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Mets ace Santana won't pitch in WBC (AP) (sports.yahoo.com)

New York Mets ace Johan Santana will not be pitching for Venezuela in the World Baseball Classic. The Venezuelan Baseball Federation announced Friday the two-time Cy Young winner will miss the tournament that begins next month. Federation president Edwin Zerpa said organizers of the tournament, World Baseball Classic Inc., are not willing to pay the high insurance premium required for the Mets to...