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Mets ace Santana shines in his debut

  March 07, 2012

To Johan Santana and the Mets, this was a most pleasant spring sight. The lefty ace returned to the mound for his first game against major league hitters in 18 months and pitched two scoreless innings Tuesday as a Mets split squad beat the Cardinals, 8-6, at Port St. Lucie, Fla. Santana walked his first batter on five pitches. ...

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