2009 | FLA | 149 | 585 | 67 | 169 | 42 | 0 | 16 | 100 | 47 | 81 | 3 | .289 |
| 2010 | FLA/TEX | 127 | 472 | 50 | 121 | 29 | 1 | 11 | 56 | 29 | 95 | 0 | .256 |
| 2011 | SDP | 57 | 144 | 8 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 7 | 28 | 0 | .194 |
| Career | — | 847 | 3128 | 367 | 847 | 203 | 5 | 104 | 476 | 189 | 559 | 11 | .271 |