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Mets Trade for Gary Matthews, Jr.

By Matt SnyderJan 22nd 2010 – 1:10PM

With star center fielder Carlos Beltran recently having surgery -- meaning he'll miss at least a month of the regular season -- the Mets were left with a pretty significant hole in their defense. Friday, they made a move to temporarily fill it. The Mets dealt relief pitcher Brian Stokes to the Los Angeles Angels for Gary...

Brian Stokes: A Life of Battlefield and Football Fields

By David SteeleNov 11th 2009 – 12:00PM

Football forever altered the course of Brian Stokes' life, but not until after he had served two tours in Iraq as a Marine.His military experience also forever altered the course of his life, but not until long after football had already kicked Stokes to the curb.That's a lot of twists and turns for a 30-year-old man who...

Mets Left With Little More Than Optimism

By Ed PriceJun 22nd 2009 – 6:36PM

NEW YORK – Now batting cleanup for the Mets: faith. Hitting fifth: hope. But how many runs can they drive in?"You have to believe that somebody is going to catch fire and hopefully pick up some slack," Mets manager Jerry Manuel said Monday after the team placed center fielder Carlos Beltran on the disabled...

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Brian Alexander Stokes (born September 7, 1979 in Montclair, California) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks of Major League Baseball.

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