Mets' Wright hit in head, suffers concussion  —  A Mets season that already  —  has spiraled out of control because of injuries turned scary on Saturday when David Wright was hit in the head by a 93-mph fastball and suffered a concussion.  —  Lying face first on the ground for more than a minute …

Nationals president Stan Kasten: ‘Very real possibility’ No. 1 draft pick Stephen Strasburg won't sign record deal  —  WASHINGTON — Nationals president Stan Kasten acknowledged Saturday there is a “very real possibility” the team will not reach an agreement with No. 1 overall draft pick …

Jake Locker signs with Angels  —  The UW quarterback was drafted in the 10th round of this year's baseball draft  —  For now, Jake Locker plans only to be a Husky in the Backfield.  But should he ever want to be an Angel in the Outfield, the opportunity will be there for him.

Has Tex locked up MVP already?  —  Is this Tweet from Tyler Kepner for real?  —  By the way, this is probably obvious by now, but Mark Teixeira's the AL MVP.  No question, as Joe Torre would say.  —  No question?  Honestly?  Maybe Kepner just means that Teixeira will win, rather than that he should win.

Lidge errors open door to Phillies' loss to Braves … ATLANTA(AP) Brad Lidge is still confident in his abilities, even as he continues to accumulate blown saves.  —  Lidge committed two errors on one play to help set up Omar Infante 's game-ending single and the Atlanta Braves rallied …

Game 117: Yankees at Mariners (with Marte update)  —  YANKEES (73-43)  —  Pitching: RHP Sergio Mitre (1-1, 7.04).  —  MARINERS (60-56)  —  Suzuki RF  —  Gutierrez CF  —  Lopez 2B  —  Griffey Jr. DH  —  Branyan 1B  —  Hannahan 3B  —  Johnson C  —  Wilson SS  —  Langerhans LF

Marlins Ink James For $1.7 Million  —  The Marlins have signed No. 18 overall pick Chad James for $1.7 million.  The 18th first-rounder to sign, James exceeded MLB's slot recommendation of $1,422,000 as well as its 2008 guideline of $1,580,000.  —  A lefthander from Yukon (Okla.) High …

Matsui notches 2,000th career hit  —  Astros infielder becomes fifth big leaguer to join Meikyukai  —  MILWAUKEE — Surrounded by Astros manager Cecil Cooper and his former manager in Japan, a smiling Kazuo Matsui carefully slipped on the blue sports coat that cemented his place among the greatest Japanese baseball players in history.

Rain sets up Sunday twin bill vs. Rockies  —  Marlins sending Volstad to mound in 1:35 p.m. ET opener  —  MIAMI — Unyielding rain caused the postponement of the Rockies-Marlins game on Saturday night at Land Shark Stadium.  —  The game will be made up as part of a double-header beginning at 1:35 p.m. ET Sunday.

You can't believe your eyes with Betancourt's defense  —  Here's the question: How much do you really see when you're watching a baseball game?  There's a point to this question ... and the point will lead to the defense of Kansas City Royals shortstop Yuniesky Betancourt.  But let's take it a bit more slowly.

Mariners Sign Franklin For $1.28 Million  —  The Mariners have signed No. 27 overall pick Nick Franklin for $1.28 million.  He's the 17th of the 32 first-rounders to sign and the fifth to get more than MLB's recommendation for his slot.  The commissioner's office's guideline was $1,161,000.

Worst Play Of His Career  —  Ichiro, we've written so many good things about you over the years that hopefully you'll forgive me for this next sentence:  —  That was the dumbest thing I've seen on a baseball field in a long, long time.  —  If you missed it, Ichiro was on second base …

NO IMMEDIATE PLANS TO RETIRE PIAZZA'S NUMBER  —  The Mets don't look like they are going to retire Mike Piazza's number any time soon.  —  HUBBUCH ON TWITTER  —  Piazza and the Mets parted ways after the 2005 season, and the superstar has been out of baseball since 2007.