NEW YORK - JUNE 29: Pitching coach Dan Warthen of the New York Mets celebrates with closing pitcher Billy Wagner #13 after defeating the New York Yankees at Shea Stadium on June 29, 2008 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. Getty Images logo Getty Images 17 months ago

NEW YORK - JUNE 29: Pitching coach Dan Warthen of the New York Mets celebrates with closing pitcher Billy Wagner #13 after defeating the New York Yankees at Shea Stadium on June 29, 2008 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City.

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  1. BOSTON - OCTOBER 11: Pitcher Billy Wagner #13 of the Boston Red Sox replaces Daniel Bard #60 in the eight inning of Game Three of the ALDS against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim during the 2009 MLB Playoffs at Fenway Park on October 11, 2009 in Boston, Massachusetts.
  2. Reliever Billy Wagner, center, is presented with his his new Atlanta Braves jersey by Braves general manager Frank Wrens, left, and manager Bobby Cox during a baseball news conference, Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2009, in Atlanta. Wagner and the Braves have agreed to a $7 million, one-year contract.
  3. Reliever Billy Wagner, center, is presented with his his new Atlanta Braves jersey by Braves general manager Frank Wrens, left, and manager Bobby Cox during a baseball news conference, Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2009, in Atlanta. Wagner and the Braves have agreed to a $7 million, one-year contract.
  4. BOSTON - OCTOBER 11: Pitcher Billy Wagner #13 of the Boston Red Sox pitches in the eighth inning against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in Game Three of the ALDS during the 2009 MLB Playoffs at Fenway Park on October 11, 2009 in Boston, Massachusetts.
  5. Boston Red Sox manager Terry Francona takes the ball from relief pitcher Billy Wagner in the eighth inning of the 3-0 loss to the New York Yankees in their baseball game at Yankee Stadium in New York, Saturday, Sept. 26, 2009. Wagner gave up a two-run single to Yankees' Johnny Damon in the eighth inning.
  6. Boston Red Sox pitcher Billy Wagner reacts as the manager comes to take him out of the game after allowing New York Yankees' Johnny Damon a two-run single during the eighth inning of a baseball game Saturday, Sept. 26, 2009 at Yankee Stadium in New York. The Yankees beat the Red Sox 3-0.
  7. 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.
  8. 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.
  9. 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.
  10. 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.
  11. 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.
  12. 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.
  13. Detroit Tigers relief pitcher Ni Fu-te delivers to the Minnesota Twins during the seventh inning of their MLB American League baseball game in Detroit, Michigan in this October 1, 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 Ni, into the limelight as dejected fans in Taiwan seek someone else to support.
  14. 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.
  15. TOKYO - DECEMBER 10: An employee of the traditional doll maker Togyoku displays 'kawaribina' or news related dolls which are produced each year depicting the most relevant news story of the year during the press preview on December 10, 2009 in Tokyo, Japan. The dolls feature New York Yankees outfielder Hideki Matsui.
  16. TOKYO - DECEMBER 10: An employee of the traditional doll maker Togyoku displays 'kawaribina' or news related dolls which are produced each year depicting the most relevant news story of the year during the press preview on December 10, 2009 in Tokyo, Japan. The dolls feature New York Yankees outfielder Hideki Matsui.

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