Robinson Cano’s name is back in the news, and this time it’s because of his son.
Robinson Cano Jr., the 16-year-old son of the former Yankees star and Mets infielder, has agreed to a $1 million deal with the Miami Marlins, according to Jon Heyman of the New York Post. The agreement won’t actually go into effect until January 2028.
Cano Jr. is following a familiar path in one important way: he’s a middle infielder, just like his father. He can play shortstop as well as second base. But there’s one clear difference between the two - the younger Cano bats right-handed.
A native of the Dominican Republic, Cano Jr. is expected to start his pro career in the Dominican Summer League. Even though he has already agreed to the deal, international amateur rules mean he cannot officially sign with a major-league club until the January 2028 window. Players can agree to contracts at 16, but they can’t sign until they turn 17, and Cano Jr. won’t be old enough before the January 2027 window closes.
Meanwhile, Robinson Cano Sr. is still playing at 43. He spent the past three seasons with the Mexican League’s Diablos Rojos, including two exhibition games against the Yankees in Mexico City in March 2024. This season, he was the team’s second-best hitter, batting .291 with 15 homers, 72 RBI and an .872 OPS in 85 of the Rojos’ 93 games.
Cano’s major league career ended in 2022, when he appeared in 33 total games with the Mets, Padres and Braves. Before that, he spent his first eight seasons with the Yankees and made five All-Star teams there. After the 2013 season, he left New York as a free agent and signed a 10-year, $240-million deal with the Mariners, topping the Yankees’ best offer of seven years and $175 million.
His time with the Mets included the 2021 season, which he missed entirely after his second suspension for testing positive for performance-enhancing drugs. He was also suspended for 80 games in 2018, his fifth and final season in Seattle, after another positive PED test.
Over 17 MLB seasons, Cano finished with a .301 average and 335 home runs, with stops in New York, Seattle, San Diego and Atlanta.
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