Journeyman Trying to Keep Heat On ; Been Long, Often Wild Ride for Mets' de Los Santos
The Record, Bergen County, NJ › February 27, 2009
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PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. - There are hundreds of pitchers like Valerio de los Santos floating through spring training this month - hard throwers with control problems, certain to vanish in a few weeks. But the Mets' left-hander is no ordinary transient, not after having savagely beaned the Cubs' Adam Greenberg with a 92-mph fastball four years ago.
Perhaps you remember the heartbreaking circumstances: Greenberg was appearing in his first major-league game July 5, 2005, stepping in for his first at-bat, first pitch. Santos, working out of the Marlins' bullpen, overthrew his fastball, as he's tended to do his entire career.See the full content of this document
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Journeyman Trying to Keep Heat On ; Been Long, Often Wild Ride for Mets' de Los Santos
What happened next has stayed with de los Santos to this day, like scar tissue that refuses to fade. A gust of wind knocked him off balance just as he was releasing the ball, turning the pitch into an uncontrolled weapon....
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