Johan Santana — Venezuelan Athlete born on March 13, 1979,

Johan Alexander Santana Araque is a Venezuelan professional baseball starting pitcher who is a free agent. Santana pitched in Major League Baseball for the Minnesota Twins from 2000 to 2007 and for the New York Mets from 2008 to 2012, sidelined by injury challenges since the 2012 season. A two-time Cy Young Award winner with the Twins, Santana is a four-time All-Star and earned a pitching triple crown in 2006. On June 1, 2012, Santana threw a no-hitter against the St. Louis Cardinals, the first no-hitter in New York Mets then 51 year franchise history... (wikipedia)

I don't feel my best right now, but at the same time, I'm not trying to find any excuses or anything.
There's times when one play makes the whole difference, one calls makes the whole difference. And tonight it was that call.
I knew that the Mets had never had a no-hitter. I never had one. This is very special. I knew this means a lot to New York.
We're not done. We're just going to continue playing and hoping to put some wins together again.
I didn't want to go on the DL. I want to keep pitching and competing. They decided it's better for me to take some time off and that's what we're going to do.