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Robinson Cano hit by pitch, has fracture on right hand

By Associated Press

Robinson Cano #22 of the Seattle Mariners sits on the bench with his right hand in a cast after getting hit on the hand and leaving the game against the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park on May 13, 2018. (Photo by Duane Burleson/Getty Images)

By Associated Press

Robinson Cano left Seattle's game at Detroit in the third inning Sunday with a broken right hand after being hit by a pitch.

Cano was struck by a pitch from left-hander Blaine Hardy, then went to the dugout while being replaced by a pinch runner.

The 35-year-old Cano is hitting .287 with four home runs and 23 RBIs this season. He hit a three-run homer in Seattle's win Saturday night.

The Mariners came into Sunday's game with a 22-16 record, and Cano is one of the team's biggest stars. He hit 39 home runs in 2016, although that number dipped to 23 a season ago.

In the fifth season of a $240 million, 10-year contract, Cano has played in at least 150 games in each of the last 11 seasons.

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