Derek Jeter finally spoke about the big news that Robinson Cano left the Yankees & went to Seattle. How does the Captain feel about Cano leaving??? Did Jeter try to convince Cano to stay??? Check out what he had to say about it…
Via ESPN:
Jeter said he congratulated Cano after the All-Star second baseman left the New York Yankees to sign a 10-year, $240 million free-agent contract with the Seattle Mariners, “and I’ll leave it at that.”
“Yeah [Robbie’s] happy, wouldn’t you be happy? That’s a lot of money,” Jeter joked Monday night at a Steiner Memorabilia Event featuring the “Core Four” — Jeter, catcher Jorge Posada, pitcher Andy Pettitte and closer Mariano Rivera — in downtown Manhattan. “I’ve been paying for breakfast, lunch and dinner all these years. He gets paid and he leaves, so I’ll get him in Seattle, I guess.”
Jeter said he wasn’t surprised by Cano’s decision to leave, but will clearly miss his old double-play partner. Jeter thinks extremely highly of Cano.
“I learned a long time ago I’m not going to be surprised by anything,” Jeter said. “With Robbie, I played with him for nine years. He’s the second baseman I’ve spent the longest time with, so I’m going to miss him a lot. We got pretty close throughout the years, but I understand it’s a business. I wish him the best. Everyone knows how I feel about him as a player. I would’ve liked to have played with him longer, but it’s a business and guys move on.”
Jeter did not call Cano to try and convince him to stay.
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