SEATTLE That strained abdominal muscle that slowed Mariners second baseman Robinson Cano for the the last two months?
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Robinson Cano will undergo surgery for a sports hernia injury he sustained on July 28. He has played in at least 153 games every season since 2007 – his only career DL stint came in 2006, when he pulled a hamstring – and at least 157 games every year from 2007-14. With his symptoms, a sports hernia was a distinct possibility and the Mariners wanted to know for certain if surgery would be needed.
While Cano would have preferred to avoid surgery altogether, he said he takes satisfaction in knowing he’ll show up to Spring Training next year with a clean bill of health.
William C. Meyers, a specialist in core muscle injuries, will perform the surgery. He is based at the Vincera Institute in Philadelphia.
“Robbie’s been playing with this and he’s playing very well”, Khalfayan said. “Based on the information we have now, our expectation is that six weeks after surgery, he’ll be able to do everything”.
The injury dates back to July 28, Khalfayan said. He has a limp when he runs, and the Mariners have instructed him to take it easy on the basepaths and in the field.
“I would imagine [it’s an ongoing process]”, McClendon said.
Cano returned to the lineup on August. 1 despite a few lingering pain. 329 in 55 games since the injury with nine homers and 34 RBIs. 876 OPS coming into Friday.
“Let’s face it, we’re a better team with him out there”, Gibbons said. “Instead of going home and wondering if it was going to be 100 percent”.
The Mariners’ star second baseman, who will turn 33 on Oct. 22, plans to play in the final three games of the season before having surgery on Oct. 13.
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But Perez then retired 19 of the last 21 batters he faced, issuing a two-out walk to Trout in the third and allowing a two-out single to Aybar in the fifth. Going into Friday’s game against the Oakland Athletics, Cano has hit in 13-straight games while batting. So his timetable will not depart much from his usual offseason routine.
