New York Mets center fielder Ryan Church (L) gets a playful punch from second base umpire Ed Rapuano while playing against the Philadelphia Phillies during the fourth inning of their MLB National league baseball game in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, July 3, 2009. Reuters Pictures 5 months ago

New York Mets center fielder Ryan Church (L) gets a playful punch from second base umpire Ed Rapuano while playing against the Philadelphia Phillies during the fourth inning of their MLB National league baseball game in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, July 3, 2009.

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  2. New York Mets starter Nelson Figueroa waves to fans after his complete-game 4-0 shutout of the Houston Astros in a baseball game at Citi Field in New York, Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009.
  3. New York Mets catcher Josh Thole, left, congratulates starter Nelson Figueroa who pitched a complete game shutout in the Mets 4-0 win over the Houston Astros at Citi Field in New York, Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009.
  4. New York Mets greet teammate Angel Pagan, right, after he scored on David Wright's sixth-inning sacrifice fly in their baseball game against the Houston Astros at Citi Field in New York, Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens.
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  6. Second base umpire Adrian Johnson, right, signals New York Mets runner Daniel Murphy, center, out as Murphy signals himself safe after trying to stretch a third-inning single into a double in their baseball game against the Houston Astros at Citi Field in New York, Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009. Astros shortstop Miguel Tejada, left, holds the ball in his ungloved hand.
  7. San Francisco Giants Barry Bonds waves to the crowd after leaving the game after batting in the sixth inning against the San Diego Padres during their MLB National League baseball game in San Francisco, California in this September 26, 2007 file photo. Bonds was playing his last game as a Giant in San Francisco. The home run record holder will not be returning to Major League Baseball, his agent said on Thursday, effectively confirming the player's retirement. Bonds, who faces charges that he lied to a grand jury about steroid use, has not played in the past two seasons but had never formally retired. His agent Jeff Borris told The San Francisco Chronicle though that he saw no chance of a return for the 45-year-old slugger, who technically is still a free agent.
  8. Los Angeles Dodgers relief pitcher Kuo Hong-chih of Taiwan faces the San Diego Padres in the 7th inning during their MLB National League baseball game in San Diego, California in this September 29, 2009 file photo. A chain of injuries suffered by New York Yankees player Wang Chien-ming has thrust a pair of more obscure Taiwan-born Major League Baseball (MLB) pitchers, such as Kuo, into the limelight as dejected fans in Taiwan seek someone else to support.
  9. St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Albert Pujols talks to repoters Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009, in St. Louis, after he was voted the National League MVP, becoming the first player to repeat since Barry Bonds won four in a row from 2001-04.
  10. St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Albert Pujols talks to repoters Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009, in St. Louis, after he was voted the National League MVP, becoming the first player to repeat since Barry Bonds won four in a row from 2001-04.
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