The April 23 issue of ESPN The Managzine features a write-up on our second baseman. ESPN.com has it:

... In the fall of 2005, the day after Larry Bowa was hired as the Yankees' third base and infield coach, his cell phone rang. The caller identified himself, but Bowa didn't immediately recognize the name. "Who?" Bowa asked.

"Robinson Canó," the second baseman repeated. He was calling to tell Bowa he was ready to go to work on his defense, and that he intended to report early to spring training.

Bowa was shocked by the gesture. "I've never had a player do that, in all my years as a coach or manager," he says. ...