<p> Robinson Cano returned to the Dominican for the funeral of his grandmother, who died Sunday afternoon.</p> 
<p> “He’ll be gone a couple of days,” Girardi said.&nbsp;</p>

Robinson Cano returned to the Dominican for the funeral of his grandmother, who died Sunday afternoon. “He’ll be gone a couple of days,” Girardi said.

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