José Rosario Domec Cardenal (born October 7, 1943) is a Cuban American former professional baseball player and coach.

He played in Major League Baseball as an outfielder from 1963 to 1980, most prominently as a member of the Chicago Cubs, with whom he established himself as a fan favorite for his powerful hitting and his strong throwing arm.

[1] Cardenal was born in Matanzas, Cuba where, he grew up playing baseball with his second cousin and future major league player Bert Campaneris.

The Phillies sent Cardenal to the New York Mets on August 2, 1979, between games of a twi-night double header featuring the two teams.

On September 14, he announced that he wanted to help the victims of Hurricane Katrina, and was seeking to auction his World Series ring he won with the New York Yankees in 1998.

[10] First Lady Michelle Obama hugged Cardenal during the Chicago Cubs January, 2017 visit to the White House.

Native Chicagaon Obama said she wore her Cubs hat on top of her oversized Afro the same way Cardenal had during his career, as seen above in the photograph of his baseball card.