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Brad Barr/USA TODAY Sports Justin Turner limps off the field during Saturday's fourth inning. PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. FIRST PITCH: It's St. Patrick's Day, and the injury-depleted Mets could use some luck of the Irish as they don green uniforms ...

Steve Mitchell/USA TODAY SportsZack Wheeler was scratched from Wednesday's matchup against Cralos Beltran.PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- New York Mets top prospect Zack Wheeler admitted he was "definitely" looking forward to facing the Cardinals' Carlos Bel...

Mets top prospect Zack Wheeler admitted he was "definitely" looking forward to facing Carlos Beltran for the first time, since the players were swapped in a July 28, 2011 trade.

Adam Rubin Johan Santana spoke to media Tuesday morning in Port St. Lucie. PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- Johan Santana watched the New York Mets deal Carlos Beltran at the trading deadline two years ago, when Beltran was in the final year of his contract...

Left-hander Johan Santana watched the Mets deal Carlos Beltran at the trading deadline two years ago, when Beltran was in the final year of his contract and the team had faded from contention. Now that fate could be awaiting Santana this summer.

Outfielders Ryan Braun of Milwaukee, Giancarlo Stanton of Miami and Adam Jones of Baltimore and Cy Young Award winner R.A. Dickey headline the United States' provisional roster for the upcoming World Baseball Classic.

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Tristan H. Cockcroft updates his top 125 hitter rankings and looks at players who have maintained (Hanley Ramirez) or could lose their position versatility (Edwin Encarnacion, Emilio Bonifacio).

There is no magic theory for a hitter when he is traded from the American League to the National League. Mets catcher Kelly Shoppach is trying to keep his approach at the plate simple, and the results have been positive. He is hitting .303 (10-for...

St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Chris Carpenter threw 50 pitches on Tuesday in a three-inning simulated game, taking another step in a bid to bolster the club's NL wild card chances.

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Ah, September. It's a wondrous time when way too many fantasy baseball owners turn their attention to fantasy football because they couldn't overcome the performance of underachievers such as Justin Upton, Tim Lincecum and Eric Hosmer, or g...

Blog | August 30, 2012

Eric Karabell discusses pitchers and hitters with the best and worst September numbers in recent years, and what to expect from them this September.

Blog | Conversation | August 30, 2012

With the Mets mired in another losing season, it's hard to see how it gets better.

A year ago, Zack Wheeler was traded straight up for Carlos Beltran, and he's now on the verge of being the Mets' next ace.