#11 | HITTING Coach recruiting coordinator
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The Cannizaro File Year at LSU: First Birthdate: December 19, 1978 Hometown: Mandeville, La. Allison Wife: Children: Gabrielle, Pierce Education: Tulane, 2001
Playing Career 1998-2001 Tulane 2001-06 New York Yankees organization (MLB in ‘06) 2008 Tampa Bay Rays (MLB) 2008-09 White Sox/Indians organizations
Coaching/Scouting Career 2015- 2009-14
LSU (hitting coach) New York Yankees scout
Andy Cannizaro made his Major League debut with the New York Yankees in 2006.
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Andy Cannizaro, a New York Yankees scout for five years and a former MLB infielder, was hired in July 2014 as the recruiting coordinator and hitting coach for the LSU baseball program. Cannizaro replaced Javi Sanchez, who departed LSU to pursue a business career. Cannizaro, a former all-America shortstop at Tulane who played in the big leagues for the Yankees and Tampa Bay Rays, worked as a Yankees scout since 2009, evaluating and recruiting amateur players in preparation for the annual MLB Draft. Cannizaro, a native of Mandeville, La., was the Yankees’ official representative at the 2013 and 2014 MLB Drafts. He also worked as the advance scout for the team as it prepared for the 2011 and 2012 playoffs. Cannizaro was the Yankees’ seventh-round selection in the 2001 MLB Draft, and he played in the organization for seven seasons, reaching the Major League level in September 2006. He joined the Tampa Bay Rays in 2008 and was on the club’s big-league roster for the first two months of the season. He later played for the AAA affiliates of the Cleveland Indians and Chicago White Sox before retiring from the game in September 2009.
During his pro career, he worked as head coach of the Louisiana Knights, a U18 fall team consisting of 12 NCAA Division I players. Cannizaro, a four-year starter at shortstop for Tulane, led the 2001 Green Wave squad to the first College World Series appearance in school history, batting a remarkable .395 with 118 hits, 34 doubles, 70 RBI and 52 stolen bases. A two-time all-America and three-time all-Conference USA performer, Cannizaro is Tulane’s all-time leader in games played (248), at-bats (1,030), hits (350), doubles (85) and stolen bases (128). He was inducted in 2007 into the Tulane Athletics Hall of Fame. Cannizaro graduated from Tulane in December 2001 with a bachelor of arts in sociology/business minor. He and his wife, Allison, are the parents of two children, Gabrielle (3) and Pierce (1).
Andy and Allison Cannizaro with son Pierce and daughter Gabrielle
2015 baseball official yearbook