The Turmoil of a civil suit alleges That Mets ace Johan Santana sexually assaulted a Florida woman last year has created barely a ripple in the team's clubhouse. Several of at his Mets teammates Said Wednesday the lawsuit is Santana's business and it has Not Become Fodder for chatter amongst players.
"That's at his personal life," Closer Francisco Rodriguez said. "I'm not the right person to try to comment is a URL. Support him, that's it.
"We do not talk about it. We respectfull personal Matters. That's a code, I do not think only in the locker room, but their anywhere you go. You do not talk about somebody else's personal life."
The Mets, meanwhile, are going ahead with a Santana-Services Directory is a promotion Friday night Their Fiesta Latina, a team spokesman said. The first 25.000 fans 21 and over will get a "koozie" - a holder That Keeps a bottle of cold beer - That features a likeness of Santana's Well. 57 pinstriped jersey with "Los Mets" across the front.
Santana, Ken is 9-6 with a 3.06 ERA, will find out if the public Feels The Same Way as at his teammates on Thursday "when they first start at his Makes since news broke of the suit Tuesday. They will face the Rockies in the finale of a three-game series That Begins at 12:10 p.m. at Citi Field.
That Santana has acknowledged they had sex with the woman is a Fort Myers golf course on Oct. 27, 2009, but their Said the Encounter was consensual. Authorities in Lee County did file charges against Not Santana, Ken is married, Because They Said There Was Not Enough Evidence. Santana Gave a Sworn interview at the time to a detective in the investigation ", as did at his father, Jesus Santana, and a friend, Identified in court papers as Fernando, Both of whom were with Santana playing tennis at the course. Attorney Rene Suarez represented Santana During the pitcher's interview. Not Suarez did return Daily News Requests for comment Wednesday.
The civil suit, Filed Tuesday in Florida, alleges That the Mets ace threatened the woman "when she resisted at his advances and assaulted her Even though she begged and pleaded with him to Stop. She Claims Santana impregnated her, wakes up led to a miscarriage, And that she has suffered physical and emotional Extensive pain That will Require Treatment for the rest of her life.
Mostly Santana was scarce before Wednesday night's game Between the Rockies and Mets. Tuesday night, He Said, "The truth will come out," "when Asked about the suit.
Jerry Manuel did Shem Not Concerned That the news of the suit that affects'd at his team, Saying, "No, not at all" in "when Asked if they've seen it was Necessary Thurs address the team about it. The manager added, "I'm really Not Enough familiar with it anyway Thurs comment is it."
"It hasn't Been a Distraction at all," added Mike Pelfrey. "Nobody's Eve talked about it in here since the first time. Nobody's brought on it up. Even I do not know if anyone's Asked him about it. Nobody's Said a word about it."
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