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New York Mets general manager Sandy Alderson says Johan Santana is becoming "less and less likely" to be ready for the team's opener against San Diego on April 1.
Johan Santana's first spring training appearance of the year for the New York Mets has been pushed back until mid-March.
Baseball union head Michael Weiner says reporters should refrain from jumping to conclusions about media reports linking players to a Florida anti-aging clinic accused of distributing banned performance-enhancing drugs.
Derek Jeter crumpled to the dirt, his season suddenly over and his future uncertain.
Venezuelans are celebrating their homegrown baseball heroes as a record contingent of players from the country heads into the World Series with the Detroit Tigers and San Francisco Giants.

Collin McHugh pitched two-hit ball over seven scoreless innings for the Mets in his major league debut, but the Colorado Rockies completed their second straight four-game sweep of New York with a 1-0 victory Thursday as Jordany Valdespin misplayed Tyler Colvin's leadoff drive in the eighth into a game-changing triple.
Johan Santana is done for the year, and to say he had an up-and-down season would be an understatement of Cy Young proportions.

New York Mets ace Johan Santana is headed to the disabled list and not expected to pitch again this season.

Michael Morse stood on the dugout steps at Nationals Park as warm wind jostled his mop of hair and pumped his arms toward the dark sky.
Twenty-seven up, 27 down. Again.
Twenty-seven up, 27 down. Again.
Bubba Watson has been texting Olympic champ Michael Phelps and joking with Mets ace Johan Santana. Now, the Masters champion says it's time for more winning golf at the PGA Championship.

Bubba Watson has been texting Olympic swimming champ Michael Phelps and joking with Mets ace Johan Santana. Now, the Masters champion says it's time for more winning golf at the PGA Championship.
Johan Santana is taking a break, whether he wants to or not.
A day after Matt Cain's perfect game, some fans actually suggested that no-hitters are becoming almost, well, commonplace.
"I haven't been on the mound for a while, so it takes time to get everything adjusted again and to get in that pitching mode again," Santana said Friday. "It takes time. It's not a setback at all. It just needs time to build up."
"As we started getting everything ready for the games, it's just going to take a little time," Santana said.