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  • Michael Pineda excited to be a Yankee

    TAMPA, Fla. -- Michael Pineda didn't quite know how to interpret what he was hearing.Literally.When Seattle general manager Jack Zduriencik called the 23-year-old righthander last month to tell him he had been traded to the Yankees , Pineda needed an int 2/14/12 Read more »

  • Cano wants to be fixture batting 3rd

    Robinson Cano said Wednesday that he hasn't given much thought to where he'll bat in the Yankees ' lineup for 2012. Yet the second baseman made it clear that he'd gladly pick up where he left off."It's not going to make a difference," Cano said at the Ya   Read more »

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  • Mentor to Pineda: It will be Cano's team

    February, 15, 2012 Feb 15 9:27 AM ET Wally nominated Alex Rodriguez as the heir to Derek Jeter 's leadership role, but, to me, it is clearly Robinson Cano . The first reason is that he is the Yankees best every day player and figures to be for a long tim 9:27 AM from ESPN Read more »

  • Pineda brings early heat to Yanks camp

    TAMPA — Michael Pineda, the big right-hander who was the key acquisition of the Yankees’ offseason, is already feeling right at home. He showed up early for spring training yesterday, pitched a bullpen session, ran sprints with his new teammates and met 12:44 AM from New York Post Read more »

  • Eager for first workout as Yankee, Michael Pineda shows up early at Tampa facility Tuesday. Cano helps Pineda fit into pinstripes

    TAMPA — Michael Pineda was talking to Robinson Cano recently and he admitted to his friend that he was feeling somewhat overwhelmed about being traded to the Yankees and the prospect of playing for the big team in the big city. Cano calmed him instantly, 2/14/12 from New York Daily News Read more »

  • Spring decision: Middle of the order

    It seems some part of the lineup is always up for debate in spring training. In 2010, the Yankees were deciding what to do with Robinson Cano, ultimately deciding the time was right to bump Cano up to fifth in the order. In 2011, the question was at the 2/14/12 from LoHud.com Read more »

  • Yankees: Pinch hitting: Eli Knoll

    Up next in the Pinch Hitters series is Eli Knoll, a 25-year-old health care executive in the Metropolitan area. He said he’s always been passionate about the intellectual side of baseball, “particularly in the juxtaposition of economics, statistics, and 2/14/12 from New York City Sports Report Read more »

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About Robinson Cano

Robinson José Canó (IPA: [kaˈno]; born October 22, 1982, in San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic) is a second baseman in Major League Baseball, who currently plays for the New York Yankees.

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