Report: Papelbon says wife threatened at parade  —  Red Sox closer Jonathan Papelbon blamed the New York media for creating a firestorm that resulted in his pregnant wife being threatened on Tuesday.  —  MLB.com reported that during a red carpet parade for the All-Star Game that went …

Mets' Citi Field likely to be 2013 All-Star site  —  With Yankee Stadium taking the national spotlight this week, the Mets can take solace in the fact that they'll be enjoying a similar platform five years from now - for their new home, Citi Field.  —  The Mets, who are bidding farewell …

Selig says tie not an option … NEW YORK — Baseball commissioner Bud Selig admitted he worried about Tuesday night's long-running All-Star Game dragging even deeper into extra innings, and the All-Star managers running out of pitchers.  But Selig didn't worry that there might be a second tied All-Star game under his watch.

Mets Wright was willing (and ready) to pitch in the 16th inning … NEW YORK - Would you ever think to see David Wright racing out of the same bullpen where Mariano Rivera carved a Hall of Fame career?  —  Why not.  There were already enough crazy things that happened last night at Yankee Stadium …

John Donovan: Thankfully, we had a winner … NEW YORK — By the time baseball's annual All-Star extravaganza blew its way past Tuesday evening and into Wednesday, the “Who” of the matter quickly gave way to the “If.”  As the managers reached into the recesses of their bullpens and exhausted …

Night turns Young: Texas 2B delivers win in 15  —  NEW YORK - It was just after 10 p.m., almost four hours before the end of what would turn into the longest All-Star Game in history, when Manny Ramirez [stats] walked past a throng of cameras, through the bowels of Yankee Stadium, and off into the seasons second half.

Takashi Saito is out at least six weeks  —  Closer has a sprained ligament in his right elbow.  —  With leading hitter Rafael Furcal and opening day starter Brad Penny already on the disabled list, the Dodgers learned Tuesday that they will be without closer Takashi Saito until at least late August.

Report: Receipts show HGH shipment to Clemens  —  Report: Evidence Exists Of HGH Shipments To Clemens  —  NEW YORK — Convicted steroid distributor Kirk Radomski handed over shipping receipts to federal investigators for a package of human growth hormone that he claims he sent to Roger Clemens' home …