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Johan Santana To Undergo Elbow Tests

The Mets are experiencing some problems with ace Johan Santana, notably, his elbow.

Santana’s first Grapefruit League start was delayed because of tightness, and now there is some doubt he might be ready for the season opener.

David Lennon of Newsday reported Santana tossed

, then threw more than 30 pitches this morning, saying he felt no pain. The left-hander will visit doctors in New York Monday for elbow tests.

Tim Malcolm

Tim first found the Phillies as a little infant at Veteran’s Stadium, cheering on a Juan Samuel game-winning home run in his very first game. With the pinstripes in his blood, he witnessed Terry Mulholland’s 1990 no-hitter, “Steve Carlton Night” at the Vet, game three of the 1993 World Series, countless games during the charmed 2008 championship season and various road excursions. Since November 2007 Tim’s been writing about them daily at Phillies Nation, becoming one of the world’s most popular Phillies scribes. You can catch him on Twitter and Facebook, as well. When he’s not talking about the Phils he’s relaxing with a St. Bernardus ABT 12 or one of his many favored brews.