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New bat, same result: Cano crushes in pink

HOUSTON -- Robinson Cano has been hitting home runs on every day of the week lately. But yeah, launching a long ball with a pink bat on Mother's Day meant a little extra to the Mariners' red-hot second baseman.

"It's always good to call your mother and say, 'That one was for you,'" Cano said after hitting a solo homer in Seattle's 5-1 loss to the Astros. "It's a special day, so those are days you want to deliver."

But, no, the man who makes $24 million a year wasn't trying to shortchange his mom back home in the Dominican.