The positive is that big salaries like Oliver Perez, Carlos Beltran and Luis Castillo come off the books.

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Also ejected were Leon, Oliver Perez and Eduardo Arredondo of Mexico and Tosoni, Pete Orr and Jay Johnson of Canada.

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Unlike last year, when the Mets had to figure out what to do with Oliver Perez and Luis Castillo, spring training doesn't offer much drama.

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Lefty Oliver Perez (1-0), his career revived in Seattle, entered with runners at the corners and struck out Gardner and retired Jayson Nix on a popup.

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Lefty Oliver Perez (1-0), his career revived in Seattle after getting released by the New York Mets in 2011, entered with runners at the corners and one out.

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