A-Rod youngest in history to 600 homers  —  Historic drive comes off Jays' Marcum after prolonged drought  —  NEW YORK — There was little doubt off the bat.  —  With 47,659 fans filling the seats, Derek Jeter on first base, two outs and a 2- count against Toronto's Shaun Marcum …

GREENBERG-RYAN WIN TEXAS RANGERS AUCTION AFTER CUBAN-CRANE CONCEDE  —  THIS IS BREAKING NEWS...  In a flurry of bids at auction that ran late into Weds. night and early Thurs. morning, the group led by Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban and Houston businessman Jim Crane approached William Snyder …

Buzz: Latest news from around the horn  —  Fox Sports  —  AUG. 5 NEWS AND NOTES  —  Carlos Delgado suddenly could be in demand.  —  The White Sox are showing interest in the free-agent slugger, major-league sources say, and the Red Sox, Rockies and Mariners are among Delgado's other possible fits.

Royals Designate Jose Guillen For Assignment  —  The Royals designated Jose Guillen for assignment, according to Bob Dutton of the Kansas City Star (on Twitter).  The team, which called up Philip Humber in a corresponding move, now has ten days to determine Guillen's future.

Red Sox Tried To Re-Acquire Justin Masterson  —  The Red Sox tried to reacquire Justin Masterson before the July 31st trade deadline, according to the MLB Network's Peter Gammons on Twitter.  The Indians, who obtained Masterson from Boston in the 2009 Victor Martinez deal …

Report: New York Mets owner Fred Wilpon says GM Omar Minaya will be back next season  —  New York Mets principal owner Fred Wilpon said Thursday that Omar Minaya will remain general manager beyond this season.  —  While in East Hartford, Conn., for an announcement of a partnership between …

Mets source: team willing to negotiate Jose Reyes extension in lieu of exercising $11 million option  —  ATLANTA - Jose Reyes signed his first big contract with the Mets in August of 2006, but the shortstop will have to wait until this winter for a potential extension.

(2 of 2)  —  The Nationals are under contract to play at 8,100-seat Space Coast Stadium through Dec. 31, 2017.  If they default on their lease and leave Viera, the club must reimburse the county for Space Coast Stadium construction-bond payments until another team moves in, said Shannon Wilson, assistant county attorney.

Dome run!  Twins' Kubel hits go-ahead single off catwalk  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Jason Kubel's (FSY) two-out popup clanked off a catwalk high above Tropicana Field and fell near the pitcher's mound for a go-ahead single in the ninth inning, a true dome run that sent the Minnesota Twins past the Tampa Bay Rays 8-6 Thursday.

Brown helps banged up Phillies keep winning, dispatch Marlins  —  MIAMI (AP) — Rookie Domonic Brown (FSY) says he's starting to feel comfortable as a big leaguer and it's showing.  —  Brown drove in three runs, Kyle Kendrick (FSY) pitched six effective innings and the Philadelphia Phillies beat …

Dunn homers twice as Nats down D-Backs  —  Sports Network  —  Phoenix, AZ (Sports Network) - Adam Dunn hit a pair of home runs to pace the Washington Nationals to a 7-2 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks in the third of four games at Chase Field.  —  Dunn finished with three hits …

USSM Goes To Safeco 2010  —  You didn't think we were going to let a little thing like a terrible team stop us from having another USSM/LL event at Safeco Field again, did you?  Of course not.  Jeff Sullivan, Matthew Carruth, and I (and hopefully Derek...) are making our annual trip to the park …