For the first time in New York Mets history, a pitcher has thrown a no-hitter. Johan Santana joins an elite fraternity of Major League Baseball pitchers to not give up a hit during a complete game. His accomplishment came as the Mets defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 8-0.
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Never thought I would see it in my lifetime. Thank you Johan! #Santana #Mets
— Linda Cohn (@lindacohn) June 2, 2012
!!!!!! RT @AdamRubinESPN Johan: "Tonight he wasn't going to take me out of the game. No chance."
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) June 2, 2012
The long local nightmare is over. Congratulations to johan santana and the ny #mets.
— Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) June 2, 2012
No-han Santana….(rim shot)
— Paul Pabst (@PaulPabst) June 2, 2012
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Finally. Just … finally.
— Joe Posnanski (@JPosnanski) June 2, 2012
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Congrats to Johan Santana on finally pitching a no hitter for the mets! I ALWAYS admired & respected him
— James Acevedo (@YankeeMan1973) June 2, 2012
Congrats Johan Santana wish the #Twins would have kept you!
— Gus Middendorp (@guzzler81) June 2, 2012
RT @PeteThamelNYT: I love that new NYT intern @TimRohan (Michigan import) has Mets duties tonight. He'll handle it with grace and aplomb.
— Joe Schad (@schadjoe) June 2, 2012
What a performance. Congrats to Johan!