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Miguel Ángel Sanó Jean (born May 11, 1993) is a Dominican professional baseball designated hitter and third baseman for the Minnesota Twins of Major League Baseball (MLB). He was considered to be one of the best prospects in baseball, and was called up to the major leagues on July 2, 2015. == Background == Miguel Sanó was born in San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic, to a poor Haitian and Cocolo family.〔Cypher, Luke. (Haitian Sensations: Behind the rise of the Haitian-Dominican player ), ''ESPN The Magazine''. Published March 10, 2009 By Luke Cyphers | ESPN The Magazine. Retrieved October 16, 2013.〕 He chose to begin to play baseball with the name Sanó, his mother’s family name over using his official surname of his father, 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.〔Segura, Melissa. (Twins sign top Dominican prospect Miguel Angel Sanó ), ''Sports Illustrated''. Published September 29, 2009. Retrieved October 13, 2009.〕 Sanó claimed to be 16 years old, but there had been rumors in the Dominican Republic that he was older.〔〔Kubatko, Roch. (Keeping your Sano-ty ), Mid-Atlantic Sports Network. Published September 22, 2009. Retrieved October 13, 2009.〕 Twins then-general manager Bill Smith stated that "Sanó’s age and identity have probably been scrutinized more than any player in the history of the Dominican Republic,"〔 and the issues and difficulties involved actually caused Sanó to lower his asking price from the $5–6 million bonus he was seeking when the international signing period first opened.〔(Miguel Angel Sanó lowers asking price ), NBC Sports. Published September 29, 2009. Retrieved October 13, 2009.〕〔Gleeman, Aaron. (Baseball Daily Dose: High Five For Buchholz ), KING-TV. Published September 29, 2009. Retrieved October 13, 2009.〕 The Pittsburgh Pirates were the first team to offer Sanó a deal, and appeared to be his most ardent suitor, but negotiations between the two sides were at a standstill after agent Rob Plummer rejected a $2.6 million offer from the team and their Director of Latin American Scouting, Rene Gayo.〔〔Kovacevic, Dejan. (Pirates Notebook: Gayo turns page after Sanó ), ''Pittsburgh Post-Gazette''. Published October 1, 2009. Retrieved October 13, 2009.〕〔Starkey, Joe. (Pirates erred on Sanó ), ''Pittsburgh Tribune-Review''. Published October 9, 2009. Retrieved October 13, 2009.〕 Sanó elected to sign with the Twins over many other teams. Besides the Pirates, the Cleveland Indians also expressed interest in Sanó, and even had him come to their academy in the Dominican Republic for a workout session.〔Sims, Damon. (Cleveland Indians have Miguel Angel Sanó, a 16-year-old Dominican high on their signing-priority list ), ''The Plain Dealer''. Published June 13, 2009. Retrieved October 13, 2009.〕 The Baltimore Orioles pursued Sanó for a short time; however, they believed his value was well below his $3 million price tag.〔〔Melewski, Steve. (Slow go on Sanó right now ), Mid-Atlantic Sports Network. Published July 20, 2009. Retrieved October 13, 2009.〕 Other interested teams included the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox.〔 On September 29, 2009, Sanó stated that he would sign a Major League Baseball contract with the Minnesota Twins,〔Rogers, Phil. (Mark Reynolds valuable even with record strikeouts ), ''Chicago Tribune''. Published October 4, 2009. Retrieved October 13, 2009.〕〔Smith, Kelsie. (Agent says Twins' deal with 16-year-old Dominican shortstop Miguel Sanó includes $3.15 million bonus ), Fox Sports. Retrieved October 13, 2009.〕 which included a $3.15 million signing bonus.〔Christensen, Joe. (Dominican prospect accepts $3.15M deal with Twins ), ''Star Tribune''. Published September 29, 2009. Retrieved September 29, 2009.〕〔Arangure Jr., Jorge. (Minnesota Twins to sign Dominican Miguel Angel Sanó for $3.15M bonus ), ESPN. Published September 29, 2009. Retrieved September 29, 2009.〕〔Zrebiec, Jeff. (Bullpen makeover on the way for O's ), ''Baltimore Sun''. Published September 30, 2009. Retrieved October 13, 2009.〕 The bonus was the largest for a Latin American player from outside of Cuba in 2009, and the second highest bonus ever for a Dominican amateur, second only to the $4.25 million the Oakland Athletics paid right-handed pitcher Michael Ynoa in 2008.〔 It was also the highest international signing bonus in Twins history,〔 more than the Twins spent on 70 international prospects from 2006-2008 combined.〔 Sanó’s deal surpassed the $3 million the Yankees gave catcher Gary Sánchez.〔 The contract was contingent upon Sanó receiving a visa from the United States,〔 and on October 20, 2009, ''Sports Illustrated'' reported that Sanó was issued a work visa by the United States government, clearing him to play professional baseball;〔Segura, Melissa. (Vaunted Twins signee Sanó receives work visa ), ''Sports Illustrated''. Published October 20, 2009. Retrieved October 22, 2009.〕 this was later confirmed by the Twins on December 5.〔Rojas, Enrique. (Sanó’s work visa completes Twins deal ), ESPN. Published December 5, 2009. Retrieved December 6, 2009.〕 Sanó is also one of the subjects of the 2012 feature length documentary ''Pelotero''.〔Passan, Jeff. (Story of Miguel Sanó chronicles ugly, sleazy side of baseball's Dominican Republic talent pipeline ), Yahoo! Sports. Published July 2, 2012. Retrieved July 2, 2012.〕 The film follows Sanó through his controversial signing period in 2009. The film is directed by Jonathan Paley, Ross Finkel and Trevor Martin, narrated by John Leguizamo, and produced by Bobby Valentine. It premiered at the Hamptons International Film Festival in 2011 and had a theatrical release in theaters in New York, Los Angeles and Minneapolis in July 2012. The film was screened from July 13–19 in Minneapolis by the Film Society of Minneapolis/St. Paul in the St. Anthony Main Theater.〔Scheib, Ronnie. (Film Reviews - "Pelotero" ), ''Variety''. Published November 27, 2011. 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