Robinson Cano booed mercilessly at Home Run Derby [Video]

By Chuck Schilken

July 10, 2012 12 AM PT

&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;runtime:topic id=”PESPT000009953”&amp;gt;Robinson Cano&amp;lt;/runtime:topic&amp;gt; had a rough night Monday at the &amp;lt;runtime:topic id=”EVSPR000175”&amp;gt;Home Run Derby&amp;lt;/runtime:topic&amp;gt; in Kansas City. But he didn’t get any sympathy from the crowd at Kauffman Stadium -- in fact, those folks likely had a lot to do with the 0-for-10 performance of the defending Derby champion.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;The &amp;lt;runtime:topic id=”ORSPT000205”&amp;gt;New York Yankees&amp;lt;/runtime:topic&amp;gt; second baseman was booed relentlessly starting the first time he was shown on the big screen during batting practice, with the jeers turning to cheers only when Cano recorded an out. He received a standing ovation when leaving the field with a goose egg on the scoreboard.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Why would the captain of the &amp;lt;runtime:topic id=”15007001”&amp;gt;American League&amp;lt;/runtime:topic&amp;gt;’s derby team receive such a reception in the hometown of the &amp;lt;runtime:topic id=”ORSPT000014”&amp;gt;Royals&amp;lt;/runtime:topic&amp;gt;, an AL team? The crowd answered that question in the form of a chant between boos:&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;”Bill-y &amp;lt;runtime:topic id=”PESPT000009944”&amp;gt;Butler&amp;lt;/runtime:topic&amp;gt;!”&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Cano had hinted weeks ago that Royals designated hitter Billy Butler would be one of his selections for the Derby lineup. But when he made his final picks, Cano instead went with the Angels’ &amp;lt;runtime:topic id=”PESPT000010468”&amp;gt;Mark Trumbo&amp;lt;/runtime:topic&amp;gt;, Detroit’s &amp;lt;runtime:topic id=”PESPT000010042”&amp;gt;Prince Fielder&amp;lt;/runtime:topic&amp;gt; and Toronto’s &amp;lt;runtime:topic id=”PESPT000009894”&amp;gt;Jose Bautista&amp;lt;/runtime:topic&amp;gt;.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Bautista has 27 home runs this season, tied for best in the majors. Trumbo has 22, tied for sixth in the AL, and Fielder has 15, tied for 18th. Butler has 16 home runs, which is tied for 16th in the AL.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;”It’s not like I didn’t pick him because I didn’t like him,” &amp;lt;a href=”https://www.newsday.com/sports/baseball/yankees/robinson-cano-booed-at-home-run-derby-then-goes-0-for-10-1.3828487”&amp;gt;Cano said afterward&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;. “Just a tough decision. I didn’t pick Adam Dunn, who had [25] bombs. You had &amp;lt;runtime:topic id=”PESPT000010032”&amp;gt;Edwin Encarnacion&amp;lt;/runtime:topic&amp;gt;, who had 23. The thing is you get to pick three guys. It’s a tough decision.”&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;A Fielder vs. Bautista final may have justified his selections in the end, but the Royals-friendly crowd never let up on Cano, even long after he was eliminated from the competition.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;”I [won’t] say it was low-class,” Cano said. “This is for the fans, and that’s what they felt like. It didn’t bother me at all.”&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;ALSO:&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a href=”https://www.latimes.com/sports/lat-home-run-derby-2012-pictures,0,5155768.photogallery”&amp;gt;Photos: 2012 Home Run Derby&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a href=”https://www.latimes.com/sports/sportsnow/la-sp-sn-prince-king-20120709,0,845148.story?track=rss”&amp;gt;Prince Fielder again king of Home Run Derby&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a href=”https://www.latimes.com/sports/sportsnow/la-sp-sn-kemp-bows-out-20120709,0,6872185.story”&amp;gt;All-Star Home Run Derby: Matt Kemp bows out in first round&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;

Robinson Cano booed mercilessly at Home Run Derby [Video]

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