The New York Mets demanded an insurance policy that would cover the US$118 million remaining on the contract of the All Star infielder of the Mets. According to Jose Mallen Calac, the general manager of the Estrellas Orientales, the league leaders in both the regular and round-robin series of this year’s professional baseball tournament, Mets owner Fred Wilpon said that Cano could play for the Estrellas but the club would have to take out an insurance policy to cover the millions of dollars the Major League club would lose if he got hurt.
Mallen told reporters that Cano had done everything he could to get permission to play but the Big League club was not too happy with this and required the insurance policy.
Years ago, 2014-2015, Robinson Cano played for the Estrellas in the finals series against the Gigantes del Cibao. The sad part is that by signing with the Mets, Cano could not deliver on a promise he made last summer to join his Estrellas team and help it win their first title in over 50 years.
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Diario Libre
22 January 2019
