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Grapefruit great Mejia coming to Apple

Twenty-year-old enjoys dominant spring, earns spot in Mets bullpen

Updated: April 4, 2010, 3:20 PM ET
By Adam Rubin | ESPNNewYork.com

SARASOTA, Fla. -- Jenrry Mejia will be introduced with the rest of the New York Mets bullpen on Opening Day at Citi Field. Count the 20-year-old right-hander among those at least modestly caught off-guard, even though he was brimming with confidence about his chances of making the roster early in camp.

"I feel pretty surprised," Mejia said Saturday as the Mets completed their Grapefruit League schedule and prepared to fly to New York. "I feel pretty happy."

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