Yankees, Rays disciplined  —  Discipline has been issued to six members of the New York Yankees and Tampa Bay Rays as a result of the bench-clearing incident that occurred during the top of the second inning of their Wednesday, March 12th Spring Training game at Progress Energy Park, Home of Al Lang Field, in St. Petersburg, Florida.

Pena likely out a month  —  The results from Wily Mo Pena's MRI are back, and they reveal what many in the organization suspected yesterday.  It is a Grade 2 strain of the left oblique.  A club spokesman — delivering the report from the medical staff — said it was a “significant tear of the muscle …

Sports bloggers weave a tangled web  —  Y ears ago, the only way sports fans could have their voices heard by the masses was calling a talk-radio show or writing a letter to the editor.  —  But expanding technology has provided myriad forums to vent and opine — whether it's launching blogs …

Jon Heyman: Rangers struck out for Santana and Hunter  —  Also in the Daily Scoop...  SURPRISE, Ariz. — Several weeks before Johan Santana went to the Mets, the Texas Rangers came very close to making a blockbuster trade for the superstar pitcher, people familiar with those talks say.

Red Sox tag Leicester, Sarfate in O's rain-shortened loss  —  Leicester surrenders two long home runs; Sarfate retires just one of six Boston batters  —  FORT MYERS, Fla. - Jon Leicester is viewed as a long shot to win the Orioles' fifth starter competition, so the last thing he can afford to do is let a good opportunity slip away.

Byrd-to-Cubs deal not dead yet  —  Texas outfielder's slow spring doesn't deter potential suitors  —  SURPRISE, Ariz. — Rangers outfielder Marlon Byrd has one outspoken supporter.  His name is manager Ron Washington and that support hasn't wavered, despite Byrd's slow start this spring.

Trembley tries wooing two big Birds back to nest  —  Ripken open to manager's request; B. Robinson not interested in role with team  —  FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Orioles manager Dave Trembley received commitments from four of the organization's former players to work as spring instructors this year …

Mets top prospect Martinez a keeper  —  PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — He's the great Mets hope — the prospect New York refused to trade, not even for arguably the best pitcher in the major leagues.  —  He's the anti-Lastings Milledge — a young man who has earned the veterans' respect with his hard work and humble nature.

More reaction from the Yanks (with audio)  —  Brian Cashman: “I'll take 25 Shelley Duncans.  How about that?”  —  Derek Jeter: “If I were Shelley I wouldn't change the way I play the game.  There's no reason to change the way he plays the game.”  —  Here's the audio from Shelley Duncan's interview.