Sunday, April 28, 2013

Jay-Z's "Roc Nation Sports" signs Robinson Cano


Scott Dean Boras is a sports agent, specializing in baseball. He is the president & CEO of Boras Corporation a sports agency based in Newport Beach, California that represents roughly 175 professional baseball clients. Scott Boras is known to be baseball’s most formidable and challenging negotiator. Boras & his company consistently take big names players to free agency so they can achieve the contract possible.

Robinson Cano who is represented by Scott Boras rejected the offer of a substantial contract extension from the Yankees right before training. Tuesday morning Cano broadcasted that he had fired Boras and replenished him with new agency under Jay-Z. Cano one of the Yankees best players has a career of: 308 batting average and last year had 33 home runs and 48 double among his 196 hits.

The Yankees are patiently waiting to see how Cano’s switch in agents plays out. Jay-Z’s sports agency and creative artist Agency called Roc Nation is using this time to venture out using Cano as his first sportsclient. Jay-Z is confident with Roc Nation Sports. He stated that it would be essential in helping him accomplish his long and short-term goals. In a statement Jay-Z said  “I am making this important decision now so I can keep my focus on helping the Yankees succeed in 2013, while minimizing any distraction for me and my teammates”.


Roc Nation Entertainment is now a full-service sports management company under Jay-Z and partnering with Creative Artist agency (CAA). Jay is taking the opportunity to enjoy both of his brands Music and Sports. He states he doesn’t want to make the same mistake that No Limit Sports made under Master P and Ricky Williams. He states adding CAA to the fold gives Roc Nation an instant credibility that No Limit Sports never had. 

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