Mariners’ Cano has broken hand
Robinson Cano left Seattle’s loss at Detroit in the third inning Sunday with a broken right hand after being hit by a pitch.
Cano was struck by a pitch from left-hander Blaine Hardy, then went to the dugout while being replaced by a pinch runner.
The 35-year-old Cano is hitting .287 with four home runs and 23 RBI this season. He hit a three-run homer in Seattle’s win Saturday night.
Cano is one of the Mariners’ biggest stars. He hit 39 home runs in 2016, although that number dipped to 23 a season ago.
“I see a specialist on Tuesday morning. They didn’t say anything about how long I might be out, but it is broken bad, so there might be surgery,” Cano said. “All I can do is do whatever it takes to get 100 percent and get back as soon as I can.”
In the fifth season of a $240 million, 10-year contract, Cano has played in at least 150 games in each of the last 11 seasons.
“It’s disappointing to lose both the game and our second baseman,” manager Scott Servais said. “That’s just a freak accident – something that happens in this game. Everyone knows what he means to this team, and he’s down right now, but we have other guys who can step up.”
Wrong choice: The wrong hat can be a fashion nightmare. Just ask Cleveland’s Francisco Lindor.
Lindor walked to home plate in the first inning Sunday wearing the wrong batting helmet.
A switch-hitter, Lindor had on the helmet he usually uses when he hits left-handed – with a protective flap on the right side. But he was facing Kansas City left-hander Danny Duffy and was going to hit right-handed.
Lindor quickly realized the mistake, exchanged helmets with a bat boy and smiled when he returned to the batter’s box.
Lindor flied out and later extended his hitting streak to 14 games with two singles and a double.
Helmets with flaps on the side facing the pitcher have been mandatory for all players making their major league debuts since 1983.
Under control: A raccoon at Dodger Stadium was found by a member of the cleaning crew in the visitor’s bullpen. Animal Control was called and by about 2½ hours before the Dodgers’ game against the Cincinnati Reds, an employee trapped the raccoon in a cage and took the critter away.
Many of the Reds players hadn’t arrived on their team bus from Pasadena, Calif., while the raccoon wrapped himself around a bar in the bullpen.