=== Mets sign Galarraga to minor-league deal ===
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Flushing, NY (Sports Network) - The New York Mets signed first baseman Andres Galarraga to a minor-league contract on Thursday with an invite to spring training.
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Omar Minaya reportedly will leave as general manager of the Montreal Expos and join the New York Mets as head of baseball operations, according to The Associated Press.
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One interesting side note of the Willie Randolph coronation Thursday was a brief commentary by general manager Omar Minaya, in which he detailed some of the Mets&#39; winter plans.
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New York, NY (Sports Network) - The New York Mets have  reportedly told Art Howe he will be fired, but he has agreed to  remain as the team's manager until the end of this season.
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NEW YORK (Sports Network) - The New York Mets on Thursday  introduced Willie Randolph as their 18th manager in franchise  history.
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The New York Mets introduced Omar Minaya as the club's vice president of baseball operations and general manager on Thursday.
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Pedro MartÃ­nez could soon receive a contract offer from the Mets that is competitive with the one he has already received from Boston.
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According to an executive, the Mets have reached an agreement to hire the Montreal Expos' general manager, Omar Minaya, to head the baseball office.
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Pedro Martinez confirmed Tuesday that he has agreed to join the New York Mets. "I only hope to honor my contract and to fulfill the expectations," Martinez said on television in the Dominican Republic. "We got what we wanted. The team and I are happy with everything."
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NEW YORK (Sports Network) - The New York Mets have  re-signed catcher Vance Wilson to a one-year contract worth  $760,000.
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The pitching-thin Mets acquired Orlando Hernandez from Arizona on Wednesday, welcoming El Duque back to New York and hoping he can help them now &amp;#151; and maybe later, when even more is at stake.
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NEW YORK (Sports Network) - The New York Yankees and New  York Mets have reportedly agreed on a deal to swap lefthanded  relievers.
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After having dinner with Pedro Martinez in the Dominican Republic last Thursday, New York Mets general manager Omar Minaya has reportedly offered the star right-hander a three-year contract worth $38 million, with a vesting option for a fourth season
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Willie Randolph is guaranteed $1,875,000 under his three-year contract with the New York Mets, one of the richest deals for a first-year manager.
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The Mets&#39; approach to this off-season could be determined by the connection between a Dominican-born general manager to a pair of Dominican-born players he helped sign 14 years apart.
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Pedro Martinez confirmed Tuesday that he has agreed to join the New York Mets.
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News: The Pittsburgh Pirates acquired 39-year old Catcher Benito Santiago from the Kansas City Royals in exchange for minor league pitcher Leo Nunez.