Yennier Cano inks two-year, $7.5 million extension with Orioles

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/cano-yennier/KnMCwXVP/"]Cano[/a], 32, is currently in the midst of arguably the best season of his career. He's tossing a 2.21 ERA through 48 games this season, with opponents hitting a career-low .199 off of him. [/p][embed guid="0cb42faf-1df8-4f6b-8bb1-1e0484532754" url="https://x.com/Orioles/status/2083303126757499342?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]His new deal buys out the last two years of arbitration as [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/baltimore-orioles/EcZwBi3N/"]Baltimore[/a] keeps him on the team through 2029. The Orioles originally acquired Cano from the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/minnesota-twins/OjWW1naM/"]Minnesota Twins[/a] during the 2022 season, and he's been on the team ever since. [/p][p]Before his brutal 2025 season, when he finished with a 5.12 ERA, Cano made his first All-Star appearance in 2023, the same year he finished with a career-best 2.11 ERA and tossed back-to-back years (2023-2024) with exactly 65 strikeouts in each. [/p][p]This is now the sixth Orioles player to receive an extension since new owner David Rubenstein took the mantle. Other deals include [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/alonso-peter/rm73sLzC/"]Pete Alonso[/a] (five years, $155 million), [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/basallo-samuel/KxJbCke2/"]Samuel Basallo[/a] (eight years, $67 million), and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/bradish-kyle/h8UhQmfn/"]Kyle Bradish[/a] (five years, $95 million). [/p][embed guid="edf58a32-e5c9-4d93-bd40-3202742b2cd8" url="https://x.com/ByMattWeyrich/status/2083323091694837959?s=20" social-type="twitter" /]