NEW YORK.-Robinson Canó has the opportunity to rewrite his final baseball chapter in the most unlikely places where baseball can be played on the planet.
Baseball United will begin play this week with a pair of exhibition games on Friday and Saturday in the Emirate of Dubai.
«[La liga es] a great opportunity … for guys who play baseball who never had the opportunity to play for a while,” Canó told Christian Arnold of the New York Post.
Cano, 40, became part of the Dubai-based Professional Baseball League’s ownership group, Baseball United, in September and was selected sixth overall in its inaugural draft last month.
There will be only two games, so that the Arabs get to know baseball, with two “All-Star” teams in preparation for the league in its inaugural season between November and December 2024.
“I will also say more that I am opening the door for a lot of guys that I would love to continue playing baseball,” said Cano, who played the first nine years of his career with the Yankees.
Baseball United has several familiar names, including 50-year-old Dominican Bartolo Colón, 33-year-old Didi Gregorius from Curacao, and 37-year-old Venezuelan Pablo Sandoval.
The league currently has four teams and games will be played in various cities in the region, so baseball is expected to develop with the popularity of cricket.
2023-11-23 15:54:17
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