The MLB-Japan All-Star Series show will go on, but it'll be without its leading man.
Seattle Mariners second baseman Robinson Cano was lifted from Game 3 on Saturday after being struck in the foot by a pitch from Yuki Nishi and was diagnosed with a fractured little toe on his right foot after X-rays at a nearby hospital. The injury ruled Cano out of the rest of the series.
The seven-time MLB All-Star was most likely the player Japanese fans wanted to see most, and he was hoping to have been in action in Game 5 on Tuesday in Sapporo and the exhibition on Nov. 20 in Naha, Okinawa.