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NEW YORK — Mets ace Matt Harvey took the next step in his rehabilitation from right elbow surgery, increasing his throwing distance Friday from 90 to 120 feet. Christian Okoye Jersey . Harvey said his target date for throwing off a mound is June 10. „Any sort of progress were making — obviously right now its being able to move back and throw from a greater distance — is a step in the right direction,“ he said. The right-hander said he makes 20 throws at a time from the rehab distance but needs many more as he warms up. While he feels ready to ramp up the rehab and would like to pitch in a major league game this season, Harvey understands the journey back is a long one and he is following the protocol. Harvey had Tommy John surgery Oct. 22, about two months after New York said the first-time All-Star had a partial tear of the ulnar collateral ligament. Recovery from that injury generally takes 12 to 18 months. The plan is for Harvey is to throw at 120 feet for three weeks then move back to 150 feet off flat ground before he throws from the mound. „The process is right where it needs to be and Im extremely happy with how everything feels and how everything is going,“ he said. „Im excited to move forward.“ Also, the Mets recalled shortstop Wilmer Flores from Triple-A Las Vegas and inserted him into the starting lineup for their series opener against Philadelphia. „Dont mistake it, we hope that Wilmer gives us some offence but hes got to catch the baseball, too,“ manager Terry Collins said. Flores, who was signed as a shortstop but played the other three infield positions the last two years, has committed seven errors in 25 games at shortstop with Las Vegas this year. Collins said Flores problem has been throwing the ball to first base. Omar Quintanilla was designated for assignment to make room for Flores. The Mets hope Flores can lift their sagging offence, which hadnt scored in 23 innings entering Friday and was ranked near the bottom of the NL in slugging percentage (.332) and on-base percentage (.300). The Mets were tied with San Diego for the league worst in homers with 20. The 22-year-old Flores was batting .307 with five homers and 25 RBIs for the 51s. First baseman Lucas Duda was out of the lineup Friday because of the stomach flu. Starting shortstop Ruben Tejada is hitting .183 with two extra-base hits and 21 strikeouts in 82 at-bats. Quintanilla batted .207 with one extra-base hit in 29 at-bats. Darron Lee Jersey . „Today was a very great day for me. It was always my dream to be good in GS,“ Wierather said. „I took quite a long time to get there. It feels awesome to have my first win (in GS).“ Wierather leads overall with 595 points from Lara Gut (568), who finished second, and Maria Hoefl-Riesch of Germany (535). Mecole Hardman Jersey .com) – Maria Sharapova reached her 10th career grand slam final after beating Ekaterina Makarova in straight sets at the Australian Open on Thursday.Johan Santanas agent says the two-time Cy Young Award winner should be able to pitch again in the Venezuelan Winter League.Santana retired six straight batters on Jan. 13 for the Magallanes Navigators in his first outing since tearing his left Achilles tendon last June 6 while pitching in extended spring training with the Baltimore Orioles. He has not pitched since.Results of (an) MRI show no structural damage — just shoulder fatigue, agent Peter Greenberg said Thursday in an email to The Associated Press. Johan is available to pitch in the next round, which is the finals, but that will be a decision depending on what the manager and general manager decide. That meeting will take place on Monday, and they will decide then.Santana, 139-78 in 12 major league seasons, has made just 21 big league appearances in the last four seasons due to a pair of shoulder operations and the foot injurry. Reggie Ragland Jersey. The left-hander, who turns 36 in March, hopes to sign with a big league organization. He won the Cy Young Awards for Minnesota in 2004 and 2006.He has not pitched in the major leagues since 2012 with the New York Mets. Santana signed a $137.5 million, six-year contract with New York before the 2008 season and had surgery Sept. 14, 2010, to repair tears in the front and bottom of his left shoulders anterior capsule.He returned to the major leagues on April 5, 2012, and pitched the first no-hitter in Mets history that June 1 against St. Louis, throwing a career-high 134 pitches. He then went 3-7 with an 8.27 ERA and cut his season short because of lower back inflammation.Santana experienced weakness in his pitching shoulder during the following spring training and had surgery on April 2, 2013, for a tear in the capsule in the front of his left shoulder. ‚ ‚ ‚