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 …

Florida Marlins SS Hanley Ramirez considering offseason surgery on ailing left shoulder  —  UPDATE: Marlins just texted an update on Hanley's MRI: “Left shoulder instability.  Willl discuss treatment options with Dr. (Lee) Kaplan this weekend.'  —  Hanley Ramirez is considering off-season surgery …

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 …

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 .

Drew will be out at least a few more days  —  J.D. Drew had what amounts to a slight hairline fracture on the knuckle of his right middle finger and will need longer than a few days to come back.  Terry Francona did not discount the idea of Drew needing to play in a minor league game or two before being activated off the disabled list.

Jurrjens plans to see specialist after MRI shows bone bruise  —  ATLANTA — Braves right-hander Jair Jurrjens said Thursday he plans to see a specialist after an MRI on his ailing right knee showed a bone bruise.  —  Jurrjens' lingering soreness is another cause for concern for the Braves …

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 …

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.

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 …

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.