Robinson Cano.JPG Former Yankees 2B Robinson Cano was introduced at a press conference in Seattle on Thursday. (Otto Greule Jr/Getty Images) Robinson Cano officially bid farewell to his pinstripes and donned a Mariners jersey on Thursday. The former Yankees second baseman was all smiles when he was introduced at a press conference in Seattle in which he focused mostly on moving forward with his new team ( and sported a new beard ). With agent Jay Z looking on, Cano said he decided on Seattle because the Mariners "showed me love. They showed me they wanted me from Day One." It was an obvious swipe at the Yankees, whose seven-year, $170 million offer paled in comparison to the 10-year, $240 million deal Cano signed. The Yankees? "I didn't feel respect," Cano said via the Seattle Times. "I didn't get respect from them, and I didn't see any effort." "I feel like I belong here, the way I've been treated by ownership and the fans," Cano added. "Besides the Dominican, this is going to be my second home."