WASHINGTON — Robinson Cano’s former Yankees teammates were saddened to hear of the second baseman’s 80-game suspension for violating Major League Baseball’s Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment Program, but CC Sabathia knows better than to be stunned by that kind of news anymore.
“It’s surprising because I know Robbie, but after the Ryan Braun thing, nothing’s surprising for me,’’ Sabathia said of Braun’s 2013 ban.
Sabathia played with Braun in Milwaukee for the second half of the 2008 season following Sabathia’s trade from Cleveland.
“I never suspected anything,” Sabathia said of Braun. “You never know who’s doing what.