Mets stick with Schneider

 
Brian Schneider can't yet catch without pain, which doesn't bode well for someone who makes his living crouched behind the plate. Yet he and the Mets remained comfortable enough with Schneider's recovery from a left thumb infection to keep him on the active roster, instead sending backup Gustavo Molina back to the Minors. [link]

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