According to Justin Toscano from The Record, Mets veteran second baseman Robinson Cano will begin a rehab assignment on Saturday with the Brooklyn Cyclones.
The Cyclones are in the middle of a playoff race, with them trailing the Hudson Valley Renegades by one game for the division lead.
Cano, 36, has been on the injured list since August 5 when he was diagnosed with a torn left hamstring.
The eight-time former All-Star is hitting just .252/.295/.415 with 23 doubles and 10 homers in his first season with the Mets. He was acquired along with reliever Edwin Diaz during the offseason from the Mariners in exchange for Justin Dunn, Jarred Kelenic, Jay Bruce, Anthony Swarzak, and Gerson Bautista.
It was poor timing for the injury as Cano was 9-for-15 with five extra base hits in the four games leading up to it.
