As a result of his hot start, when the time came for Hernandez to come off the disabled list, the Mets chose to keep Sosa with the team and have him replace struggling rookie Mike Pelfrey in the starting rotation on a permanent basis.
Pelfrey was one of the victims of the $8 billion fraud perpetrated by wealth manager Allen Stanford.
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Once known to throw a power curveball, he gave this pitch up and learned a slider at the request of his former pitching coach Rick Peterson.
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