Colon limited to one feat on off night in AZ

PHOENIX — Bartolo Colon stepped on the mound at Chase Field in usual form, needling Father Time and chasing history. This time, he was attempting to become only the 18th pitcher in Major League history to beat all 30 teams.

The 19-year veteran came up short in the 10-6 loss to the D-backs, yet still managed to walk right into the record books. And maybe, just maybe, the 43-year-old will get another shot at beating them next year to complete the set.

Retirement? The Mets pitcher says he wants to play at least one more season, and he hopes to surpass Hall of Famer Juan Marichal as the winningest pitcher from the Dominican Republic along the way.

“We will see,” Colon said in Spanish. “That would be a great accomplishment.”

Marichal had 243 career wins. Colon has 228 and counting.

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“I would not doubt him to do anything,” Mets manager Terry Collins said before Monday night’s series opener. “I saw him years ago in the Dominican when he was trying to make a comeback and I said, ‘God, I don’t know how he is going to do it. He’s going to have to reinvent everything,’ and yet he did it.”

Colon, who was pitching in his 500th career Major League game, …

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