New York Mets pitcher Johan Santana (L) is taken out of the game by manager Jerry Manuel (C) during the seventh inning against the Atlanta Braves in their MLB National League baseball game at Citi Field in New York, May 11, 2009. Mets' David Wright is at right and catcher Omir Santos is at back left. Reuters Pictures 7 months ago

New York Mets pitcher Johan Santana (L) is taken out of the game by manager Jerry Manuel (C) during the seventh inning against the Atlanta Braves in their MLB National League baseball game at Citi Field in New York, May 11, 2009. Mets' David Wright is at right and catcher Omir Santos is at back left.

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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 starter Nelson Figueroa smiles after he was hit in the face with a shaving cream pie after pitching a complete game shutout to lift the Mets to a 4-0 victory over the Houston Astros at Citi Field in New York, Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009.
  11. 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.
  12. 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.
  13. 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.
  14. New York Mets third base coach Razor Shines, left, stands with Angel Pagan during the Mets' 4-0 shutout victory over the Houston Astros in a baseball game at Citi Field in New York, Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009.
  15. 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.

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