Yankees calling up Montero  —  The Yankees were still working through some issues involving which players to call up Thursday when rosters expand.  But there were three players not in dispute: Jesus Montero is going to be promoted, and Manuel Banuelos and Dellin Betances will not be, The Post has learned.

Frank McCourt is offered $1.2 billion for Dodgers  —  The all-cash bid comes from Bill Burke, founder of the L.A. Marathon, plus 'state-owned investment institutions of the People's Republic of China' and unidentified American investors, a letter sent to Frank McCourt says.

Einhorn seeks route to full Mets ownership  —  Hedge-fund titan David Einhorn wants a clear path to becoming principal owner of the Mets.  —  Einhorn is pushing Major League Baseball baseball to pre-approve him as an owner of the baseball franchise, even though it will be five years …

Guyer to be promoted, Ruggiano activated  —  The Rays have confirmed they will call up OF Brandon Guyer from Triple-A Durham when rosters are expanded on Thursday and will activate OF Justin Ruggiano off the DL.  —  Guyer, acquired from the Cubs in the Matt Garza deal, hit .

Florida Marlins pitcher Josh Johnson will not make another start this year  —  RHP Josh Johnson will try to throw off a mound in the next day or two, but the Marlins are not expecting him to make another start for them this year, according to baseball operations president Larry Beinfest.

Brett Lawrie leads Blue Jays to 8-6 win over Orioles  —  BALTIMORE - Brett Lawrie hit a tiebreaking two-run homer in the eighth inning, Yunel Escobar had his second straight four-hit game, and the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Baltimore Orioles 8-6 Thursday.

‘Impressive’ Trout learning to adapt on fly  —  SEATTLE — Baseball, you hear every day in every clubhouse in the Major Leagues, is a game of adjustments.  Mike Trout clearly has taken the message to heart.  —  In the course of his second full professional season, having turned 20 just 24 days ago …

Jose Reyes tries to avoid talk of batting race with Ryan Braun, scores go-ahead run in Mets' 3-2 win  —  The constant texts from friends, with their real-time updates about Ryan Braun's at-bats, make it impossible for Jose Reyes to forget that he is striving for the first batting title in Mets history.

Dodgers third baseman Casey Blake to have neck surgery  —  Casey Blake, the straight-shooting, hard-working, likable third baseman, has decided to call it a season.  And perhaps a career?  —  Blake finally succumbed to the neck injury that has plagued him for the last two months …

Royals score four in seventh, earn split with Tigers  —  DETROIT — Jeff Francoeur homered for his 1,000th career hit and drove in three runs, and the Kansas City Royals outlasted the Detroit Tigers 11-8 Thursday to salvage a split of their four-game series.

Cubs GM dial spins to Billy Beane after Ricketts trip spawns speculation  —  Starlin Castro steals second in the third, but gave the Cubs a scare when his hamstring cramped.  Marcio Jose Sanchez~AP  —  SAN FRANCISCO — When Cubs chairman Tom Ricketts showed up at AT&T Park in San Francisco …

Indians Outfielder Choo Back on DL  —  CLEVELAND (AP) — Outfielder Shin-Soo Choo has been placed on the 15-day disabled list by the Cleveland Indians, yet another injury for the team to contend overcome.  —  Choo, who injured his side last week while making a check swing, will be making his second trip to the DL.

K-Rod deal complete, Mets get Rosario & Herrera  —  The Mets will get Adrian Rosario and Daniel Ray Herrera as the players-to-be-named-later in the deal that sent Francisco Rodriguez to the Brewers, according to Adam McCalvy of MLB.com.  —  Spanning 106 games in relief during 2009 and 2010 for the Reds …

Newberg Report: Alfaro poised behind plate  —  Colombian catcher makes stateside debut with Spokane  —  Part 21 in a season-long series projecting a hypothetical 25-man roster made up solely of prospects from the Rangers' Minor League system.  —  The Rangers were uncharacteristically quiet …