Robinson Cano got suspended for breaking an anti-steroid MLB rule that shouldn’t exist

Published May 16, 2018 8:36pm ET



Injecting himself with a substance that makes him better at his job cost Robinson Cano and his team dearly on Tuesday afternoon.

Major League Baseball announced Cano had been suspended for 80 games without pay for violating the league’s performance-enhancing drug policy. Now Cano will forfeit roughly $12 million of the $24 million he is owed this season, and the Seattle Mariners will be without their star player, hurting their revenue and chances of making it to the playoffs. Plus, the lifetime .304 hitter now probably won’t be inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame after his career ends.

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