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Report: Robinson Cano not tied to Biogenesis clinic

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Robinson Cano is not under investigation for being involved with Anthony Bosch's Biogenesis clinic.(Elsa/Getty Images)

Robinson Cano is not under investigation for being involved with Anthony Bosch’s Biogenesis clinic.(Elsa/Getty Images)

New York Yankees star Robinson Cano does not appear to be linked to Anthony Bosch and his Biogenesis clinic, according to a report Monday evening in the New York Daily News.

According to the report, Cano’s name is not on Major League Baseball’s list of players who allegedly obtained performance-enhancing drugs from Bosch. The Daily News report comes after an earlier ESPN.com story on Monday said that Sonia Cruz, the spokeswoman for Cano’s foundation, was a client of Bosch’s last summer.

According to the Daily News, more documents on the clinic exist, meaning Cano’s name could turn up in the future. But for now, he is not being investigated.

Before the Yankees took on the Tampa Bay Rays on Monday, Cano again denied any involvement with the clinic.

“It doesn’t have anything to do with me,” Cano said, according to the Daily News. “I’m going to play my game. … I didn’t see what the story said but I have no comment. I’m just going to focus on the game and help this team to win games.”

Cruz told ESPN.com that she never received anything from the clinic, and she added that Cano “definitely never did.”


  • Published On Apr 22, 2013
  • Yankees reportedly made Robinson Cano ‘significant offer’

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    The New York Yankees have made Robinson Cano a “significant offer” to keep the second baseman from entering free agency after the 2013 season according to general manager Brian Cashman as tweeted by Dan Barbarisi of the Wall Street Journal.

    Speculation has centered on Cano hitting free agency and testing the market before possibly re-signing with the Yankees.

    Not that it’s likely to get done before the four-time All-Star second baseman hits the market, because Cano’s agent, Scott Boras, almost always steers his clients into free agency and seeks top dollar, Jered Weaver’s 2011 extension being the rare exception. With the Dodgers taking over the Yankees’ spot as the game’s top spenders, and the game generally awash in unprecedented television rights revenue, other teams could drive the price of Cano even higher into the stratosphere, though it’s still tough to imagine any willing to go 10 years on such a pact.

    CBS Sports recently reported the Yankees and Cano were far apart in negotiating a multi-year contrct

    Word is, early on the team has suggested they considered Cano a “top 10″ or maybe at worst a top 15 player in the game, while Cano, following three straight top-six finishes in American League MVP voting, seems to be thinking a bit higher than that.

    “There are few elite players. That just is a very short list — less than five,” Cano’s agent Scott Boras said by phone of his client.

    Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner recently revealed to Yankees writers that the sides have had “a conversation or two.” But left unsaid at the time is where things stand.

    “Robinson is happy being a Yankee, and both sides recognize that this is one of the elite players in the game,” Boras said.


  • Published On Feb 28, 2013
  • Robinson Cano, MLB official deny PED suspension rumors

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    Robinson Cano said he is not worried about false PED suspension rumors. (Elsa/Getty Images)

    New York Yankees second baseman Robinson Cano and his agent, Scott Boras, yesterday said there was no truth to rumors of Cano being suspended for performance-enhancing drugs.

    A Major League Baseball official with knowledge of the league’s drug testing backed up Cano’s denial, confirming to USA Today’s Bob Nightengale that Cano did not test positive for a performance-enhancing substance.

    “Not at all,” Cano told The New York Daily News. “There’s no test or anything.”

    Cano’s agent, Scott Boras, told The News that the rumors were baseless. He said his office had traced the allegation to a rumor that originated in the Dominican Republic, a reporter in the U.S. and a rival agent who has been saying that a prominent Latin player has been mired in baseball’s appeals process.

    The Players Association notifies players who test positive for performance-enhancing drugs, and players then usually turn to their agents and other representatives to prepare an appeal.

    “I have not been told anything about it,” Boras said.

    Cano’s friendship with Melky Cabrera, suspended by MLB last month for testing positive for performance-enhancing drugs, led to speculation that Cano would also test positive. But Cano said he isn’t concerned about what other people say or think.

    “You can’t control what people say,” Cano said. “There’s a lot of negative stuff out there and I can’t control that. I have to stay above that. There’s been the same thing for a long time. It’s something I can’t control.”


  • Published On Sep 21, 2012
  • Yankees’ Robinson Cano: Kansas City fans crossed line yelling at family

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    Kansas City Royals fans booed New York Yankees second baseman Robinson Cano repeatedly during the All-Star Game festivities because Cano failed to select hometown favorite Billy Butler to participate in the Home Run Derby.

    The reaction didn’t bother Cano. But he was troubled by the way his family was also targeted, reports FoxSports.com’s Jon Paul Morosi.

    “The only thing I didn’t like was the way they treated my family when they went to the restroom,” Cano said. “Hopefully it stops here and (doesn’t) go forward.”

    …“They were yelling stuff to my family, which I don’t see (as) the right thing. This is a game. We’re All-Stars. If I get booed, I don’t really care. But stuff with your family, that’s crossing the line.”

    Kansas City fans will have some time to get over their anger at Cano. The Yankees won’t play in Kansas City again until next season.

    Because of the reaction Cano received, Major League Baseball could implement a new rule requiring a player on the host city’s team to be selected for the Derby. Prince Fielder received a negative reaction at last year’s game in Arizona for failing to pick the Diamondbacks outfielder Justin Upton for the Derby.


  • Published On Jul 11, 2012


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