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NEW YORK Associated Press/Getty ImagesOn Day 3 of the draft, the Mets' picks included (l to r) Long Beach State's Jeff McNeil, Loyola Marymount's Colton Plaia and Florida State's Robby Coles.FIRST PITCH: The day after their 20-inning debacle, ...

. A fun flashback to Profesor Reyes, circa 2007, with guest appearance by Oliver Perez....

Adam Rubin Zack Wheeler was dispatched to minor league camp Sunday, on the day he faced batters after an oblique injury. PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. FIRST PITCH: The Mets make their second 2.5-hour drive to Lakeland, Fla., in four days. This time, they ...

Oliver Perez has been promoted to the major leagues by the Seattle Mariners. It marks the southpaw's first time at the level since being released by the Mets during spring training in 2011 with $12 million still remaining on his contract for that sea...

Scott Kazmir #19 SP Los Angeles Angels 2011 STATS GM1 W0 L0 BB2 K0 ERA27.00 Mark Saxon of ESPNLosAngeles.com writes that Scott Kazmir has been released by the Angels, who will eat $14.5 million. Like with Oliver Perez, any team picking u...

Fourteen of the 21 first-round picks out of college programs in the 2008 draft have now appeared in the major leagues, including Buster Posey (fifth overall), Gordon Beckham (eighth), Brett Wallace (13th), Ike Davis (18th) and Daniel Schlereth (26th)...

Oliver Perez, who is being paid $12 million by the Mets this season, is due to face their Double-A club on Thursday in a 10:35 a.m. start. Perez is pitching for Harrisburg, an affiliate of the Washington Nationals. He is 2-1 with a 1.89 ERA in fou...

Dillon Gee took a no-hit bid two outs into the sixth inning, when Livan Hernandez broke it up with a clean single. The Mets nonetheless beat the Nationals, 1-0. A win Friday at Yankee Stadium would move the Mets to .500 for the first time since they ...

Oliver Perez, in his first official game since signing with the Nationals, earned the win for Double-A Harrisburg in Game 1 of a doubleheader Thursday. Perez limited New Britain to an unearned run on one hit -- a triple -- while striking out three an...

Jon Niese tossed seven scoreless innings and the Mets pulled even with the Nationals in the standings by beating Washington 3-0 in the rain at Citi Field on Wednesday. Thursday's news reports: • Terry Collins may soon place Jason Bay in th...

Oliver Perez is moving from the Nationals' complex in Viera, Fla., to the team's Double-A team in Harrisburg, Pa., The Washington Post reported. Perez's $12 million salary is being paid by the Mets this season. Harrisburg plays at Binghamton, t...

No. 5 starter Chris Capuano takes the mound against the Cardinals in Port St. Lucie, R.A. Dickey flies to Nashville for the birth of his son and Carlos Beltran tries to ramp up his activity with an eye toward playing right field this weekend. On t...

Oliver Perez will sign a minor league deal with the Washington Nationals. The club feels pitching coordinator Spin Williams, who worked with Perez in Pittsburgh, might be able to revive the southpaw's fastball with work on his mechanics. "I'm not ...

R.A. Dickey starts in Jupiter on Wednesday against the Cardinals. He then heads to Nashville for the birth of his son. Jason Isringhausen will try to throw a bullpen session, with his career at a potential crossroads. And Carlos Beltran, well, we'll ...

Jon Niese opposes Detroit's Brad Penny in Lakeland as baseball now takes center stage with the drama of releases and lawsuits over ... at least for now. On to Tuesday's news reports: • The Daily News reports Fred and Jeff Wilpon aren't loo...

In the wake of Oliver Perez's release, ESPN Stats & Information's Katie Sharp reports the Mets owe more money to players they don't employ than any team in the majors. Writes Sharp: The Mets now owe a total of $19 million to former players: $1...