Carlos Delgado News

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (AP) _ Carlos Delgado returned to the New York Mets on Thursday, five days after the birth of his son, Carlos Antonio. Delgado, who had gone to Puerto Rico to attend the birth, received congratulations from teammates. Now that he's back, he can catch up on his rest. ``You don't sleep well at the hospital,'' he said. The former Toronto Blue Jays star made the trip ...

Most of the New York Mets were putting on their snazzy dress clothes, ready to head back to their hotels. Carlos Delgado was still in the clubhouse wearing sweats and carrying a bat, his work day not yet done. In the first post-season of a major league career that began in 1993, Delgado has carried the Mets within two wins of the World Series with a polished performance that most ...

Carlos Beltran sent the ball soaring over the wall. So did David Wright. And Carlos Delgado. And then Beltran did it a second time. With four home runs, the Mets tied the NL championship series, making sure it will end back home in New York. ``It's all even now. It's, `Who wants it more?''' Wright said after the Mets battered the St. Louis Cardinals' bullpen in a 12-5 victory Sunday ...

Minus two top starters, the New York Mets got dynamic post-season debuts from Carlos Delgado and David Wright to jump ahead of the Dodgers. Back in the playoffs for the first time since losing the 2000 Subway Series, the Mets capitalized on a wild baserunning blunder by Los Angeles and a perfectly respectable performance from emergency starter John Maine in a 6-5 victory Wednesday. Billy Wagner closed it for his ...