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. AP Photo logo AP Photo 3 months ago

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.

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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 Johan Santana watches a night match at the U.S. Open tennis championship in New York, September 7, 2009.
  6. San Francisco Giants' Pablo Sandoval, right, celebrates his two-run home run with teammate Andres Torres in the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2009, in San Francisco.
  7. San Francisco Giants' Pablo Sandoval, right, smiles as he celebrates a win with Giants manager Bruce Bochy (15) after the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2009 in Phoenix. The Giants defeated the Diamondbacks 5-2.
  8. San Francisco Giants' Pablo Sandoval, right, gets a handshake from teammate Travis Ishikawa (10) after scoring a run against the Arizona Diamondbacks in the second inning of a baseball game Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2009, in Phoenix.
  9. San Francisco Giants' Pablo Sandoval, left, tags out Arizona Diamondbacks' Chris Young attempting to steal third base in the eighth inning of a baseball game Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2009, in Phoenix. The Diamondbacks defeated the Giants 10-8.
  10. San Francisco Giants' Pablo Sandoval, right, talks with Arizona Diamondbacks' Mark Reynolds after Reynolds recorded his 100th RBI of the season, in the second inning of a baseball game Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2009, in Phoenix.
  11. San Francisco Giants' Pablo Sandoval, left, scores on a single by Bengie Molina as Arizona Diamondbacks catcher John Hester catches the ball during the fifth inning of a baseball game Monday, Sept. 21, 2009, in Phoenix.
  12. 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.
  13. 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.
  14. 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.
  15. 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.
  16. 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.

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