The Mariners get Robinson Cano back from an 80-game suspension on Tuesday. But how will they utilize him? And is his bat enough to ignite the middle of Seattle's lineup?
HOUSTON — The uniform was different, but that short, violent and rhythmic swing, leading to sound of a baseball hitting squarely on the barrel of one of his black, lacquered bats was unmistakable.
In the third game of his “rehab” assignment before a return from an 80-game suspension, Robinson Cano smacked a majestic two-run homer on Thursday night at Everett Memorial Stadium. It was the first of three hits for Cano, who started at first base for the second time on his rehab stint.