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Robinson Canó gets his “Turtle Power” On
Boys & Girls Club members get ready for a sneak preview of the new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie, courtesy of Robinson Canó.
Mariners second baseman Robinson Canó spent part of his rare off-day on Thursday with some 200 Boys & Girls Club members and patients and families from Seattle Children’s Hospital.
Robinson Canó joins Boys & Girls Club members and Children’s Hospital patients for a sneak preview of the new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie.
Cano’s RC22 Foundation treated the lucky guests to a sneak preview of the new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Movie at Pacific Place in downtown Seattle—popcorn and soft drinks included.
Seahawks 2016 draft pick C.J. Prosise was also there, taking time out after OTA practice at the VMAC.
Seahawks draft pick C.J. Prosise and Robinson Canó at the sneak preview of the new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Movie for Boys & Girls Club members and Seattle Children’s Hospital patients.
Canó and Prosise posed for photos with everyone and introduced the movie. Prosise told the kids that he was excited to see the show since he grew up watching the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles on TV. Leonardo was his favorite character.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows, premieres on June 3.
Mariners Mondays – Canó Connects
On this week’s Mariners Mondays on ROOT SPORTS Robinson Canó shows his old teammates he’s moved on, and leads a big comeback in Boston.
Mariners second baseman Robinson Canó was slumping when he met his former team, the New York Yankees, on July 18. His first half had been decidedly “Un-Canó-like,” and Yankees fans greeted him with a shower of boos. But he quieted the critics with a pair of two-run home runs that helped the Mariners end a seven-game skid against the Yankees. It was Canó’s 14th multi-homer game, and the first not in pinstripes, and it helped Hisashi Iwakuma post a 4-3 win over New York.
Canó came up big again a month later, this time in Boston, where he contributed five hits and three RBI in a wild 10-8 win over the Red Sox. Up 7-1 in the top of the 4th, the Mariners let Boston chip away until the Red Sox tied the score 8-8 with two out in the bottom of the 9th on Carson Smith’s blown save. Nelson Cruz and Franklin Gutierrez also contributed to the win with homers (two for Guti).
Mariners Mondays airs every Monday night on ROOT SPORTS through March leading up to the season opener on Monday April 4 at Texas.
Robinson Canó DREAM School Grand Opening
Robinson Canó at the entrance to the RC22 DREAM School in his hometown of San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic.
Mariners second baseman Robinson Canó today presided over the ribbon cutting for the RC22 DREAM School in his hometown of San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic.
The school was built by Canó and his RC22 Foundation. The Montessori school will serve 100 children, ages 3-8, and will offer holistic community and employment training programs for the people who live in San Pedro de Macoris.
The RC22 Foundation was created in 2010 to positively impact the lives of underserved children and communities through education and health care initiatives.
Now that the school is open, the focus has turned to providing supplies for students and administrators. Kits for Kidz has a link if you’d like to donate. For $20, you can purchase a kit with 30 essential items needed for an entire school year, along with a backpack. A donation of $1,000 will provide supplies for students and teachers in one classroom for the school year, and $2,500 will supply uniforms for all the students during the RC22 DREAM School’s inaugural year.
Mariners Medical Update on Robinson Canó
Seattle Mariners Executive Vice President & General Manager of Baseball Operations Jerry Dipoto announced today the following medical update on second baseman Robinson Canó:
Robinson Canó underwent surgery today to repair both a right side and a left side core muscle injury. The surgery was performed in Philadelphia by Dr. William Meyers of the Vincera Institute.
Recovery is expected to take six weeks, and Canó should be completely recovered for the start of Spring Training in February.
Canó, 32, was originally diagnosed with a core muscle injury on his right side in late September. During his pre-surgery examinations with Dr. Meyers, an additional MRI was performed that revealed a second core muscle injury on his left side.
Canó hit .287 (179×624) with 82 runs, 34 doubles, 1 triple, 21 home runs and 79 RBI in 156 games (155 starts) this season. He hit .330 (109×330) with 52 runs, 15 doubles, 1 triple, 17 home runs, 55 RBI in his final 82 games.
Robinson Canó – 2,000 Hits
Mariners second baseman Robinson Canó reached a historic milestone tonight in Kansas City recording his 2,000th career hit. Among many of his career achievements, Canó’s 2,000th career hit ranks at the very top of that list. Here are some facts and figures about the historic achievement:
11 Seasons:
Canó is just the 14th player in baseball history to record at least 2,000 hits in the first 11 seasons of a career. He joins Ichiro Suzuki – 2,428 (2001-11), Paul Waner – 2,254 (1926-36), Al Simmons – 2,188 (1924-34), Pete Rose – 2,152 (1963-73), Kirby Puckett – 2,135 (1984-94), Wade Boggs – 2,098 (1982-92), George Sisler – 2,094 (1915-26), Hank Aaron – 2,085 (1954-64), Albert Pujols – 2,073 (2001-11), Richie Ashburn – 2,067 (1948-58), Stan Musial – 2,023 (1941-52), Joe Medwick – 2,004 (1932-42) and Jesse Burkett – 2,001 (1890-1900). Canó is the only full-time second baseman to appear on this list.
Before Turning 33:
Canó is the 5thactive player to reach 2,000 hits prior to turning 33, joining Miguel Cabrera, Alex Rodriguez, Adrian Beltre and Albert Pujols.
In a Mariners Uniform:
Canó becomes the 5th player to record a 2,000th career hit in a Mariners uniform (not all hits as a Mariner). He joins Gary Matthews Sr. (8/4/87 at OAK), Edgar Martinez (5/2/03 at CWS), John Olerud (6/16/03 vs. ANA) and Ichiro Suzuki (9/6/09 at OAK).
Milestone Hits:
1 – May 4, 2005 at Tampa Bay (1B off Hideo Nomo)
500 – September 25, 2007 at Tampa Bay (1B off Jason Hammel)
1,000 – July 25, 2010 vs. Kansas City (2B off Victor Marte)
1,500 – May 9, 2013 at Colorado (1B off Jeff Francis)
2,000 – September 23, 2015 at Kansas City (1B off Kelvin Herrera)
Inside the Numbers:
15
Becomes the 15th native of the Dominican Republic to reach 2,000 hits.
31
Triples.
35
Different ballparks to record a hit in.
220
Hits vs. the Orioles, the most vs. any opponent.
237
Home Runs.
446
Doubles.
665
Different pitchers to record a hit off (most off James Shields – 37).
1,286
Singles.
PLAY BALL!
Robinson Canó, the Mayor of Seattle and a group of kids from the Rainier Vista Boys & Girls Club had a friendly game of Wiffle® Ball in downtown Seattle. It was part of the Major League Baseball-U.S. Conference of Mayors PLAY BALL initiative.
Mayor Ed Murray issued an official proclamation declaring August “PLAY BALL Month” in Seattle in recognition of “the importance and influence of the sport of baseball in the City of Seattle.”
Robinson Canó took a turn pitching to the kids, and Mariners team President and COO Kevin Mather stepped up to the rubber when Canó moved behind the plate to give the kids some tips on hitting.
With the “outfield wall” only 60-feet away from home plate there were a few homeruns, including a couple by Canó. The Moose van took a couple of direct hits, but no windows were broken.
PLAY BALL is an MLB campaign to engage youth and families in baseball. The initiative encourages widespread participation in all forms of baseball activities among all age groups, especially youth.
PLAY Campaign
Mariners Head Athletic Trainer Rick Griffin, pitcher Mark Lowe and Second baseman Robinson Cano meet with kids from the Rainier Vista Boys & Girls Club during the PLAY event.
A group of kids from the Boys & Girls Club got a rare treat on Tuesday – the chance to play on the grass at Safeco Field with Robinson Canó.
The kids from Rainier Vista Boys & Girls Club and Seattle Reviving Baseball in Innercities (RBI) program were invited to take part in the annual PLAY campaign designed to help kids establish healthy exercise and eating habits early in life.
PLAY stands for Promoting a Lifetime of Activity for Youth. It’s a national public awareness campaign sponsored by the Professional Baseball Athletic Trainers Society (PBATS), the Taylor Hooton Foundation and MLB Charities.
Canó was joined by teammates Charlie Furbush, Mark Lowe, James Paxton and Chris Taylor as well as members of the Mariners training staff to deliver a message about the importance of a healthy, active lifestyle, as well as making good decisions about things such as performance enhancing drugs.
Mark Lowe, who was diagnosed with Type I diabetes in his early 20s, told the kids that he didn’t let his medical condition prevent him from achieving his dream of becoming a Major League pitcher. Lowe, who has been managing his condition for the past 10-years, told the kids that they too can overcome obstacles if they stay positive.
The kids also got some good advice about steroids and performance enhancing drugs from Brian Parker of the Taylor Hooten Foundation. Hooton was a high school baseball player in Texas who took steroids to get bigger and stronger. Parker explained to the kids that although steroids can be therapeutic if you are sick, they can also have harmful effects on young, healthy bodies. He said steroids make all your muscles grow bigger, including the heart, which is dangerous. In addition, he said, performance enhancing drugs are illegal and they’re cheating.
After the presentations, the players were joined on field by three members of the Mariners training staff, Rick Griffin, Rob Nodine and Matt Thoth, who led the kids through a series of exercises – stretches and warmups, sprints and agility drills.
Felix & Canó to Serve As Seafair Parade Grand Marshals
The annual Seafair Torchlight Parade will be held Saturday night (July 25) starting at 7:30 pm and run down 4th Avenue in Downtown Seattle. And the Mariners will be well-represented with Felix Hernandez and Robinson Cano serving as the grand marshals for the parade following the 1:10 pm game vs. the Blue Jays.
The Alaska Airlines Seafair Torchlight Parade is the largest nighttime parade in the Northwest and a highly anticipated event for thousands of people lining the parade route year-after-year. Precision drill teams, community floats, regional and international bands, equestrian units, giant helium balloons, comical clowns and swashbuckling pirates all come together for one magical night in downtown Seattle to celebrate true family and community entertainment.
The parade is the largest in the Northwest, drawing over 300,000 on-site spectators and an additional 700,000 television viewers. Fans can expect to see an array of entertainment – including floats, marching bands, drill and dance teams, gigantic character balloons, Seafair Pirates and Clowns, local celebrities, personalities and more!
KIRO 7 TV in Seattle will have live coverage of the parade, so be sure to tune in to check out King Felix and Cano in the parade.
Making Wishes Come True
Randy Martin and his family chatting with Felix Hernandez.
An eastern Washington teen fulfilled his wish this week when he got to meet his hero Felix Hernandez at Safeco Field.
Make-A-Wish brought Randy Martin, who is from Medical Lake, to the ballpark to meet with Felix before The Mariners took on the Kansas City Royals. Martin, who is 17-years old, has Battens disease, an inherited condition that causes neurological impairment including blindness, seizures and loss of motor skills.
During his visit, Felix introduced Martin to teammates Nelson Cruz, Robinson Cano and Willie Bloomquist, who all spent some time hanging out with Martin and his parents Dawn and Tom in the Mariners dugout.
Felix and Canó Grace Cover of Sports Illustrated
Felix Hernandez and Robinson Canó grace the cover of one of the four regional covers of the MLB Preview Issue of Sports Illustrated. Here is an article about the four regional covers.
The issue should hit the newstands this week. Subscribers and newsstands in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, Hawaii and Alaska will receive the Mariners cover. Not in the area to buy the regional issue? Buy single issues here.
Be sure to pick one up!
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