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.

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.

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 …

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

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.

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 …

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 …

Zimmerman plays three innings in Florida  —  WASHINGTON — Third baseman Ryan Zimmerman returned to action Wednesday, playing three innings in an extended Spring Training game in Viera, Fla.  —  Zimmerman, on the disabled list with an abdominal strain, planned on playing only three innings in the contest …

Dr. Damon Noto On Stem Cell Surgery: “You've just seen the tip of the iceberg here.  This is really going to explode.  —  Dr. Damon Noto is one of five doctors in the United State that performs the surgery that Yankees right-hander Bartolo Colon underwent last offseason to repair damaged ligaments …