SEATTLE -- Mariners general manager Jerry Dipoto refuted a report in The New York Daily News on Monday that second baseman Robinson Cano is unhappy and wants out of Seattle, saying the situation is "quite the opposite" after speaking with one of Cano's agents.
Dipoto said Brodie Van Wagenen, one of Cano's representatives, called him Monday morning after the newspaper reported that one of Cano's longtime friends said the player was displeased with the regime change in Seattle and would "love to find his way back to New York" if possible.
"He reached out to let me know that did not come from Robbie and that's not at all reflective of he felt," said Dipoto, who replaced former GM Jack Zduriencik two months ago.