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"&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Get breaking news and SI\u2019s biggest stories instantly. Download the new Sports Illustrated app (iOS&amp;nbsp;or Android) and personalize your experience by following your favorite teams and SI writers.&lt;/em&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;New York Mets pitcher&amp;nbsp;Bartolo&amp;nbsp;Colon is facing a lawsuit after allegedly failing to pay child support, reports &lt;em&gt;The&lt;/em&gt; &lt;em&gt;New York Post&lt;/em&gt;\u2019s Julia Marsh.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Colon, who has been married for 21 years, was taken to court by Alexandra Santos, who is not his wife, regarding his alleged failure to pay child support for their two young children. The pitcher earns $7 million annually under his contract with the Mets.&amp;nbsp;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Colon, 42, is the father of four sons with his wife Rosanna, as well as the father of a seven-year-old daughter and eight-year-old son with Santos.&amp;nbsp;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u201CI can\u2019t talk about that,\u201D Colon\u2019s wife, who acknowledged that she knew about her husband\u2019s other children, told the &lt;em&gt;Post&lt;/em&gt; over the phone. \u201CThis is personal and not something I want to talk about.\u201D\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;\u2022 VERDUCCI:&amp;nbsp;Ramirez a positive force for Sox&lt;/strong&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The suit was originally filed one year ago, with Colon and Santos making two appearances in&amp;nbsp;court since then, according to the&amp;nbsp;&lt;em&gt;The New York Post&lt;/em&gt;. Colon is reportedly due back in court next month.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Colon is 3\u20132 this season with a 3.53 ERA and 36 strikeouts. He is in his 19th MLB season.&amp;nbsp;\r\n&lt;/p&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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