Position:
Starting Pitcher
Number: 57
Years a Met: 2008- Present
Hometown: Tovar, Venezuela
Career Highlights: 3 time All-Star, 2 time Warren Spahn Award winner, Gold Glove Award (2007), Pitching Triple Crown (2006), Led AL in wins in 2006, Led AL in K's in 2004-2006, Led AL in ERA in 2004 and 2006, Led NL in ERA in 2008, Has recorded 1,647 strikeouts in his career, Was dealt to the Mets in the offseason in 2008 in a bloclkbuster trade making him the highest paid starting pitcher in the history of baseball with a contract worth $137.5 million.
My Most Memorable Moment: The second to last game of the 2008 season had the Mets in the heat of a playoff race. With only one more game left in the season Santana took the mound at Shea against the Marlins and tossed a complete game shut out. By far was one of the most dominating performances I have seen by a Met in recent history. His effort energized the crowd of 50,000 in hopes of winning the next day to reach the playoffs. However the Mets lost the next afternoon and missed the postseason by one game for the second straight year.
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Number: 57
Years a Met: 2008- Present
Hometown: Tovar, Venezuela
Career Highlights: 3 time All-Star, 2 time Warren Spahn Award winner, Gold Glove Award (2007), Pitching Triple Crown (2006), Led AL in wins in 2006, Led AL in K's in 2004-2006, Led AL in ERA in 2004 and 2006, Led NL in ERA in 2008, Has recorded 1,647 strikeouts in his career, Was dealt to the Mets in the offseason in 2008 in a bloclkbuster trade making him the highest paid starting pitcher in the history of baseball with a contract worth $137.5 million.
My Most Memorable Moment: The second to last game of the 2008 season had the Mets in the heat of a playoff race. With only one more game left in the season Santana took the mound at Shea against the Marlins and tossed a complete game shut out. By far was one of the most dominating performances I have seen by a Met in recent history. His effort energized the crowd of 50,000 in hopes of winning the next day to reach the playoffs. However the Mets lost the next afternoon and missed the postseason by one game for the second straight year.
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