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PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- Major League Baseball and the Players' Association have engaged in preliminary talks about whether the Mets' 11th overall pick in the draft ought to be protected if they sign free agent Michael Bourn. Michael Bourn #...

Getty Images Ruben Tejada, Collin Cowgill and Daniel Murphy are the primary leadoff candidates for Terry Collins. If the Mets somehow land Michael Bourn, this discussion will be over. But if the team heads to camp without any additional outfielder,...

The New York Mets desperately need outfield help. They also need a leadoff hitter. So Michael Bourn, still a free agent and linked to the ballclub, is a no-brainer to sign, correct? Not quite. There are two complications in bringing Bourn to...

A reliable major league source with knowledge of the Mets' plans would not dismiss the possibility outfielder Michael Bourn could end up with the team. Bourn, 30, remains a free agent with 19 days until Mets pitchers and catchers report to Port St...

Here are the players across MLB eligible to be bid upon beginning Saturday at 12:01 a.m., according to the Players Association: Michael Bourn #24 CF Atlanta Braves 2012 STATS GM155 HR9 RBI57 R96 OBP.348 AVG.274 Baker, Jeff ...

In an exclusive interview with ESPNNewYork.com, David Wright indicated he is unsure who will be his employer in 2014, much less at the end of his career.

Chipper Jones went hitless and committed an error in the first game of his final series in Flushing, but Jon Niese received no run support and the Mets lost to the Atlanta Braves, 3-0, Friday night at Citi Field. The Mets send Jeremy Hefner (2-5, ...

R.A. Dickey notched his 18th win, which is now tied with Washington's Gio Gonzalez for the major league lead, and Ike Davis belted a three-homer as the Mets beat the St. Louis Cardinals, 6-2, Wednesday afternoon at Busch Stadium. Dickey is now two...

Getty Images The Braves send (l to r) Paul Maholm, Kris Medlen and Ben Sheets to the mound this weekend at Citi Field. METS (54-58, third place/NL East) vs. ATLANTA BRAVES (64-47, second place/NL East) Friday: RHP Matt Harvey (1-2, 3.86) vs. LHP...

Getty Images/Associated Press The Mets face (l to r) Tim Hudson, Tommy Hanson and Ben Sheets during a weekend series at Turner Field. METS (46-40, third place/NL East) vs. ATLANTA BRAVES (46-39, second place/NL East) Friday: RHP Chris Young (2-2...

US Presswire The Mets face (l to r) Tommy Hanson, Randall Delgado and Jair Jurrjens during a three-game series at Turner Field. METS (6-3, second place/NL East) vs. ATLANTA BRAVES (5-4, third place/NL East) Monday: RHP Dillon Gee (0-1, 5.06) vs....

Getty Images Tommy Hanson, Jair Jurrjens and Mike Minor (l to r) face the Mets in the opening series, at Citi Field. METS (77-85, fourth place/NL East) vs. ATLANTA BRAVES (89-73, second place/NL East) Thursday: LHP Johan Santana (DNP) vs. RHP To...

Justin Turner #2 2B New York Mets 2011 STATS GM79 HR4 RBI41 R36 OBP.329 AVG.270 WHAT IT MEANS: After a 62-minute rain delay before the first pitch, the Mets slugged four homers -- two by Justin Turner -- to return to .500 and move back w...

The moment a foul liner struck Sean Ratliff in his right eye while he stood in the on-deck circle on a back field in Jupiter, Fla., late in spring training -- nearly fully detaching his retina and breaking six facial bones -- the Mets' outfield prosp...

Time to go to the University of Michigan. Actually, not. The University of Michigan comes to the Mets on Sunday. But most of the media should be at Disney World. That's where Chris Young, Oliver Perez and the major league staff will be participating ...