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MLB: Seattle-Star speaks for the first time about doping offences

For the first time since his doping ban was announced, Second Baseman Robinson Cano of the Seattle Mariners speaks out. Cano apologized to his team mates, the organization and the fans for the 80 games of punishment.

Cano had been tested positive for furosemide. This is a diuretic which can be used to conceal the ingestion of doping substances.

“I sincerely apologize to the city of Seattle, to all the fans and young baseball players in the US and the Dominican Republic and especially to my teammates,” said Cano: “I wanted to look you in the eye. I don’t think it’s fair to you guys to just come back and go in the cabin. I wanted to do this before, but I didn’t want to disturb my team. So I waited for the right time.”

Cano stated that he could not discuss the details, but insisted that the drug had been prescribed to him in the Dominican Republic to treat a medical problem.

“I have now been tested regularly for twelve years and have never had any problems with MLB guidelines. I was being treated for a medical problem and monitored by a doctor. “But at the same time, I understand that I am responsible for everything I do to my body.”

Cano confessed that this situation, apart from the death of his grandfather, was the most difficult ever in his life. “I love this game so much. Baseball is everything to me. I hate sitting in the dugout having a day off. And it makes it even harder to stay away from the game and not be able to sit in the dugout and cheer on my teammates,” Cano continued.

Meanwhile, Cano is recovering from a fracture in his right hand, but, if there are no complications, should return to the Mariners’ lineup on August 14.

This article was published without previous view by the Major League Baseball.

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