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{{family name hatnote|Marcano|Cherubini|lang=Spanish}}
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{{Infobox baseball biography
| image        = 
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| name         = Bobby Marcano
| position     = [[Infielder]]
| team         = 
| number       = 
| bats         = Right
| throws       = Right
| birth_date    = {{birth date|1951|06|07}}
| birth_place   = [[El Clavo]], [[Miranda, Venezuela]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|1990|11|13|1951|06|07}}
| debutleague = NPB
| debutdate   =
| debutyear   = 1975
| debutteam   = Hankyu Braves
| finalleague = NPB
| finaldate =
| finalyear = 1985
| finalteam = Yakult Swallows
| statyear     = 
| statleague   = NPB
| stat1label   = [[Batting average (baseball)|Batting average]]
| stat1value   = .287
| stat2label   = [[Home run]]s
| stat2value   = 232
| stat3label   = [[Run batted in|Runs batted in]]
| stat3value   = 817
| teams        = 
*[[Hankyu Braves]] ({{npby|1975}}&ndash;{{npby|1982}})
*[[Yakult Swallows]] ({{npby|1983}}&ndash;{{npby|1985}})
|highlights= 
* 3× [[Japan Series]] champion ([[1975 Japan Series|1975]]—[[1977 Japan Series|1977]])
* 5× [[Nippon Professional Baseball All-Star Series|NPB All-Star]]
* 4× [[Mitsui Golden Glove Award|Golden Glove Award]]
* 4× [[Best Nine Award|Best Nine]]
|hofcolor = #ffd700
|hoflink = Venezuelan Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
|hoftype = Venezuelan
|hofdate = [[Venezuelan Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum#2018|2018]]
|hofvote = 
|hofmethod = Historical Committee
}}

'''Roberto Marcano Cherubini''' (June 7, 1951<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=marcan001rob | title=Robert Marcano Minor & Japanese Leagues Statistics }}</ref> &ndash; November 13, 1990) was a [[Venezuela]]n professional [[baseball]] player in [[Nippon Professional Baseball]] (NPB) and for [[Tiburones de La Guaira]] in the [[Venezuelan Winter League]].

Born in [[El Clavo]], Marcano played [[minor league baseball]] in the United States from {{Baseball year|1969}} to {{Baseball year|1974}}, first with the [[Cleveland Indians]] organization, and later with the [[California Angels]] organization. During the MLB off-seasons he also played for [[Tiburones de La Guaira]]  steadily from 1969 to 1985.

In {{Baseball year|1975}}, Marcano went to Japan, where he joined the [[Orix BlueWave|Hankyu Braves]] as a [[second baseman]]. With Marcano putting up big numbers, the Braves went to four straight [[Japan Series]], winning the first three (the first championships in the franchise's history). Marcano played for Hankyu for eight years, then joined the [[Yakult Swallows]] for another three. Over the course of his NPB career, Marcano was awarded four [[Mitsui Golden Glove Award|Golden Glove]]s, and was named to the [[Best Nine Award|Best Nine]] four times. He is noted by many sources as being one of the best foreign-born players in Japanese baseball.{{citation needed|date=March 2015}}

Marcano played outfield for [[Tiburones de La Guaira]] (representing [[Venezuela]]) in the [[1983 Caribbean Series]].

After retiring from the game, Marcano worked for the [[Yomiuri Giants]] as a scout and translator.{{citation needed|date=January 2023}}

Marcano died at age 39, shortly after being diagnosed with [[cancer]].{{citation needed|date=January 2023}} His number 15 jersey was retired by [[Tiburones de La Guaira]].{{citation needed|date=January 2023}}

== References ==
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==External links==
* Career statistics and player information from [https://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=marcan001rob  Baseball Reference (Minors)]

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