Hedge Fund Manager Negotiating Minority Stake in Mets  —  By RICHARD SANDOMIR and ANDREW ROSS SORKIN  —  David Einhorn, the hedge fund manager, is in exclusive negotiations to buy a minority stake in the Mets, the team confirmed Thursday.  —  The Mets have settled on selling less …

Star catcher Buster Posey likely out for year  —  SAN FRANCISCO—Giants star catcher Buster Posey is likely out for the season with a fractured bone in his lower left leg suffered during a collision at home plate with Florida's Scott Cousins.  —  The Giants announced Thursday that Posey …

Bailey leaves start early with shoulder spasm  —  PHILADELPHIA — Reds starting pitcher Homer Bailey was headed back to Cincinnati Thursday afternoon after he suffered a right shoulder spasm during a 10-4 loss to the Phillies.  —  Bailey allowed four runs and five hits with one intentional walk and two strikeouts for a no-decision.

Red Sox beat Tigers 14-1 for 11th win in 13 games  —  DETROIT - Jacoby Ellsbury [stats] hit a three-run homer in a five-run second inning, and the hot-hitting Boston Red Sox [team stats] went on to rout the Detroit Tigers 14-1 in an eight-inning, rain-shortened game Thursday.

Speculation about Bautista is unfair  —  It's pretty much understood that mainstream baseball writers botched the early coverage of players' steroid use.  Some of my columns for The (Baltimore) Sun in the late 1990s were downright embarrassing — not willfully ignorant, but sadly naïve.

Morrow looks to get Jays back to .500 against White Sox  —  The Sports Network  —  (Sports Network) - After falling below .500 thanks to a second straight series loss, the Toronto Blue Jays look to rebound this evening in the opener of a four-game series against the Chicago White Sox at Rogers Centre.

Angels' Kendrick to DL; team signs Russell Branyan  —  The Angels placed infielder/outfielder Howie Kendrick on the 15-day disabled list because of a right hamstring strain before Thursday's game against the Oakland Athletics.  —  In a corresponding move, the Angels signed free-agent …

Frank McCourt tells MLB he expects to meet Dodgers' payroll next week  —  If so, Dodgers owner could stave off prospect of Major League Baseball's seizing the team.  —  Dodgers owner Frank McCourt could buy more time to secure a potential broadcast deal with Fox if he makes the team's payroll on Tuesday.

Reddick recalled; McDonald on DL  —  DETROIT — OF Josh Reddick was recalled from Pawtucket today.  OF Darnell McDonald is on the disabled list.  —  McDonald has a sore left quad.  With J.D. Drew out for a few days with a tight hamstring, the Sox wanted coverage in the outfield.

Outfield where the big bats roam in this Draft  —  There's been quite a bit written about the lack of bats in the upper echelons of this Draft class.  Overall, that might be true, but the one place a case could be made for some depth is in the outfield.  —  There are a pair of college outfielders …

Nationals vs. Brewers: Milwaukee completes sweep, 6-4  —  MILWAUKEE - Wednesday afternoon, in the corner of a quiet clubhouse, Jayson Werth sat in a chair, left knee wrapped in ice, hand on his chin.  With a 6-4 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers, the Washington Nationals had sunk to their lowest point …