Baldelli dealing with muscle ‘abnormalities’  —  Rocco Baldelli addressed his mysterious medical problems for the first time today, saying a litany of tests by doctors around the country had revealed “some type of metabolic and/or mitochondrial abnormalities.”

Ailing Mets will get Castillo back next  —  PORT ST. LUCIE - By Wednesday, there's a strong chance that Moises Alou will be the lone Mets regular still unavailable.  Luis Castillo wants to be the latest rehabbing Met to return to the depleted lineup.  —  The second baseman said he's ready …

Aches and Pains Fell Two Yankees  —  As far as we can tell, Billy Crystal, that rookie sensation wearing No. 60, is healthy.  Some more important Yankee players are a little banged up today.  —  Jason Giambi asked Manager Joe Girardi if he could skip Wednesday's trip to St. Petersburg …

WANG GETS IT RIGHT THIS TIME  —  After his atrocious outing last time, Chien-Ming Wang rebounded quite nicely yesterday.  —  Wang tossed 3 2/3 scoreless innings in the Yankees' 6-1 win over the Blue Jays yesterday at Legends Field, allowing only two hits and two walks.

Ichiro still looking for a hit  —  TUCSON, Ariz. — The nightmare continues.  —  OK, not a nightmare.  More like a curiosity, eliciting increasing levels of incredulity.  —  Ichiro hitless?  It's like Paris Hilton going dateless, Jon Stewart going quipless, Eliot Spitzer going escortless.

Name The Three Kids, Win DVD Set and Yankees Century Book  —  Update: I have just been informed by a representative of MLB that I am not allowed to give away tickets.  I am sorry for the confusion.  The Yankees Century Book will replace the tickets in the offer.

Gallardo set for next step  —  He'll throw against minor-leaguers today  —  Phoenix - Yovani Gallardo takes his first significant step this morning in the slow but steady process of rejoining the Milwaukee Brewers' starting rotation.  —  Gallardo, who had arthroscopic surgery on his left knee …

Janssen out for season with torn labrum  —  Jays' primary setup man learns of results in an MRI on Tuesday  —  DUNEDIN, Fla. — Blue Jays pitcher Casey Janssen is finished for the season.  An MRI exam revealed that the discomfort Janssen felt in his right shoulder during a bullpen session …

Cards seek help on mound  —  JUPITER, FLA. — Four days after Cardinals general manager John Mozeliak downplayed the club's search for additional starting pitching, the club reacted Tuesday to persistent questions about Joel Pineiro's right shoulder by inquiring about free agent Kyle Lohse.

Yankees, Rays brawl in Florida  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - The bad blood between the Yankees and Rays boiled over Wednesday afternoon with a benches-clearing brawl.  —  The fight started when the Yankees' Shelley Duncan lined a single over Rays third baseman Evan Longoria's head.

Still batting around those ‘Abstract’ ideas  —  FORT MYERS, Fla. - Bill James can, and will, tell you lots of things about baseball that you don't know.  That it doesn't pay, for example, for the Tampa Bay Rays to shift their defense against David Ortiz so that it looks like “a town meeting in right field.”

Beckett looks very unlikely for Japan  —  FORT MYERS, Fla. - Though the Red Sox are still stopping short of saying Josh Beckett will not pitch the season opener in Tokyo, it looks increasingly likely that the ace will miss the two games there.  —  Beckett did say that he was feeling better yesterday …

Washington Nationals launch “You Make the Call” promotion  —  The Washington Nationals today announced the launch of their “You Make the Call” promotion, as part of their effort to “Welcome Home” fans to Nationals Park.  This promotion will provide Nationals fans a unique opportunity to choose …

Righetti: Zito's new motion ‘looked good’ despite results  —  (03-12) 04:00 PDT Phoenix — There are two ways to view the windup change that Barry Zito is trying.  —  He could be criticized for experimenting at this stage of his career.  On the other hand, baseball is about adjustments.