Mets left-hander Sean Manaea was having breakfast at Clover Park on Saturday when he looked up and saw Johan Santana, who he describes as his “first true baseball hero,” standing there. “He shook my hand,

Johan Santana discusses what it is like being a special advisor at the Mets' camp, his new role on teaching pitching strategies and more

Mets manager Carlos Mendoza revealed that Santana won’t be the only legend to visit the team as guest instructors this spring. “I think it’s important to have guys like that around,” Mendoza said. “Share their knowledge,

The former Mets ace has been receiving a taste of that satisfaction this weekend at Clover Park, where he is serving as a guest instructor for the team.

Johan Santana made a return to the Mets this weekend. He shared wisdom with the team's pitchers and discussed where his retirement has taken him.

A few days before Johan Santana arrived at Mets camp, manager Carlos Mendoza learned that one of the team’s top starting pitchers, Sean Manaea, had grown up idolizing him. So Mendoza plotted with Santana,

Manaea found Santana in one of the bullpens between the backfields where he was working with minor league pitchersM

Mets manager Carlos Mendoza told reporters that Manaea will be shut down for a couple of weeks and likely start the season in the injured list. He joins Montas, who suffered a high-grade lat strain and will be shut down for at least another 5 to 7 weeks, on the sidelines to start the season.

New York Mets star pitcher Sean Manaea had the privilege to pick the brain of one of the franchise’s best hurlers ever. Former Mets ace Johan Santana was a guest instructor at New York’s Spring Training in Port St.