Robinson Cano has been let go by the Mets.
It wasn’t supposed to be this way.
Cano’s Yankees debut in 2005 was for two reasons: part service time manipulation and part Tony Womack wasn’t working out at second base. Five years and a World Series ring later, fans were already crowning him as a future lifelong Yankee great. The second coming of Rod Carew, but with a better power stroke. A spot in Monument Park and a retired number were not matters of if, but when.
Milestone after milestone. Accomplishment after accomplishment.