New York Mets' David Wright watches as manager Jerry Manuel, left, takes the ball from starter Johan Santana, right, during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers Tuesday, June 30, 2009, in Milwaukee. AP Photo logo AP Photo 5 months ago

New York Mets' David Wright watches as manager Jerry Manuel, left, takes the ball from starter Johan Santana, right, during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers Tuesday, June 30, 2009, in Milwaukee.

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  1. New York Mets' Carlos Beltran, left, Puerto Rican artist Marc Anthony, center, and Mets pitcher Johan Santana pose for a photo in San Juan, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009. Beltran invited fellow players and friends to participate in the first fundraising event for his "Carlos Beltran Baseball Academy" that will cost around $10 million and will be both a baseball academy and a school with many academics facilities.
  2. New York Mets' Carlos Beltran, right, holds a bat while talking with Puerto Rican artist Marc Anthony, second right, Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Pedro Martinez, second left, and Mets pitcher Johan Santana in San Juan, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009. Beltran invited fellow players and friends to participate in the first fundraising event for his "Carlos Beltran Baseball Academy" that will cost around $10 million and will be both a baseball academy and a school with many academics facilities.
  3. New York Mets pitcher Johan Santana, of Venezuela, shakes hands with 104-year old Emilio "Millito" Navarro, the first Puerto Rican to play baseball in the U.S. Negro Leagues in San Juan, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009. Santana and Navarro attended the invitation by Mets player Carlos Beltran to participate in the first fundraising event for the "Carlos Beltran Baseball Academy" that will cost around $10 million and will be both a baseball academy and a school with many academics facilities.
  4. New York Mets' Carlos Beltran, left, shares a joke with Puerto Rican artist Marc Anthony, right, as Mets pitcher Johan Santana, second right, and Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Pedro Martinez look on in San Juan, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009. Beltran invited fellow players and friends to participate in the first fundraising event for his "Carlos Beltran Baseball Academy" that will cost around $10 million and will be both a baseball academy and a school with many academics facilities.
  5. New York Mets starting pitcher John Maine, center, hands the ball to manager Jerry Manuel, right, after being relieved in the fifth inning against the Florida Marlins during a baseball game at Land Shark Stadium in Miami Saturday, Sept. 26, 2009. At left is third baseman David Wright.
  6. New York Mets manager Jerry Manuel sit in the dugout during the Mets' 11-3 loss to the Atlanta Braves in a baseball game at Citi Field in New York, Monday, Sept. 21, 2009. The Mets have dropped seven of their last nine games.
  7. New York Mets manager Jerry Manuel responds to a question during a news conference at the baseball winter meetings in Indianapolis, Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2009.
  8. New York Mets' Carlos Beltran (15) returns to the dugout after striking out looking with two runners on base in the third inning in a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves at Citi Field in New York, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2009. Mets manager Jerry Manuel watches from the dugout.
  9. New York Mets pitcher Pat Misch delivers in the first inning against the Atlanta Braves in a baseball game at Citi Field in New York, Monday, Sept. 21, 2009. Misch allowed eight runs in 1 1/3 innings before Mets manager Jerry Manuel took him out of the game.
  10. New York Mets third baseman David Wright, left, holds off-balanced Washington Nationals' Justin Maxwell after Maxwell was tagged out at third during the seventh inning of a baseball game, Monday, Sept. 28, 2009, in Washington.
  11. New York Mets' David Wright watches his ground rule RBI double in the first inning of the baseball game against the Houston Astros at Citi Field in New York, Friday, Oct. 2, 2009.
  12. New York Mets' David Wright throws his helmet after being called out on strikes in the seventh inning against the Florida Marlins during a baseball game at Land Shark Stadium in Miami Saturday, Sept. 26, 2009. The Marlins won 9-6.
  13. NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 13: President of The David Wright Foundation Greg Holcomb and Senior Vice President of New York Delta Gail Grimmett attend Delta's donation to the Derek Jeter Turn 2 Foundation at ESPN Zone in Times Square on November 13, 2009 in New York City.
  14. 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.
  15. Houston Astros Michael Bourn is caught stealing third as New York Mets' David Wright applies the tag in the first inning of their baseball game as umpire Adrian Johnson watches the play at Citi Field in New York, Friday, Oct. 2, 2009.

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