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• Frank Francisco close to a return to Mets' bullpen

  Frank Francisco may be closing in on his return to the bullpen.Team officials are deciding on what will come next for the righthander, who has excelled in his five rehab outings with Class A St. Lucie. General manager Sandy Alderson said Thursday that Francisco   Read more »

• Frank Francisco to test elbow Tuesday in Port St. Lucie

  -- Reliever Frank Francisco (right elbow inflammation) is expected to throw off a mound Tuesday at the Mets ' complex in Port St. Lucie, Fla."Hopefully, he's into some games here in the next few days,'' Terry Collins said of Francisco, who has dealt with inflammation   Read more »

• Frank Francisco, Johan Santana still a long way from game action

  ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- Frank Francisco threw his third bullpen session in the last six days Saturday and mixed in curveballs for the first time. Johan Santana played catch for the second straight day and actually got on a mound -- but to practice fielding comebackers,   Read more »

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• Mets' Frank Francisco diagnosed with mild strain of flexor pronator in right elbow

  LOUIS -- Frank Francisco was on the brink of returning to the Mets off the disabled list, perhaps as early as this past weekend manager Terry Collins noted, before soreness in his right elbow forced him to shut a bullpen session down. Today, Francisco was   from NJ.com Read more »

• METS: Teams signs outfielder Rick Ankiel

  Ankiel said. “But it’ll be fun and I’m excited to get out there.” Also, the Mets said three days’ rest was prescribed for closer Frank Francisco, who had been close to returning from rehabilitation before getting scratched from a bullpen session Saturday.   from New Haven Register Read more »

• Mets closer Francisco has elbow setback

  May 12, 2013, 1:42 PM ET By Matthew Ehalt | Special to ESPNNewYork.com NEW YORK -- Injured Mets closer Frank Francisco suffered a setback in his rehabilitation as he experienced discomfort in his right elbow and missed a bullpen session Saturday. Mets manager   from ESPN Read more »

• Francisco headed to B-Mets

  11, 2013 May 11 9:26 AM ET Frank Francisco will continue his rehab assignment this weekend with Double-A Binghamton, pitching coach Dan Warthen said. The Mets had mulled immediately bringing Francisco to the majors and placing Jeurys Familia (biceps tendinitis)   from ESPN Read more »

• Frank could replace Familia on active roster

  Francisco 's activation from the disabled list could be expedited because Jeurys Familia is dealing with biceps tendinitis, Terry Collins said. Collins said team officials were huddling to determine their next move. Their original inclination appeared to have   from ESPN Read more »