AAP: Kanekoa Texeira

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Kanekoa is my man.

 

 

 

Position: RHP

Height: 6'2

Weight: 190

Bats: Right

Throws: Right

DOB: 2/6/1986

Resides: Kula, HI

 

Acquired:

22nd Rd '06 FYP

 

Bio:

Minor League Highlights: 2006: Combined to go 1-2 with a 1.52 ERA (5 ER/29.2 IP) and three saves at Advanced Rookie Bristol and Class A Kannapolis … was 1-2 with a 0.76 ERA (2 ER/23.2 IP) and three saves in 19 relief appearances with Bristol … recorded his first professional save on 6/26 at Burlington … did not allow a run in 11 straight outings from 7/8-8/10 (15.0 IP) … promoted to Kannapolis on 8/23 and went 0-0 with a 4.50 ERA (3 ER/6.0 IP) in four outings.

 

Miscellaneous/Personal: Attended Saddleback (Calif.) Junior College … named first-team All-Interscholastic League of Honolulu at Kamehameha High School in 2003 and 2004 … lettered in football and basketball … drafted in the 31st round by the Milwaukee Brewers in 2005 but did not sign.

 

Edit: Texeira was traded to the Yankees in the Nick Swisher trade.

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Kanekoa Texiera Added to the Carolina League All-Star Team

6/18/2008

 

http://www.warthogs.com/content/press_box/index.htm

 

WINSTON-SALEM, NC – It took a dramatic pause, but Kanekoa Texeira is going to Myrtle Beach, S.C. as part of the Carolina League All-Star team. Texeira, who resides in Maui, Hawaii, will be spending the All-Star break on different sands when the Carolina and California Leagues square off at BB&T Coastal Field on June 23-25.

 

Texeira, who was drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 22nd round of the 2006 draft, was the anchor of the Winston-Salem bullpen in the first half of the season, going 2-0 with a 1.44 ERA and 12 saves in 23 relief appearances. Opponents have hit just .216 against the burly right-hander. He joins Warthogs first baseman Brandon Allen as Winston-Salem representatives for the 2008 Carolina League All-Star team.

 

Texeira, Allen and all the Carolina League’s best will face off versus the California League All-Stars in Myrtle Beach, S.C. on Tuesday, June 24 at 7:30 p.m., gates open at 5 p.m. For tickets, call 843-918-6000.