PHILADELPHIA (AP) —New York Mets released another player from base Robinson Canó before Sunday’s match against Philadelphia Phillies.
The move came a week after the fallen Cano was nominated for the award despite nearly $ 45 million remaining on his contract.
The Mets released the news in their notes before the game and after manager Buck Showalter met with reporters before Sunday’s game.
The 39-year-old Canó lost his job last season while serving his second suspension for performance-enhancing drugs. He scored 0.195 (8 for 41) with one home run, three RBIs and a paltry 0.501 OPS in 43 appearances for leading Mets NL East.
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Canó has a career-average hit .302 with 335 home runs, 1,305 RBI and .842 OPS in 17 seasons. He has 2,632 goals, including 571 pairs. Canó owe $ 44,703,297 by the Mets out of the remaining $ 240 million, a ten-year contract he signed with Seattle. He lost $ 35,741,935 due to two drug suspensions.
Now that the Mets have released him, the team could sign him for a proportional share of a minimum of $ 700,000 this season and also pay a minimum of $ 710,000 by 2023.
In a deal that was also closer to Edwin Díaz, the Mets sent five players to Seattle in December 2018 – including esteemed outside potential player Jarred Kelenic, the 6th overall pick in the 2018 Amateur Draft. New York agreed to take over the $ 100 million remaining after the last five years of Canó’s contract at the time.
Canó ended up playing just 168 games for the Mets, hitting .269 with 24 Homers, 72 RBIs and .765 OPS.
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