New York Mets starting pitcher Johan Santana, right, hands the ball to Mets manager Jerry Manuel second from left, as Mets catcher Brain Schneider, left, and third baseman David Wright, center, look on in their baseball game at Yankee Stadium in New York, Sunday, June 14, 2009. AP Photo logo AP Photo 4 months ago

New York Mets starting pitcher Johan Santana, right, hands the ball to Mets manager Jerry Manuel second from left, as Mets catcher Brain Schneider, left, and third baseman David Wright, center, look on in their baseball game at Yankee Stadium in New York, Sunday, June 14, 2009.

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  5. NEW YORK - AUGUST 16: A fan of the New York Mets holds a banner in reference to injured player David Wright during the game against the San Francisco Giants on August 16, 2009 at Citi Field in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City.
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  7. Atlanta Braves batter Kenshin Kawakami runs toward first base as New York Mets starting pitcher Johan Santana (R) gets ready to throw him out after he laid down a sacrifice bunt in the seventh inning of their MLB National League baseball game in New York August 20, 2009. The Mets catcher Brian Schneider watches (L).
  8. New York Mets starting pitchers Oliver Perez, left, and Johan Santana, right, celebrate with teammate Luis Castillo, center, whose fifth-inning, two-run home run helped in their 3-2 victory over the San Francisco Giants, after a baseball game at Citi Field in New York, Sunday, Aug. 16, 2009.
  9. New York Mets starting pitcher Johan Santana, right looks on as San Francisco Giants' Pablo Sandoval, left, runs the bases after hitting a home run during the seventh inning of a baseball game Saturday, Aug. 15, 2009, in New York.
  10. New York Mets starter Johan Santana delivers a pitch during the first inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves on Thursday, Aug. 20, 2009, in New York.
  11. New York Mets starter Johan Santana delivers a pitch during the third inning of a baseball game against the San Francisco Giants, on Saturday, Aug. 15, 2009, in New York.
  12. New York Mets starting pitcher Johan Santana watches a night match at the U.S. Open tennis championship in New York, September 7, 2009.
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  14. 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.
  15. 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.
  16. 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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