ATLANTA — Robinson Cano was anxious to begin a new chapter — in a third different major league uniform this season — but wasn’t about to reflect Monday on his Mets departure.
“I don’t want to go back to the past,” said Cano, who batted ninth and started at second base for the Braves a day after he arrived in a trade with San Diego. “I was thankful for an opportunity with the Mets when I got traded from Seattle and there are no hard feelings. I have got friends on the other side and I always wish them the best.”
Cano, returning from a 162-game PED suspension, was designated for assignment by the Mets on May 2 and released a week later. At the time he owned a .195/.233/.268 slash line in 43 plate appearances.
He was still owed $37 million by the Mets when they released him. Cano, 39, then signed with the Padres, who released him after 12 games and re-signed him to a minor league deal.
Robinson Cano is in the Braves’ lineup against the Mets on Monday. Icon Sportswire via Getty ImagesFrancisco Lindor said he was happy his former teammate is getting another opportunity in the major leagues.
“He’s one of those guys I grew up watching, so I want him to get a big-league job and he got it, so I am happy for him,” Lindor said, adding that he’s rooting for Cano to succeed. “Even against us, he can get 20 singles. As long as he doesn’t score I am fine. As long as he doesn’t have any RBIs, I am fine.”
