Johan Santana.

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Johan Alexander Santana Araque (pronounced [joʊɦən santʰənə]) (born March 13, 1979 in Tovar, Mérida State, Venezuela)

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$FILE - In this March 17, 2013, file photo, New York Mets pitcher Johan Santana, left, and third baseman David Wright watch from the dugout during a spring training baseball game against the Atlanta Braves in Port St. Lucie, Fla. Santana knows he won\'t be pitching when the Mets start their season April 1. He doesn\'t know when he\'ll take the mound again. The 33-year-old left-hander was scheduled to throw on flat ground from 90 feet Saturday, up from 60 feet a week ago.$

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$FILE - In this March 6, 2013, file photo, New York Mets manager Terry Collins, left, talks to pitcher Johan Santana before the Mets\' exhibition baseball game against Venezuela in Port St. Lucie, Fla. The Mets say Santana has injured his left shoulder again and likely will need surgery and miss the 2013 season.$

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New York Mets manager Terry Collins, left, talks to starting pitcher Johan Santana before an exhibition baseball game against Venezuela, Wednesday, March 6, 2013, in Port St. Lucie, Fla.

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New York Mets starting pitcher Johan Santana, right, talks to bullpen coach Ricky Bones (25) before an exhibition spring training baseball game Detroit Tigers, Friday, March 1, 2013, in Port St. Lucie, Fla.

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$In this March 1, 2013, photo, New York Mets pitcher Johan Santana, right, talks to bullpen coach Ricky Bones (25) before the Mets\' spring training baseball game against the Detroit Tigers in Port St. Lucie, Fla. The Mets say Santana has injured his left shoulder again and likely will need surgery and miss the 2013 season.$

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New York Mets pitcher Johan Santana, left, and third baseman David Wright watch from the dugout during an exhibition spring training baseball game between the New York Mets and the Atlanta Braves Sunday, March 17, 2013, in Port St. Lucie, Fla. The Braves won 2-1.

New York Mets pitcher Johan Santana, left, and third baseman David Wright watch from the dugout during an exhibition spring training baseball game between the New York Mets and the Atlanta Braves Sunday, March 17, 2013, in Port St. Lucie, Fla. The Braves won 2-1.

FILE - In this March 17, 2013, file photo, New York Mets pitcher Johan Santana, left, and third baseman David Wright watch from the dugout during a spring training baseball game against the Atlanta Braves in Port St. Lucie, Fla. Santana knows he won't be pitching when the Mets start their season April 1. He doesn't know when he'll take the mound again. The 33-year-old left-hander was scheduled to throw on flat ground from 90 feet Saturday, up from 60 feet a week ago.

FILE - In this March 6, 2013, file photo, New York Mets manager Terry Collins, left, talks to pitcher Johan Santana before the Mets' exhibition baseball game against Venezuela in Port St. Lucie, Fla. The Mets say Santana has injured his left shoulder again and likely will need surgery and miss the 2013 season.

New York Mets manager Terry Collins, left, talks to starting pitcher Johan Santana before an exhibition baseball game against Venezuela, Wednesday, March 6, 2013, in Port St. Lucie, Fla.

New York Mets starting pitcher Johan Santana, right, talks to bullpen coach Ricky Bones (25) before an exhibition spring training baseball game Detroit Tigers, Friday, March 1, 2013, in Port St. Lucie, Fla.

In this March 1, 2013, photo, New York Mets pitcher Johan Santana, right, talks to bullpen coach Ricky Bones (25) before the Mets' spring training baseball game against the Detroit Tigers in Port St. Lucie, Fla. The Mets say Santana has injured his left shoulder again and likely will need surgery and miss the 2013 season.

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