Jeter hit on hand; X-rays negative  —  Yankees captain expected to play in Sunday's Stadium finale  —  NEW YORK — The cheers and screams that filled Yankee Stadium for most of Saturday afternoon came to a sudden stop for an instant in the ninth inning.  —  The fans seemed to collectively hold …

Marlins tattoo Myers  —  MIAMI - Brett Myers has had a tattoo on his left wrist for more than three years.  —  It hardly can be seen from home plate.  —  But the Florida Marlins had a problem with it last night at Dolphin Stadium.  So they asked the umpires to tell Myers to put on long sleeves after the second inning, which he did.

A's rally to beat Mariners again  —  OAKLAND, Calif. — The era of instant replay has made it to baseball.  —  It just hasn't made it to Seattle.  —  The Mariners had a key ninth-inning call at third base — an unreviewable call — go against them Saturday, leading the way to the club's …

Bartolo Colon bolts from bullpen  —  Club suspends pitcher  —  + Recent Articles + Recent Blog Entries + Email  —  TORONTO - Bartolo Colon decided the Dominican Republic, not the Red Sox [team stats] bullpen, was the best place to be for the remainder of the 2008 season.

Baseball's instant replay produces first reversal  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - Baseball's instant replay system produced its first reversal Friday night when Tampa Bay's Carlos Pena had a two-run double changed to a three-run homer during the fourth inning against Minnesota.

Seaver gives Mets an identity & a title  —  Tom Seaver and Gary Gentry walked back out onto the mound not long after the chaos had settled.  —  There was graffiti on the outfield wall, just next to a portion of fence that had been ripped out.  The grass was decimated, hacked up in clumps and literally carried away in the frenzy.

Good inklings abound for Baker  —  Skipper expresses optimism about future as season wraps up  —  CINCINNATI — The calendar peeled back another day in the 162-game season Saturday, and with no postseason for manager Dusty Baker and the Reds to look forward to, the skipper took a few minutes to discuss the future.

Games of the Day  —  The Red Sox send Jon Lester against Roy Halladay in Toronto as they try to clinch a spot in the playoffs.  Lester is on fire down the stretch, posting an 0.87 ERA in September.  He's struck out 20 in his last 20 2/3 innings.  Meanwhile, Halladay hasn't helped his Cy Young chances in the month.

Fuentes' likely exit quiet - and puzzling  —  Somehow, the best closer the Rockies ever had is on his way out the door with virtually no fanfare, and precious few complaints.  —  It's a little odd.  Brian Fuentes' impending departure as a free agent doesn't bring anywhere near the debate …

Milton Bradley seeks long-term contract with Texas Rangers  —  ARLINGTON — Milton Bradley generally declines interview requests.  He doesn't want the attention because, for the most part, it's usually about his off-field incidents or his constant battles with injuries.