Mets lose Martinez for playoffs
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New York Mets ace Pedro Martinez was   ruled out of the post-season on Thursday due to a torn calf   muscle.
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New York Mets pitcher Pedro Martinez will undergo shoulder surgery on a torn rotator cuff and will be out of action until after next season's All-Star break, the National League East champions announced on Saturday.
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1. Boston Red Sox. Yes, they lost one of the greatest pitchers in franchise history in Pedro Martinez when the veteran righty signed a four-year deal with the Mets.
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The New York Mets will make manager Art Howe the first casualty of their dismal 2004 campaign. The Mets officially announced Wednesday that Howe will be relieved of his duties when the season comes to a close
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CBC SPORTS ONLINE - Free-agent pitcher Pedro Martinez reportedly agreed Monday to join the New York Mets. According to the Boston Herald, Martinez reached terms with the Mets on a four-year, $56-million US guaranteed contract.
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Pedro MartÃ­nez and the sputtering Mets are in danger of sliding into oblivion and destroying what had seemed like an inevitable trip to the postseason.
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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 until at least June.
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All-Star ace Pedro Martinez was placed on the disabled list by the New York Mets on Thursday due to pain in his right hip.
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Pedro Martinez is going to be out far longer than this postseason: The New York Mets' ace will miss the start of 2007, too &#151; because of an injured pitching shoulder.
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Pedro Martinez felt a twinge in his calf before the game, and felt the effects during a terrible first inning. The New York Mets could only hope a bad outing was the worst of his problems.
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Carlos Delgado will be sidelined for a week to 10 days with a strained muscle in his right hip, a significant blow to the Mets as they try to protect first place in the NL East.
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The New York Mets fired manager Art Howe yesterday but left him in the dugout for the final 2 1/2 weeks of a season gone bad after the All-Star break.
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Pedro Martinez made a dream return for the Mets after a year out through injury when he got the win as the New York side notched their fourth straight victory, a 10-4 triumph against the Reds in Cincinnati on Monday.
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Dodgers first baseman Nomar Garciaparra left Thursday night's NL playoff game against the New York Mets in the sixth inning after re-injuring his left quadriceps.
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Minus two top starters, the New York Mets got dynamic postseason debuts from Carlos Delgado and David Wright to jump ahead of the Dodgers. Back in the playoffs for the first time since losing the 2000 Subway Series, the Mets capitalized on a wild baserunning blunder by Los Angeles and a perfectly respectable performance from emergency starter John Maine in a 6-5 victory Wednesday.
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About 15 hours after avoiding a sweep by beating the New York Yankees in 12 innings, the Boston Red Sox send Pedro Martinez to the mound Monday for Game 5 of the AL championship series in Boston. Martinez (16-9) faces Mike Mussina (12-9), trying to force the series back to New York.
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New York Mets infielder Joe McEwing is likely done for the season after breaking a bone in his left leg.