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MAJOR-LEAGUE NOTES / Mets' Santana done for year

Aug. 26, 2009
Johan Santana needs surgery for bone chips in his left elbow and the pitcher is out for the season, the latest blow to a New York Mets team battered by injuries. The team said its 30-year-old starter is expected to be OK for spring training next year. He was...
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NEW YORK, Aug. 25 (UPI) -- The New York Mets announced Tuesday Johan Santana will undergo surgery to remove bone chips from his left elbow and will miss the rest of the season.

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SEATTLE, April 6 (UPI) -- The Minnesota Twins scored seven runs in the fifth inning Tuesday and beat Seattle 8-4.

MLB: Minnesota 8, Cleveland 2

CLEVELAND, Sept. 24 (UPI) -- Johan Santana became the second 20-game winner in the major leagues Friday night as he helped carry Minnesota over Cleveland, 8-2.

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Santana loses arbitration, will get $1.6M

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President Obama awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom in Washington
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President Barack Obama awards the the Presidential Medal of Freedom to singer/songwriter Bob Dylan during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington on May 29, 2012. The Medal of Freedom is our NationÕs highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors. UPI/Kevin Dietsch