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Mets' Martinez sharp in Class A start (AP) New York Mets ace Pedro Martinez pitched six sharp innings in a Class A start Wednesday night, staying on track to return to the majors next week. The three-time Cy Young winner strained his left hamstring in his only start for New York on April 1 against Florida and has been on the disabled list since. Tatis' 2-run double in 12th rallies Mets (AP) In the end, the heroes for the New York Mets were ... Read More

NEW YORK -- Scrawled on the message board near the door to the Mets' clubhouse each day is the pregame agenda; nothing fancy, just the facts, the what and when of it. An outsider might find the terminology a bit odd at times. The information the Mets read upon arrival Saturday, for instance, was this: "Report: 11:30. No hitting. Game: 1:10." All snide remarks aside -- "No hitting" was neither a commentary on the Mets' performance on Friday nor a cynic's view of ... Read More

NEW YORK -- It was, the Mets said, the perfect play. Johan Santana was in trouble in the second inning on Saturday, and the Brewers, knowing that much, called on starting pitcher Ben Sheets to bunt. It was a beauty. Hugging the third-base line, the ball rolled too far for catcher Brian Schneider to make a play on it, and not far enough for third baseman David Wright to take a stab. Santana was the only hope, so with Brewers outfielder Corey Hart ... Read More

NEW YORK -- Eight people crammed into Nelson Figueroa's humble three-bedroom home on Coney Island on Thursday, the place where he grew up and first allowed these big league dreams to seep into his head. There, Figueroa couldn't be nervous. His first Major League start in nearly four years loomed for the following evening, but the mood in Brooklyn on this night was festive. Figueroa, gone for so long, had returned. Most of Figueroa's life was spent there on Coney Island, before he ... Read More