Miguel Sano

Miguel Ángel Jean Sanó (born May 11, 1993) is a Dominican professional baseball third baseman for the Minnesota Twins of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut on July 2, 2015.\n', '

Miguel Sanó was born in San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic, to a poor Haitian and Cocolo family. He chose to play baseball with the name Sanó, his mother’s family name, rather than his father\'s, which is Jean, out of respect to the Dominican Republic. He was discovered at a young age, and worked with scouts to develop his talent. In early 2009, Major League Baseball conducted an age investigation, a prerequisite for every player signed in Latin America, that confirmed Sanó’s identity but could not verify his exact age. Sanó claimed to be 16 years old, but there had been rumors in the Dominican Republic that he was older. Twins then-general manager Bill Smith said, "Sanó’s age and identity…