Mets seriously considering changes … Willie Randolph's status as Mets manager is extremely tenuous now.  General manager Omar Minaya is seriously considering changing managers and at least a couple of the team's coaches, sources told SI.com.  —  A Mets official indicated that nothing …

Sources: MLB working to start replay this season  —  Major League Baseball is attempting to institute instant replay on home-run calls before the end of this season, according to two sources familiar with those discussions.  However, in order to accomplish that, MLB still needs to settle …

Yanks Would Have Interest in Sabathia  —  OAKLAND, Calif. — A painful swing by the Cleveland Indians' Víctor Martínez on Wednesday could have significant ramifications for the Yankees.  An elbow injury to Martínez all but ended the Indians' flickering playoff hopes …

Would Griffey consider being dealt to surprising Rays? … Those who know Ken Griffey Jr. know that nothing is more important than family to the newest member of baseball's 600-home run club.  Now Griffey, a longtime resident of the Orlando, Fla. area, is telling friends he's monitoring …

Baseball a big part of Russert's life  —  ‘Meet the Press’ host was board member of Hall of Fame  —  Tim Russert, the host of NBC's “Meet the Press” and a board member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame, collapsed and died at work on Friday after suffering an apparent heart attack.  He was 58.

Martinez, Barfield headed to DL  —  CLEVELAND — The Indians got the news on catcher Victor Martinez and second baseman Josh Barfield on Thursday, and it was bad news on both fronts.  —  Martinez (right elbow inflammation) and Barfield (left middle finger sprain) are both headed to the 15-day disabled list …

Significant damage found in Smoltz's shoulder … ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta Braves pitcher John Smoltz says he still hopes to pitch again following shoulder surgery.  —  Smoltz said Friday that doctors found significant damage in his right shoulder during the surgery earlier this week.

Spilborghs' potential puts others on bench  —  Ryan Spilborghs' promotion could have ramifications.  —  With Spilborghs set to receive a string of at-bats in center field, that has created uncertainty regarding the future of backups Willy Taveras and Scott Podsednik.

Heat is on Loaiza if he can't bring the heat  —  DETROIT — Veteran right- hander Esteban Loaiza has been full of surprises for the White Sox.  —  They were surprised to find out he hadn't been working out or throwing before they signed him to a free-agent contract June 4.

Prospectus Hit List: Comebacks, Snappy and Otherwise by Jay Jaffe  —  So Sori: Rough stuff for the Cubs, who may lose Alfonso Soriano for six weeks due to a broken metacarpal.  Since coming back from a calf strain on May 1, Soriano had been on a .323/.368/.639 tear with 13 homers …

Matsui feeling grand against A's  —  Slugger's birthday slam supports Pettitte's gem in Oakland  —  OAKLAND — Hideki Matsui celebrated his birthday in style, providing a very special gift for the Yankees.  —  Matsui's sixth-inning grand slam lifted New York to a 4-1 victory on Thursday …

Doumit walks the walk in walloping Washington  —  Third game in row with a home run boosts Pirates, 7-5  —  It is one thing to pipe up, as Ryan Doumit did four days ago after the Pirates' tumultuous takedown of the Arizona Diamondbacks, brashly declaring, “We let 'em know we weren't going to be pushed around in our own house.”

Papelbon: Red Sox not finished paying back Rays  —  Over?  Did you say over?  —  The Red Sox-Rays rivalry has turned into one of Major League Baseball's nastier feuds.  And even after multiple suspensions for the teams' last dust-up, in which brushback pitches and punches were thrown …

Letter: A special visit to Yankee game  —  I attended the Yankees' game last Friday with my wife Joan, my son Eric, and his girl Sandy Sequeira.  —  We initially thought the evening's highlight would be the models of Yankee Stadium given out to fans.  Little did we know what was in store for us.