Robinson Cano's contract negotiations won't be the only thing on his mind this offseason. According to reports, the mother of his three-year-old son filed a child support case in San Pedro de Macoris court last month alleging Cano pays a mere $600 a month to his son.
Cano, who earns $15 million a season with the New York Yankees, and is reportedly asking for upward of $300 million to re-up with the Bronx Bombers, has been painted as a father barely involved in his son's life, and is cheap to boot.
ESPN's Outside the Lines reports Cano and the baby's mother, Jackelin Castro, was approached by a former attorney of Cano's with a proposal. She would receive 150,000 Dominican pesos every six months ($600 a month) in this deal that also included a confidentiality clause that, if violated, would cost her $47,000. Castro claims she refused to sign the contract.
"The intention of him and his advisers was somewhat to intimidate me," Castro said.
Sources close to Cano told ESPN "there is no story here," while others have said this isn't the first time Castro has tried to rustle feathers for more cash. Cano released a statement through his publicist that read:
"I have gone above and beyond to care for my child, including an agreed upon monthly stipend, a house, a car, insurance, school and other essentials for the baby and his mother as well as many other things including toys and clothing," the statement said. "This is a private matter and I will not fight it in the media, nor will I say anything disparaging about the mother of my child or comment any further. I look forward to an amicable resolution that will allow me time with my son."
An amicable resolution seems unlikely. Castro claims Cano is difficult to get a hold of; "It's like a crumb because I [have] to chase after that money," she said through an interpreter. "It's not something where you get it every month on a specified date." Her attorney had even harsher words.
"The money he gives to the son, when he does, is not enough to feed the dogs of Robinson Cano's house. Maybe he is expending more money on the dogs and cars than he has on his own child."
Castro refused to elaborate on what she feels would be a fair sum for Cano to be paying her, owing to his vast resources. "His living circumstances, financially, socially and culturally, are very, very far from what the child's experiencing and gets," Castro said. "It's a very large gap. What hurts me most [is] he shows the world that he helps children, that he's a good person, he's very humane," Castro said.
"So with something of his own, he may trick the world and everybody who sees him because he's the big star that he is, but there's a reality, which is a son who doesn't [receive] the quality of life he's supposed to."
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