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Jason Kyle Canizaro (born July 4, 1973 in Beaumont, Texas
Beaumont, Texas

Beaumont is a city in and the county seat of Jefferson County, Texas, Texas, United States, within the Beaumont–Port Arthur, Texas Beaumont?Port Arthur metropolitan area....
) is a former major league
Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball is the highest level of play in American professional baseball. Specifically, Major League Baseball refers to the organization that operates the National League and the American League, by means of a joint organizational structure that has developed gradually between them since 1903 ....
 second baseman who spent parts of four seasons in the majors with the San Francisco Giants
San Francisco Giants

The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in , that currently play in the National League West. One of the oldest of the MLB teams, the Giants hold the distinction of having won the most games of any team in the history of organized sports....
 and the Minnesota Twins
Minnesota Twins

The Minnesota Twins are a professional baseball based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. The Twins are a member of the American League Central of Major League Baseball's American League....
.

Canizaro was drafted by the Giants in 1993
1993 in baseball

Champions...
 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.






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Jason Kyle Canizaro (born July 4, 1973 in Beaumont, Texas
Beaumont, Texas

Beaumont is a city in and the county seat of Jefferson County, Texas, Texas, United States, within the Beaumont–Port Arthur, Texas Beaumont?Port Arthur metropolitan area....
) is a former major league
Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball is the highest level of play in American professional baseball. Specifically, Major League Baseball refers to the organization that operates the National League and the American League, by means of a joint organizational structure that has developed gradually between them since 1903 ....
 second baseman who spent parts of four seasons in the majors with the San Francisco Giants
San Francisco Giants

The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in , that currently play in the National League West. One of the oldest of the MLB teams, the Giants hold the distinction of having won the most games of any team in the history of organized sports....
 and the Minnesota Twins
Minnesota Twins

The Minnesota Twins are a professional baseball based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. The Twins are a member of the American League Central of Major League Baseball's American League....
.

Canizaro was drafted by the Giants in 1993
1993 in baseball

Champions...
 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.