Detroit Tigers first baseman Miguel Cabrera expressed anger and disbelief Tuesday after learning about Seattle Mariners star Robinson Canó’s 80-game suspension.
Major League Baseball announced Tuesday that Canó, an eight-time All-Star, has been suspended 80 games for violating the game’s drug policy. MLB announced Canó tested positive in the offseason for furosemide, a diuretic.
Cabrera expressed anger about the suspension when he spoke exclusively to the Detroit Free Press about it. He said his first thought was that this could affect Canó’s Hall of Fame chances.
“That’s why I’m so mad,” Cabrera said. “He’s a Hall of Fame player
Cabrera has great respect for Canó.
“He play every day,” Cabrera said. “He do everything right. Now everybody is going to write all this stupid (crap).”
Cabrera said he doesn’t care what others think about Canó.
“I know Canó for a lot of years and I know he didn’t cheat,” Cabrera told the Free Press. “I’m (expletive) mad right now.
“His doctor prescribed the medication. I think he got all the paperwork. Why he get positive? I don’t understand that. If it’s something for him to get better.”
Asked if he’s ever concerned about medication he takes in the offseason, Cabrera said: “No, because I live in Miami. If I lived in Venezuela, I might test positive, too. If I need some medicine, I gotta take (it).
“If I gotta take something to get better if I’m sick, I’m going to take it. I’m going to do the same thing Canó do because I need it. If I’m in Venezuela, not here in the United States.”
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