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Cano pulled after injuring himself running out grounder

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In an ironic twist Wednesday, New York Mets second baseman Robinson Cano was pulled against the Washington Nationals after injuring himself trying to beat out a ground ball.

The Mets announced Cano left the game with left quad tightness. He was replaced by Adeiny Hechavarria.

He underwent an MRI after the game but the results were unavailable, Mets manager Mickey Callaway said, according to Mike Mazzeo of Yahoo Sports.

Cano's hustle had been called into question twice over the past two weeks because of two separate incidences involving double plays.

In one case, Cano blamed a scoreboard mistake for not running hard, while his misjudgment of what he thought was a foul ball caused the second gaffe.

After Callaway initially defended his player, the Mets manager did not start the eight-time All-Star on Monday, citing his lack of hustle.

Cano responded by hustling for a pinch-hit double in Monday's contest.

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