Tag: Robinson Cano

A look back at Robinson Cano’s awful tenure with the Mets that’s now over

Not the best of tenures.

The Robinson Cano era with the New York Mets is now over.

As the team announced on Monday morning, with New York facing a roster crunch as teams go from 28 to 26 active players on the roster, the veteran second baseman has been designated for assignment.

That will end the tenure of the player the franchise traded for back in 2018, in a move that left a lot of fans scratching their heads at the time, although in hindsight, it has actually worked out for the Mets … except for the centerpiece in Cano.

So let’s look back on his tenure in New York:

MLB stars are pulling out custom cleats for Jackie Robinson Day and they’re so awesome

These are TORCH.

Jackie Robinson Day is one of the best days of the Major League Baseball season each and every year.

The league pays homage to an absolute icon in Robinson who quite literally changed the trajectory of the sport just by being the first African American to play Major League Baseball.

Simply put, the game isn’t what it is today without Robinson’s contribution and the sacrifices he made. It is undoubtedly something that should be honored.

So, every year, the sport has every player top to bottom wearing Robinson’s number 42 on their jerseys. But some players don’t just stop there — they take things a step further.

How? With custom cleats. Lots of MLB players across the league are wearing Jackie Robinson cleats today. Here are some of the best ones we’ve seen so far.