Mets sign Wily Mo Pena  —  Here's the latest from the Mets:  —  FLUSHING, N.Y., April 20, 2009 - The New York Mets today announced that they have signed outfielder Wily Mo Pena to a minor league contract.  Pena will report to extended spring training in Port St. Lucie for a short …

Lowrie surgery likely in next day  —  While addressing the media after the game, Red Sox manager Terry Francona revealed that Jed Lowrie is expected to have wrist surgery in the next day or so, a procedure that will keep the shortstop out for several weeks.  —  Francona indicated that if all goes …

Pirates vs. Marlins, 4-20-09: Doumit out with wrist injury  —  Four hours to first pitch ...  Game: Pirates vs. Florida Marlins, 7:05 p.m., PNC Park.  —  Pitching: RHP Ross Ohlendorf vs. LHP Andrew Miller.  —  First-pitch forecast: Rain, 50 degrees.  Some doubts about this one.

Regular season mailbag No. 1  —  It has been a while since we've had a mailbag.  So here goes ...  Dave writes: “If it was up to you, what would you do with the Yankees' bullpen?  The back end of it looks great; the rest of it is horrible.”  —  Answer: This is what I personally would do …

Zimmermann wins big league debut  —  Delayed start does not faze rookie right-hander  —  WASHINGTON — After a two-hour, 10-minute rain delay, rookie right-hander Jordan Zimmermann threw his first big league pitch at 9:15 p.m. ET on Monday.  From that point on, he was solid, as the Nationals edged the Braves, 3-2, at Nationals Park.

Ethier named NL Player of the Week  —  Outfielder's scorching bat paces perfect Dodgers  —  Dodgers outfielder Andre Ethier on Monday was named National League Player of the Week presented by Bank of America for April 13-19.  —  Ethier, who led the league with 12 RBIs last week …

PADRES: SS Cabrera has broken hand, so team reacquires Burke  —  The Padres learned Monday that backup shortstop Everth Cabrera has a broken hamate bone in his left hand and will miss at least two months.  Then they arranged to reacquire utility player Chris Burke, a player they traded …

Mets decide not to erase Doc Gooden's name at Citi Field … Responding to a backlash from fans and the concerns of one of their former star players, the Mets announced Monday night that they will find an appropriate place for a section of wall that Dwight Gooden spontaneously autographed last week.

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YANKEES ‘MASCOT’ FORCED TO BEG FOR TICKETS  —  Freddy “Sez” Schuman, the one-eyed, cookware-clanking octogenarian who's been an unofficial pinstripe mascot for 22 seasons was forced to panhandle for tickets at the new Yankee Stadium this past weekend.  —  In years past Schuman …

Minor League Transactions  —  This time: April 11-18  —  Previous installment: April 4-10  —  Arizona Diamondbacks  —  Recalled: RHP Bobby Korecky  —  Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Billy Buckner  —  Atlanta Braves  —  Released: 1B Ryan Voelkel  —  Recalled: RHP James Parr, LHP Jo-Jo Reyes

Phils rained out; Manuel has concerns  —  Club not yet in sync this year due to off-field distractions  —  PHILADELPHIA — The Phillies said the right things in Spring Training.  —  They would not become complacent.  They would continue to work hard and try to defend their World Series championship.

Demetri Martin swings at ‘Moneyball’  —  Comic to star opposite Brad Pitt in Soderbergh pic  —  Columbia Pictures and director Steven Soderbergh have set Demetri Martin to star alongside Brad Pitt in “Moneyball,” the adaptation of the Michael Lewis book about ballplayer-turned-Oakland Athletics g.m.