The New York Mets will be missing ace Pedro Martinez for more than just the postseason.
The Mets right-hander will have rotator cuff surgery next week and be out eight months. The injury is expected to sideline him from any baseball activities until at least June.
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Earlier Thursday, Mets manager Willie Randolph announced that Orlando Hernandez would start Game One of the NL Division Series.
Known for his postseason exploits, Hernandez will be followed by lefthander Tom Glavine, a two-time Cy Young Award winner. Randolph said earlier Thursday that Steve Trachsel or John Maine would pitch Game Three if Martinez was not healthy.
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Pedro Martinez is out for the postseason after an exam Thursday showed the Mets ace has a torn tendon in his left calf muscle.
The Mets, who won their first NL East title since 1988 with Martinez battling injuries most of the season, won't have the three-time Cy Young Award winner at all in the playoffs.
Martinez returned to New York after getting knocked around badly in his final start of the regular season Wednesday night, a 13-1 loss to Atlanta. An MRI showed a tear in the left calf -- different from the right calf injury that recently put him on the disabled list for a month and was thought to be his major concern.
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Mets' ace Pedro Martinez was rocked again in his final start of the regular season, giving up eight hits, seven runs and two homers in 2 2/3 innings against the Braves on Wednesday night.
Martinez, who recently spent a month on the DL with a strained right calf, was in danger of his third straight loss since being activated. He was yanked after giving up a run-scoring double to Tim Hudson, who gave the Braves a 7-0 lead.
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Pedro Martinez will make his final start of the regular season Wednesday, but he might not be a lock to start the Mets' playoff opener after all.
Mets manager Willie Randolph backtracked Monday from an earlier pronouncement that his ace would start the Mets' first playoff game. Martinez is coming back from a calf injury and has made two starts since his return.
"[Martinez] might need more time and get pushed back I said to you guys initially he might go in Game 1 ... but that's always subject to change," Randolph told reporters on Monday. "So what I am saying to you is that depending on how he comes out of his start [Wednesday], who knows? He might need to be pushed back a little. "
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Mets Sep 2006 Archive
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AP | Sep 26, 2006
Mets right-hander Pedro Martinez will make his final start of the regular season Wednesday, and manager Willie Randolph says his only concern is having the veteran healthy for the playoffs.
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Newsday | Sep 25, 2006
Alfonso Soriano is close to Mets manager Willie Randolph, who was on the coaching staff of the Yankees during the All-Star's stay there.
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St. Petersburg Times | Sep 24, 2006
Barry Zito is discounting a recent report that neither the Mets nor Yankees was interested in signing him.
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Chicago Tribune | Sep 24, 2006
The Cubs, White Sox, Mets, Angels, Tigers and Phillies are the six teams that Manny Ramirez is most likely to waive his 10-and-5 status to join.
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Yahoo.com | Sep 23, 2006
Nationals first baseman Nick Johnson suffered what appears to be a serious injury to his right leg as the result of a frightening collision during Saturday's game against the Mets.
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AP | Sep 22, 2006
The New York Mets are making the New Orleans Zephyrs their Triple-A farm team next season, ending an association with Norfolk that began in 1969.
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MLB.com | Sep 19, 2006
On Monday night, the Mets clinched the NL East and set a single-season home attendance mark in the process.
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Yahoo.com | Sep 19, 2006
The Mets brought the NL East title back to Shea Stadium for the first time since 1988 with a 4-0 victory over the Marlins on Monday night.
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New York Post | Sep 17, 2006
Multiple officials from both New York teams said they have no current plans to go after Barry Zito.
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New York Daily News | Sep 16, 2006
Pedro Martinez was very upset following his performance in Pittsburgh on Friday night.
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AP | Sep 16, 2006
Mets starter Pedro Martinez lasted only three innings in his return from the disabled list Friday night.
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Yahoo.com | Sep 14, 2006
The Mets will activate Martinez from the 15-day disabled list and start him in Friday's game at Pittsburgh.
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Associated Press | Sep 10, 2006
Pedro Martinez felt good after a four-inning simulated game Saturday, and the Mets ace is on track to return to the rotation next week.
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MLB | Sep 10, 2006
Pedro Martinez appears ready to return to the Mets' rotation at the end of next week.
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New York Post | Sep 8, 2006
Julio Lugo grew up in Brooklyn and said "playing here for me would be a dream come true."
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New York Daily News | Sep 6, 2006
While downplaying recent talk of retirement by declaring "I want to play next year," Cliff Floyd also admitted he "probably" will require surgery this winter, whether he returns to the Mets or moves on to another team.
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AP | Sep 4, 2006
Carlos Beltran says his bruised left knee fees "a lot better" the morning after he crashed into the fence in left-center field at Minute Maid Park making a leaping catch.
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MLB | Sep 3, 2006
Carlos Beltran had been taken to a local hospital for additional examination -- X-rays and perhaps an MRI.
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Yahoo.com | Sep 2, 2006
The Mets haven't missed outfielder Cliff Floyd, but they will welcome him back anyway.