A dream season or the end for Cano?

Robinson Cano once was ticketed for the Baseball Hall of Fame.

He was an eight-time AllStar, five-time Silver Slugger, two-time Gold Glove winner and a World Series champion with the New York Yankees.

Then came the performance-enhancing drug suspension in 2018 with the Seattle Mariners, another causing him to miss the entire 2021 season with the New York Mets, and now he’s back. For how long?

Cano, who has 2,632 hits and would love to become the next to join the 3,000-hit club, may have run out of time.

The Mets have to make a decision Monday when they cut their roster from 28 players to 26, and Cano could be on the chopping block.

Cano, 39, doesn’t want to even think about the possibility, instead wanting to focus his conversation with USA TODAY Sports on the present, saying how much he loves being part of this Mets team.

He cried himself to sleep some nights this past year, missing the game so much that his heart hurt, realizing how many people he let down.

Now, he’s back playing second base and DHing on a team that went 15-7 going into Sunday and sits in first place in the National League East.

“It’s so great to be back here again, playing the game that I love, I’m so happy,” Cano says. “I missed everything about the game last year, the guys, the fans, sunflower seeds, everything. Now, it’s all about just having fun.”

The Mets still owe Cano about $40.5 million through the 2023 season, and they’re watching his struggles like everyone else. He entered Sunday hitting .195 with one extra-base hit and a .501 OPS.

They want to be patient, knowing he missed an entire season, but for how long?

“It would mean everything to me to be here and win a World Series,” Cano said. “I mean, that’s what this is all about . ... Hopefully, I’m keeping my fingers crossed, I can be part of this. We’ll see what happens.”