Robinson Cano’s son is already on the move.
Robinson Cano Jr., the 16-year-old son of the former Yankees star and Mets bust, has agreed to a $1 million deal with the Miami Marlins, according to Jon Heyman of the New York Post. The agreement won’t become official until January 2028.
The younger Cano follows a familiar path in some ways. He’s a middle infielder like his father, but he also plays shortstop along with second base.
He’s also a right-handed hitter, unlike Cano Sr. A native of the Dominican Republic, he is expected to start his professional career in the Dominican Summer League.
The timing matters here. Under international amateur signing rules, Cano Jr. can’t officially sign with a major-league club until the January 2028 window.
Players can agree to deals at 16, but they can’t actually sign until they turn 17. Since Cano Jr. won’t hit that age before the January 2027 window closes, he has to wait until 2028.
His father was still playing this past season in the Mexican League at age 43. Cano Sr. spent the last three seasons with the Diablos Rojos, including two exhibition games against the Yankees in Mexico City in March 2024. This season, he was the club’s second-best hitter, batting .291 with 15 homers, 72 RBI and an .872 OPS while appearing in 85 of the Rojos’ 93 games.
Cano hasn’t appeared in the majors since 2022, when he played 33 total games for the Mets, Padres and Braves.
Before the later chapters of his career, Cano built his name in pinstripes. He spent his first eight seasons with the Yankees and made five All-Star teams there. After the 2013 season, he left in free agency 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 entire 2021 season on the sidelines after his second suspension for testing positive for performance-enhancing drugs. In 2018, his fifth and final year in Seattle, he was suspended for 80 games after another positive PED test.
Over 17 MLB seasons with the Yankees, Mariners, Mets, Padres and Braves, Cano finished with a .301 batting average and 335 home runs.
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