The crowd was sparse by Yankee Stadium standards on a damp, frigid Tuesday night, but it was loud, booing Cano his entire first at-bat and switching to cheers when CC Sabathia struck him out on a pitch. During the at-bat, while most booed, some stood up and clapped. Sabathia added he was unsurprised by the negativity. Cano had said on "The Tonight Show" that he hoped to receive a standing ovation. Prior to the game, wearing a Seattle Mariners cap and sporting a beard he was forbidden to grow per New York Yankees policy, the All-Star second baseman declined to answer any questions about his winter breakup from the only franchise he had known.
While he said he is happy with the choice he made, he didn't want to discuss it any further. Cano admitted Seattle is "different" than New York, beginning with the 27 championships the Yankees have won compared to the Mariners' empty trophy case. They made a decision and I guess we're both happy, because I'm happy where I'm at right now and I'm happy to be a Mariner, and good luck to them.
The Yankees had no plans for a video tribute for Cano on Tuesday. The team's thought process, according to a person briefed on the discussions, was that they have not acknowledged others in such a fashion in the past. Cano's case was a bit different because no players have left the team after the Yankees were outbid by tens of millions.
The Yankees were leaving it up to their fans to determine how Cano should be received. It was pretty inspired, pretty funny and it gave us a bit of insight, I think, into the nature of booing. Like the chicken dance. Cano is back in New York for the first time since signing with the Mariners, and the topic of whether or not Yankees fans should boo him is floating around on talk radio and on the web today.
A Seattle Mariners "S'' on the navy cap. And questions about being heckled by the only fans he knew for the first nine years of his career. Cano has moved on from an acrimonious offseason that ended up with him leaving New York for a year deal with the loss Mariners. After a pinstriped stay in which he helped lead New York to the World Series championship, the two-time Gold Glover said he was excited to make his debut at Yankee Stadium as a visitor. Never as popular as Derek Jeter or Mariano Rivera, there was plenty of talk about the reception Cano would get.
He playfully participated in a Monday sketch on "The Tonight Show" with Jimmy Fallon that showed both sides of the crowd equation. Given a chance to boo a life-sized picture of Cano in a Manhattan park, each self-professed Yankees fan let him have it. During the introductions, boy was he booed.
He singled in the fourth, and the MIdwestern politeness accidentally kicked in and some fans cheered, maybe forgetting they were supposed to boo, or maybe just bored of the whole thing by then. Trent Rosecrans. Jul 11, at am ET 3 min read.
Robinson Cano: KC fans crossed a line booing his family C. Trent Rosecrans 3 min read.
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