Foulke has it his way  —  Theo Epstein must have hung up the phone and done a backflip, maybe a handspring, maybe even a cartwheel, too.  He probably put on a tutu and did pirouettes down Boylston Street to share the news with Johnny from Burger King.  —  Keith Foulke is gone.  —  Whoppers for everyone.

Dye, Crede win Silver Slugger awards  —  White Sox third baseman Joe Crede and right fielder Jermaine Dye were among 13 first-time winners of the Silver Slugger award.  —  The award honors the best offensive performers at every position in each league as voted on by managers and coaches.

Midnight express  —  Deadline draws near for Ramirez, Wood  —  Aramis Ramirez and Kerry Wood, two of only four players remaining from the 2003 division-winning Cubs, become free agents Sunday if they don't agree to new contracts by midnight Saturday.  —  Both have said they want to return …

Edmonds, Cards agree on two-year extension  —  The Cardinals took a first step toward retaining the core of their world championship team Friday by finalizing a two-year, $19 million contract extension with center fielder Jim Edmonds, the team's longest-tenured player as well as its RBI leader the past postseason.

Tigers acquire Sheffield for prospects  —  Veteran outfielder agrees to two-year extension through 2009  —  DETROIT — The Tigers' Hot Stove season search for a big-name slugger ended before the stove was really warm.  But it didn't come cheap.  —  Detroit made the first headline move …

Mets stadium: CitiField?  —  Citigroup is the likely winner for the naming rights of a new Mets stadium.  —  Shea what?  —  The Mets have struck a naming-rights deal with Citigroup for their new stadium, according to a person familiar with the situation, and the new ballpark — set to open in 2009 — will be called CitiField.

Hall might get new diamond setting  —  GM considers moving infielder to outfield  —  thaudricourt@journalsentinel.com  —  The likelihood of Bill Hall starting in the outfield for the Milwaukee Brewers on opening day 2007 increased over the past week.  And in Japan of all places.

Benson won't seek trade … The Orioles have had talks with the New York Yankees about acquiring 30-year-old pitcher Jaret Wright, according to an industry source.  The Orioles likely would have to part with a reliever in return for Wright, who has fallen out of favor in New York after two inconsistent seasons.

Wakamatsu returning to Rangers' staff  —  The Rangers' coaching staff is all but completed.  —  Don Wakamatsu, the bench coach for the last four seasons, has agreed to return to Ron Washington's staff as third base coach for 2007, general manager Jon Daniels said Friday.

Acta on verge of becoming Nats' manager  —  Mets third-base coach Manny Acta is on the verge of becoming the Nationals' new manager.  —  Acta withdrew Friday from his interview for the A's managerial opening, FOXSports.com has learned.  —  A source with knowledge of the negotiations confirmed …