Tag Archives: Robinson Cano

April 15, 1947. It’s one of the most important dates in the history of Major League Baseball. 73 years ago, Jackie Robinson made his debut with the Brooklyn Dodgers. In doing so, he became the first African-American ballplayer in the MLB. Each year on April 15, players celebrate Jackie Robinson Day …

The New York Mets have acquired eight-time All-Star and long-term Yankee Robinson Cano in a trade deal with the Mariners. The Mets also received pitcher Edwin Diaz plus cash, while Seattle received Jay Bruce, Anthony Swarzak, Jarred Kelenic, Justin Dunn and Gerson Bautista. Cano’s Connections The New York Mets’ new general …

Coming into Sunday’s series finale against the Seattle Mariners, the Tampa Bay Rays were fading fast in the wild card race, having lost their last four games. They needed a win to avoid the sweep and a fifth straight loss in order to keep the team’s playoff hopes alive. Starting …

Another year, another MLB All-Star Game. The 88th-annual game will always belong to the American League stars as Robinson Cano’s homer lifts the AL to a 2-1 win over the NL. The American League wins 5th consecutive #ASG on strength of @RobinsonCano’s 10th-inning blast. https://t.co/Ik8KORhOIc pic.twitter.com/UBOYYS6YCM — MLB (@MLB) July …

The Marlins played their first of a nine-game road trip when they visited the Seattle Mariners yesterday. After a tough inning out of the gates for Miami starting pitcher Tom Koehler, the Marlins played catch up for the rest of the evening. Mariners starter Ariel Miranda, equipped with an early cushion, closed …

The Tampa Bay Rays (15-16), after sweeping their first series of the season versus the Angels on May 8, have now followed that series sweep with a series loss. After losing the first game of the series against the Seattle Mariners (20-13) on Monday, the Rays fell 6-4 Tuesday night to lose the …

Behind a dominant performance from Jose Fernandez, the Miami Marlins shutout the Atlanta Braves 9-0 on Tuesday. Fernandez pitched eight innings giving up two hits, and striking out eight, while picking up his fourth win of the season. Fernandez’s earned run average is now 1.59 which ranks him fifth in …