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Robinson Cano Still Plans to Play for Dominican Republic in WBC

York Yankees second baseman Robinson Cano became a U.S. citizen earlier this month and the New York Daily News reported Thursday that he plans to don the red, white and blue next spring during the World Baseball Classic.

The red, white and blue of the Dominican Republic, that is.

Cano told the Daily News:

“I still have to play for the Dominican, even if I didn’t want to. If I played for the U.S., I don’t think they would ever let me come home. You saw what happened with Alex (Rodriguez); a lot of people got upset in the Dominican when he played for the U.S.” 

Cano’s decision may annoy some folks in the U.S., but don’t mistake loyalty to the Dominican Republic as a rejection of his ...

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