New bat, same result: Cano crushes in pink

HOUSTON — Robinson Cano has been hitting home runs on every day of the week lately. But yeah, launching a long ball with a pink bat on Mother’s Day meant a little extra to the Mariners’ red-hot second baseman.

“It’s always good to call your mother and say, ‘That one was for you,'” Cano said after hitting a solo homer in Seattle’s 5-1 loss to the Astros. “It’s a special day, so those are days you want to deliver.”

But, no, the man who makes $24 million a year wasn’t trying to shortchange his mom back home in the Dominican.

“I already sent her flowers earlier,” Cano said with a laugh. “I don’t mess with that. I always send her flowers and stuff. I’m the only child, so that makes it even harder. If you don’t send flowers and then you forget that day, you’re in trouble.”

Like all Major League teams, the Mariners were pretty in pink on Sunday in their series finale against the Astros. As part of Major League Baseball’s “Going to Bat Against Breast Cancer” initiative, Mariners players swung pink bats, wore pink shoes, pink socks, pink wristbands, you name it.

Cano said it was his …

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