Unable to find regular playing time for Gary Matthews Jr., the Los Angeles Angels traded the outfielder to the New York Mets on Friday and agreed to pay $21.5 million as part of the deal. Los Angeles received right-handed reliever Brian Stokes, a native Californian ...

Carlos Beltran said he was following doctor's orders with surgery to repair his right knee, and the Mets didn't ask him to delay the procedure until it was underway. The All-Star center fielder contradicted the assertion of officials of the Major League Baseball team, who said they asked him to put off surgery until their medical staff had ...

Carlos Beltran says the New York Mets made their request to delay knee surgery only after the operation was underway. A day after his right knee was repaired, the All-Star center fielder contradicted the claims of team officials who said they asked him to delay surgery while ...