A disappointing season for the Seattle Mariners is ending with injury woes for star second baseman Robinson Cano, who will have offseason surgery for a sports hernia.
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Cano Surgery Set for Oct. 13
Friday, Oct. 2
According to Larry Stone of the Seattle Times, Cano has played through a sports hernia since July and will have surgery Oct. 13 to correct the problem. Bob Dutton of the Tacoma News Tribune reported Cano will need six weeks of recovery time.
Per Ryan Divish of the Seattle Times, the Mariners knew this was a possibility and ran tests to make sure they had a definitive answer before the offseason. MLB.com's Greg Johns added the former All-Star will play for the Mariners in their final series this weekend against the Oakland Athletics.
Cano got off to a dreadful start this year but is finishing strong, and his second-half performance looks even better when considering what he has been dealing with.
The 32-year-old is hitting .332/.388/.540 with 14 home runs since the All-Star break. He may not be the MVP-caliber hitter he was during his prime years moving forward, but his turnaround this season does provide hope that there's plenty of gas left in the tank.
After signing a whopping 10-year, $240 million contract with the Mariners in December 2013, Cano was expected to post superstar numbers. To this point, that hasn't been the case.
A healthy Cano, to go along with a solid pitching nucleus led by Felix Hernandez, gives the Mariners a nice foundation to build around. The front office has to find the right pieces to go around them to make a playoff push in 2016.
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