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News: Knight will Start on Saturday

by Matthew Cerrone on July 24th, 2008 at 10:05 pm

The Mets have announced that 32–year-old, Triple-A RHP Brandon Knight will start on Saturday in place of Pedro Martinez, who has left the team to be with his family.

Since joining the Zephyrs, Knight is 5-1 with a 1.60 ERA in 11 appearances, during which he has struck out 49 batters and walked 10 in 39 innings.

Earlier today at Mets Minor League Blog, Toby Hyde explained why Knight should be chosen, despite having the opportunity to pitch from the Olympic team this summer.

Martinez will likely rejoin the Mets next week, though Jerry Manuel told reporters that the team must be ‘cognizant of the healing process.