HIGH'JINX' HITS YANKEES  —  CREW SABOTEUR  —  The new Yankee Stadium may be cursed!  —  A devilish Boston fan working on a concrete crew at the $1.3 billion stadium covertly buried a Red Sox T-shirt under what will become the visiting team's locker room to jinx the Yanks, two construction work ers told The Post yester day.

Rays pitcher Reyes slugged, Tased, arrested at Tampa bar  —  Rays pitcher Al Reyes, left, talks with Manager Joe Maddon, before Friday's game against Baltimore.  [James Borchuck, Times]  —  TAMPA — Tampa Police arrested Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Al Reyes early this morning …

Bondy: Mets-Phils rivalry what Mets-Braves used to be  —  He was safe.  He was out.  It could have gone either way at the plate, the way it can go either way between these two teams in the standings, all the way to October.  —  “Safe,” Jose Reyes declared afterward.  “Yes.

Now Starting for the Mets: Nelson Figueroa, King of Quadruple-A  —  While Nelson Figueroa, scheduled to make his first start for the Mets on Friday night, may be unknown to most American fans, observers from Mexico to the Dominican Republic to Taiwan know the 33-year-old journeyman pitcher as an ace.

Myers vows to come out smokin' against Cubs  —  NEW YORK - Brett Myers hasn't been himself in his first two starts this season.  —  He hasn't shown his fastball as much.  He hasn't been his aggressive self.  —  “I'm closing for nine innings tomorrow,” said Myers, who will start tonight …

MLB, union formalize new drug policy  —  Deal creates independent administrator, increases testing  —  Major League Baseball and the Players Association have agreed to an enhanced drug policy that enacts all of the recommendations made by former Sen. George Mitchell in his report that analyzed …

Injury bug bites infield  —  Lowell on DL; Cora hurts elbow … As of yesterday, the Sox had yet to place Kyle Snyder [stats] on waivers, and there were indications that they were looking to trade the right-hander.  Among the teams interested in Snyder, who was designated for assignment Sunday, are the Tigers, Rays and Phillies.

Horne to the disabled list  —  Just bounced text messages back and forth with Alan Horne.  —  The MRI showed a slight tear of his right biceps and he's going back to Tampa to rehab the injury.  Horne said he wasn't sure how long he would be out, but the damage isn't to a ligament, which seems like good news.

Jeter to remain on the shelf  —  Brian Cashman was WEEI in Boston today and said that Derek Jeter would likely not play until the Yankees get to Tampa.  —  Given how cold it is here and the probability of rain, that makes sense.  —  No word on yet on Jorge Posada's status.

Horne Escapes Without ‘Long-Term’ Injury  —  It was startling for the Yankees on Thursday when Alan Horne, one of the team's best pitching prospects, had to leave his start for Class AAA Scranton/Wilkes-Barre after two innings with a biceps injury.  It turns out that the injury is not too severe.

Piniella hints Hill's on thin ice  —  Skipper implies rotation shuffle would be option  —  PITTSBURGH — Cubs starter Rich Hill's three poor innings and reliever Jon Lieber's 4 1/3 scoreless innings Thursday against the Pittsburgh Pirates might be raising ideas about how to fix what's wrong with the pitching staff.