By most objective measures, Robinson Cano has a resume with enough illustrious comparisons and gaudy numbers to coast into the Hall of Fame on the first ballot.
Only one piece of news could kill his chances, and Major League Baseball delivered it by email to the media at 2:15 p.m. Tuesday.
Two days after suffering a broken hand on an errant fastball from Detroit pitcher Blane Hardy, Cano felt the pain from a different hammer. He's been suspended 80 games for use of the diuretic Furosemide, which can be used as a masking agent to conceal PED use.