Cano will undergo a precautionary MRI on Wednesday, after which the Mariners are expected to provide an update on his status.
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McClendon said Cano first felt the injury over the weekend while making a play at second base.
The Grade 1 strain will keep Cano out for a game or two, and he then should serve as the team’s designated hitter for a few days before returning to the field, McClendon said, reported by The Seattle Times.
Cano was replaced by Brad Miller at second base on Wednesday afternoon against Arizona. “His pain tolerance is so high that he actually wanted to play again today, but the doctors said, ‘We need to get this looked at and make sure that there’s nothing going on.’ So if this was the seventh game of the World Series, Robbie would play and would want to”.
Cano is batting just. In 12 games after the break he has hit. Cano delivered a solo home run off of Robbie Ray in the sixth inning to reduce the Mariners’ deficit to one run. The Mariners open a four-game series against the Twins on Thursday. As a result, his triple-slash line is up to.265/.309/.416 with 11 home runs and 42 RBI on the season. McClendon said Morrison is day to day.
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Third baseman D.J. Peterson – the second-ranked prospect in the Mariners organization, as mentioned by Baseball America – was called up to Triple-A Tacoma on Wednesday. Cano is hitting. 306 with nine homers and 23 RBIs in his past 37 games, after hitting just.
