Robinson Cano Jr. is already on the clock, and the number attached to his future is a big one: $1 million.
The 16-year-old son of former Yankees star Robinson Cano has agreed to a deal with the Miami Marlins that will not kick in until January 2028, according to Jon Heyman of the New York Post, who first reported the agreement on Monday.
Cano Jr. is following the family path into the middle infield. Like his father, he’s a second baseman, but he also plays shortstop. The difference is at the plate: he bats right-handed, unlike his dad.
A native of the Dominican Republic, Cano Jr. is expected to start his pro career in the Dominican Summer League. Under international amateur signing rules, he cannot officially sign with a major-league club until the January 2028 window. Players can agree to deals at 16, but they can’t sign until they turn 17, and Cano Jr. will miss the January 2027 window before reaching that age.
The elder Cano is still playing, too. 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 hit .291 with 15 homers, 72 RBI and an .872 OPS in 85 of the Rojos’ 93 games, making him the team’s second-best hitter.
Cano hasn’t appeared in the majors since 2022, when he played 33 combined games with the Mets, Padres and Braves.
His major league story began with eight seasons in pinstripes. He spent his first eight years with the Yankees and was an All-Star in five of them before leaving as a free agent after the 2013 season. He signed a 10-year, $240 million deal with the Mariners, topping the Yankees’ best offer of seven years and $175 million.
Cano’s time with the Mets included the entire 2021 season, which he missed after his second suspension for testing positive for performance-enhancing drugs. He also served an 80-game suspension in 2018, his fifth and final season with Seattle, after another positive PED test.
Over 17 MLB seasons with the Yankees, Mariners, Mets, Padres and Braves, Cano finished with a .301 average and 335 home runs.
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