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Mets minor-league report
Fernando Martinez’s learning process in the minors recently included what to avoid on a restaurant menu. After a victory with Double-A Binghamton, the 19-year-old outfield prospect ordered lobster at dinner with teammate Ambiorix ...

ON DECK: NATIONALS AT METS
The best chance the Nationals have of slowing down Carlos Beltran tonight may be the rain that is expected to pour down on New York today, postponing the game with the Mets (7:10, SNY, WFAN). Beltran had been a major disappointment until he tore...

Smoltz hopes to return to bullpen this month
Atlanta ace John Smoltz is throwing again and hopes his injured rotator cuff heals enough to let him move into the Braves bullpen later this month. Smoltz threw 45 pitches from 60 feet at PNC Park on Monday, a day after throwing 25 pitches from about ...

Education is power
As part of the "School is Amazing" program, Mets relief pitcher Joe Smith and third-base coach Sandy Alomar Sr. visited the Knowledge and Power Preparatory Academy IV in Manhattan on Monday to speak to students about the importance of education.

Frustrated Pedro Martinez ready for simulated game
Pedro Martinez plans to throw a simulated game against minor leaguers Wednesday, another step toward returning to the Mets' rotation from a frustrating leg injury. Martinez threw a bullpen session Monday.