Mets part ways with vet Cano
Robinson Cano was cut Monday by the Mets with nearly $45 million remaining on his contract, ending an ill-fated marriage and perhaps signaling the end of his decorated major-league career.
The slumping Cano was designated for assignment in a move announced about an hour before teams were required to trim their active rosters from 28 players to 26. Relegated to a part-time role this season, Cano was a casualty of the crunch as the first-place Mets chose to keep younger, more versatile bench players instead.
The 39-year-old Cano, who sat out last season while serving his second suspension for performance-enhancing drugs, is batting .195 (8-for-41) with one home run, three RBI and a paltry .501 OPS in 43 plate appearances. He has appeared in just 12 of 23 games, starting six at second base and five at DH.
“I don’t think it’s over for Robbie,” manager Buck Showalter said. “But we’ve got to think about what’s right for the Mets right now.”
Cano has a .302 career batting average with 335 home runs, 1,305 RBI and an .842 OPS in 17 seasons. He has 2,632 hits, including 571 doubles. He is third on the career hits among active players behind Albert Pujols (3,310) and Miguel Cabrera (3,004) and ahead of Yadier Molina (2,122) and Joey Votto (2,036).
The Mets have seven days to trade or release Cano, or send him outright to the minors — an assignment he would have the right to refuse because he has at least three years of major-league service.
Other roster moves
The Brewers designated right-handed pitcher Jose Urena for assignment and activated infielder Luis Urias from the injured list. Urena, 30, signed with the Brewers before the season and went 0-0 with a 3.52 ERA in four relief appearances. He went 4-8 with a 5.81 ERA for the Tigers last season in 26 games, including 18 starts.
† The Twins put Miguel Sano (left knee sprain) on the 10-day IL and called up infield prospect Jose Miranda to make his big-league debut. Miranda was the Twins’ minor-league player of the year in 2021 and is ranked as baseball’s No. 93 prospect by MLB Pipeline. Miranda went 0-for-4 in the Twins’ 2-1 victory against the host Orioles. The Twins have won 10 of their last 11 games.
Yankees 3, Blue Jays 2
Gleyber Torres homered early, then hit a go-ahead single in the ninth as the visiting Yankees won their 10th consecutive game. The Yankees won for the 12th time in 13 games and improved their MLB-best record to 17-8. The Jays dropped to 9-3 in one-run games.