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.

Niemann to debut in bigs on Sunday  —  Rays hope 2004 first-rounder will patch up injured rotation  —  ST. PETERSBURG — Jeff Niemann will make his Major League debut Sunday against the Orioles.  —  According to team spokesman Rick Vaughn, Niemann was expected to arrive Friday night …

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]  —  Update, 9:50 p.m. Reyes came in to pitch in Friday's game, got the final two outs of the eighth inning …

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 …

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.

Dontrelle Willis leaves game with injury  —  CHICAGO - The news about the Tigers' pitching staff is not getting any better.  —  Dontrelle Willis took the mound against the Chicago White Sox tonight, needing to show improved command after walking seven batters in his Detroit debut.

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 …

Arizona LHP Davis surgery successful  —  PHOENIX (AP)—Arizona left-hander Doug Davis could return from thyroid cancer and pitch in four to six weeks, the doctor who performed the surgery said Friday.  —  Dr. Bob Evani said the survival rate for this type of cancer is near 100 percent.

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.

Twins recall Liriano from Triple-A for Sunday start  —  KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Minnesota Twins recalled left-hander Francisco Liriano on Friday, and he's expected to make his first start after missing all of last season because of elbow surgery Sunday against the Kansas City Royals.

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.

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.