Cano Vega was a Cuban-born baseball player and, according to almost everyone, future Hall of Famer. Unfortunately, Beckett, a rabid baseball fan, never got to met him in life, and she and Castle, along with Esposito and Ryan comb the scene where his body turns up, looking for clues. Cano was apparently taken out with a baseball bat, and as they dig into his life, there are a number of candidates for the 'swinger'. His wife, Maggie loved him dearly, and he was a hero to the Cuban-American community, for defying the Castro regime, and for his work among the less fortunate.