Robinson Cano has just two home runs and is hitting .246 this season.

According to Seattle Mariners hitting coach Howard Johnson, the second baseman is pressing.

"He's a proud guy and when things got off a little slow for him, it's easy to press, even out here in Seattle," Johnson said.

"I think when you are used to hitting the ball out of the ballpark -- guys want to hit the ball out, they got numbers and stuff, people expect that and the human-nature side -- you start to try to go for that as opposed to doing the things you did when you were successful: That's be a good hitter first and home runs will come later."

Cano, who hit .314 last year in his first season with the Mariners, doesn't agree with the assertion that he's pressing.

"It doesn't feel good," said Cano, who had a .309 average and averaged 23 home runs during his nine seasons with the Yankees. "I wouldn't say I'm pressing but as a player you want to get a hit every single at-bat."