{"id":18258,"date":"2025-07-24T12:46:45","date_gmt":"2025-07-24T16:46:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/sin-categoria\/cano-honored-in-ny-tribute-to-dominican-legend-in-rd-vs-pr-classic\/"},"modified":"2025-07-24T12:46:45","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T16:46:45","slug":"cano-honored-in-ny-tribute-to-dominican-legend-in-rd-vs-pr-classic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/nationals\/cano-honored-in-ny-tribute-to-dominican-legend-in-rd-vs-pr-classic\/","title":{"rendered":"Can\u00f3 Honored in NY: Tribute to Dominican Legend in RD vs PR Classic"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Can\u00f3 Returns to New York for Epic Clash Between Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico<\/h2>\n\nSanto Domingo \u2013 The iconic Robinson Can\u00f3 will step onto Citi Field in New York again, marking a special moment in his career. The New York Mets have confirmed that Can\u00f3 will be honored during an exciting match between the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico.\n\nThis event, scheduled for Saturday, November 15th, promises to be a celebration of Cano&#8217;s legacy and a new edition of the Caribbean baseball classic.\n\nIn recognition of his outstanding career, all players of the Dominican selection will wear the number 24, the jersey number that has accompanied Can\u00f3 throughout his successful career.\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>I am proud to be Dominican. Representing my country always is, was, and will be a privilege. I am excited to be able to share the essence of our passion for baseball with the fans of New York, my second home.<\/p><cite>Robinson Can\u00f3<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\nCan\u00f3 left an indelible mark on Major League Baseball, establishing himself as an idol in the Big Apple. His impressive statistics with the Yankees, including 204 home runs between 2005 and 2013, position him among the best in the franchise, surpassing legendary figures.\n\nHis .309 batting average puts him in the historical top 10 of the Yankees.\n\nThis clash between two world baseball powers will replace the traditional All-Star Game of the Dominican and Puerto Rican leagues.\n\nEntries will go on sale starting Thursday, July 24 at 10 a.m., Eastern Time. Additional information will be provided as the event date approaches.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Can\u00f3 Returns to New York for Epic Clash Between Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico Santo Domingo \u2013 The iconic Robinson Can\u00f3 will step onto Citi Field in New York again, marking a special moment in his career. The New York Mets have confirmed that Can\u00f3 will be honored during an exciting match between the Dominican [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":18259,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[997],"tags":[6264,1271,4121,1224],"class_list":{"0":"post-18258","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nationals","8":"tag-citi-field","9":"tag-dominican-republic","10":"tag-puerto-rico","11":"tag-robinson-cano"},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18258","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18258"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18258\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18259"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18258"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18258"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18258"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}