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MILWAUKEE – Jose Reyes hit a two-run triple to give New York the lead in the seventh inning and the Mets held on to beat the Milwaukee Brewers 2-1 on Tuesday night. Reyes' triple came off reliever Marco Estrada and wasted an impressive start from Milwaukee's Shaun Marcum, who pitched six...

NEW YORK – The cash-strapped owners of the New York Mets agreed to sell a minority share of the team to hedge fund manager David Einhorn for $200 million, with the new partner predicting the club's financial situation will improve. The announcement Thursday would allow owners Fred and Jeff...

Hall of Fame catcher Gary Carter says doctors discovered four "very small" brain tumours after he had an MRI on Friday in Florida. The 57-year-old Carter said the tumours were "very small" and he expects to learn more about his diagnosis when he is examined again on Thursday at Duke Medical...

NEW YORK – David Wright ended his career-worst hitless drought with a homer and a two-run double and the New York Mets welcomed Jason Bay back to their lineup with a 9-1 romp over the Houston Astros on Thursday night to end a seven-game home winless skid. Bay hit a ground-rule double and later...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The trustee recovering money for Bernard Madoff's victims has added more than $700 million to the claims he is seeking against the owners of the New York Mets baseball team.

Mets tab Ricciardi as assistant GM NEW YORK, -- J.P. Ricciardi has been hired as a special assistant to New York Mets General Manager Sandy Alderson, the team said Tuesday. Ricciardi was senior vice president of baseball operations and general manager of the Toronto Blue Jays from 2001...

MLB: Florida 11, New York Mets 4 NEW YORK, Logan Morrison scored the first of Florida's seven sixth-inning runs Thursday and doubled in the last two, leading the Marlins past the New York Mets 11-4. Florida won its second straight and crawled within 8 1/2 games of division-leading...

MLB: New York Mets 3, Houston 1 HOUSTON, David Wright scored the go-ahead run on a ninth-inning wild pitch and the New York Mets went on to down Houston 3-1 Monday. With the score tied 1-1, Wright singled and went to third on Carlos Beltran's one-out hit off Matt Lindstrom (2-4). The Houston...

MLB: Philadelphia 3, N.Y. Mets 1 NEW YORK, Kyle Kendrick held the New York Mets to one run in 6 2/3 innings and Shane Victorino went 3-for-5 with an RBI in Philadelphia's 3-1 win Sunday. Kendrick (8-5) scattered six hits and a walk while notching four strikeouts to pace the Phillies to the...

MLB: New York Mets 5, Arizona 4 NEW YORK, Jesus Feliciano cracked a ninth-inning triple and scored on a Carlos Beltran sacrifice fly Saturday in the New York Mets' 5-4 win over Arizona. Feliciano led off the ninth by socking a pitch from Juan Gutierrez (0-6) deep into the left-center field...

MLB: N.Y. Mets 6, LA Dodgers 1 LOS ANGELES, Johan Santana allowed a run over seven innings Friday and Jason Bay had a bases-loaded double, pushing the New York Mets past the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-1. New York scored four times in the eighth to break open the game and produce its second win in...

MLB: Arizona 3, New York Mets 2 PHOENIX, Arizona's Barry Enright pitched a solid eight innings in his fourth major league start Tuesday to help the Diamondbacks post a 3-2 win over the New York Mets. Enright (2-2) held the Mets to one run on five hits and struck out eight -- and also drove in...

MLB: Arizona 13, New York Mets 2 PHOENIX, Mark Reynolds belted a three-run homer to pace an 18-hit attack and the Arizona Diamondbacks pounded the New York Mets 13-2 Monday. Reynolds ended 3-for-5 with four RBI while Mike Montero and Adam LaRoche each had three hits and drove in a run for the...

MLB: N.Y. Mets 4, San Fran. 3 (10 innings) SAN FRANCISCO, Ike Davis doubled home the go-ahead run in the 10th inning Sunday, sending the New York Mets to a 4-3 victory over San Francisco. Jason Bay delivered a two-out single off Brian Wilson (2-1) and Davis followed by driving a pitch high off...

MLB: San Francisco 8, New York Mets 4 SAN FRANCISCO, Andres Torres capped a second-inning uprising with a three-run homer Saturday, powering the San Francisco Giants to an 8-4 victory over the New York Mets. After Juan Uribe and Pablo Sandoval each delivered RBI singles, Torres blasted a pitch...

MLB: San Francisco 1, New York Mets SAN FRANCISCO, Barry Zito struck out 10 over eight innings Friday and San Francisco pitchers again dominated in bringing the Giants a 1-0 victory over the New York Mets. New York was shut out for the third time in four games, having been a 2-0 victim of San...

MLB: San Francisco 2, N.Y. Mets 0 SAN FRANCISCO, Tim Lincecum went the distance for the first time this season Thursday, allowing New York six hits and shutting out the Mets 2-0. Lincecum (10-4) became available to pitch Thursday when he was not called on to work during Tuesday's All-Star...

MLB: New York Mets 6, Florida 5 SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, (UPI) -- Josh Thole delivered a tie-breaking pinch-hit single in the sixth inning Wednesday and the New York Mets hung on to outlast Florida 6-5. After Florida scored a pair of runs in the fifth to forge a 4-4 deadlock, the Mets came...

MLB: Detroit 6, New York Mets 5 NEW YORK, (UPI) -- Homers by Magglio Ordonez and Ryan Raburn helped Detroit build a five-run lead Thursday and the Tigers held on to defeat the New York Mets 6-5. The Mets, who were trying to sweep the three-game inter-league series, reduced their deficit to 6-4...

Mets announce Lady Gaga finger promotion NEW YORK, (UPI) -- The New York Mets will offer a promotion inspired by pop star and Yankees fan Lady Gaga's one-fingered salute to Mets backers, the team said Monday. The performer was photographed this month raising her middle digit to hostile Mets...