Crasnick: Baldelli aiding Tampa Bay draft effort  —  Former 2000 first-round draft pick now scouting amateur players for Rays  —  Rocco Baldelli's new career as a troubleshooting scout for the Tampa Bay Rays got off to a shaky start this spring when he suffered a case of food poisoning that necessitated a trip to the emergency room.

Report: Daisuke Matsuzaka decides on Tommy John surgery  —  To:  —  Invalid email address  —  Add a personal message: Your e-mail:  —  Invalid email address  —  Sending your article  —  Your article has been sent.  —  Here's what Red Sox Terry Francona said earlier today when asked about Daisuke Matsuzaka:

A-Rod's cousin and named steroid mule, Yuri Sucart, spotted at Yankees hotel; MLB says it's watching  —  BY MARK FEINSAND IN OAKLAND AND CHRISTIAN RED IN NEW YORK  —  Major League Baseball is once again investigating Alex Rodriguez's relationship with the cousin he admitted two years ago was his steroid mule.

Manger Terry Collins blows up at team after 9-3 loss to Pirates  —  NEW YORK - The same old Mets finally brought out the old Terry Collins.  —  Before the seventh inning transpired Wednesday night, Citi Field seemed poised for an eventual celebration for the home team …

Yankees' Phil Hughes takes the next step in his return  —  OAKLAND, Calif. — Phil Hughes prepared as if he were pitching in an actual game.  He went through his typical pregame routine, rested for a few minutes as he would before a real start, then took the pitcher's mound.

Padres plan to take advantage of extra picks  —  With five of the first 58 selections, Draft a big day for franchise  —  SAN DIEGO — It's one thing to have the benefit of additional Draft picks to use in the First-Year Player Draft, but it's something else to have the luxury of extra picks in what is considered a very deep Draft.

Mets sell $200M minority stake  —  Ken Rosenthal has been the senior baseball writer for FOXSports.com since August 2005.  He appears weekly on MLB on FOX.  Follow him on Twitter.  — RADIO - SHOP - TICKETS - ODDS  — NFL  — MLB  — NASCAR  — NBA  — NHL  — NCAA FB

Cubs have lots of fresh faces, but product remains stale  —  Men in Cubs uniforms are walking on the grass at Wrigley Field before Wednesday's game.  I have no earthly idea who some of them are.  They could be ballplayers, coaches, self-medicated fans who have wandered onto the diamond …

MLB will not let Joyce umpire Galarraga's games  —  NEW YORK — A day before the anniversary of the game in which umpire Jim Joyce botched a call at first base that cost Armando Galarraga a perfect game, Major League Baseball confirmed that Joyce is not allowed to umpire any series …