HERNANDEZ IMPROVING 

HERNANDEZ IMPROVING 

The Mets had a quiet spring training, with a major league-high 16 players from the organization participating in the World Baseball Classic. 

The Mets had a quiet spring training, with a major league-high 16 players from the organization participating in the World Baseball Classic. 

After consecutive late-season collapses that allowed the Phillies to overtake the Mets in 2007 and '08, New York general manager Omar Minaya addressed the bullpen by adding a pair of closers -- Francisco Rodriguez and J. 

--RHP Livan Hernandez won the fifth starter's job with the assignment of RHP Freddy Garcia to minor league camp, just days after LHP Jon Niese was optioned to the minors. 

After consecutive late-season collapses that allowed the Phillies to overtake the Mets in 2007 and '08, New York general manager Omar Minaya addressed the bullpen by adding a pair of closers -- Francisco Rodriguez and J. 

--RHP Livan Hernandez won the fifth starter's job with the assignment of RHP Freddy Garcia to minor league camp, just days after LHP Jon Niese was optioned to the minors. 

The prime Citi Field seats of Bernard Madoff's company could soon be available. 

Jose Reyes hit a two-run single in New York's four-run third inning and the Mets held on for a 5-4 victory over the Florida Marlins on Saturday. 

The prime Citi Field seats of Bernard Madoff's company could soon be available. 

--RHP Livan Hernandez won the fifth starter's job with the assignment of RHP Freddy Garcia to minor league camp, just days after LHP Jon Niese was optioned to the minors. 

The Mets had a quiet spring training, with a major league-high 16 players from the organization participating in the World Baseball Classic. 

After consecutive late-season collapses that allowed the Phillies to overtake the Mets in 2007 and '08, New York general manager Omar Minaya addressed the bullpen by adding a pair of closers -- Francisco Rodriguez and J. 

Johan Santana gave up one run on four hits over seven dominant innings, and the New York Mets rolled to a 4-1 win over the Washington Nationals on Friday.