MACKANIN, SVEUM TO BE INTERVIEWED THIS WEEK  —  According to a major league source, the Red Sox will interview Phillies bench coach Pete Mackanin and Milwaukee hitting coach Dale Sveum for the Sox' managerial opening early this week.  The two represent the first candidates to be interviewed for the position.

Lopez, Giants agree to two-year contract  —  The Giants have agreed to a two-year, $8.5 million contract with reliever Javier Lopez, who will receive $4.25 million per in 2012 and '13.  —  The deal, first reported by The Associated Press on Sunday afternoon, has yet to be officially announced by the team.

Hundreds of Thousands at Cardinals Parade, Rally  —  ST. LOUIS (AP) — A red sea of fans jammed downtown St. Louis Sunday to honor the World Series champion Cardinals and send a clear message to Albert Pujols: Please stay.  —  An official crowd estimate was not immediately available …

Sabathia to opt out of Yankees contract, become free agent … Left-hander CC Sabathia plans to opt out of his long-term contract with the Yankees by the Monday night deadline and become a free agent, SI.com has learned.  —  Sabathia, 31, has four years worth $92 million left on his current seven-year …

Official free agency list  —  Here is the official free-agency list supplied by the union ...  Atlanta Braves  —  Gonzalez, Alex  —  Linebrink, Scott  —  Nate McLouth  —  Nate McLouth  —  #13 CF  —  Atlanta Braves  —  2011 STATS  — GM81  — HR4  — RBI16  — R35

Rangers begin a new World Series dream  —  AM ET

Ortiz in position to field offers as a first baseman?  —  David Ortiz has told friends that he'd like a three-year deal from the Red Sox to be their designated hitter.  —  The chances of the Sox committing to a 36-year-old player for that long appear slim, though a compromise of two years isn't out of the realm of possibility.

‘Field of Dreams’ property sold  —  DYERSVILLE, Iowa — The sprawling eastern Iowa cornfields made famous by the movie “Field of Dreams” are being sold to a company that will preserve the site's baseball legacy, the owners announced Sunday.  —  Don and Becky Lansing said they have accepted …

Brewers decline options on K-Rod, Betancourt  —  MILWAUKEE — Reliever Francisco Rodriguez and shortstop Yuniesky Betancourt on Sunday joined a list of Brewers free agents that has grown to eight.  Both players had options for 2012 — Rodriguez's a mutual option and Betancourt's controlled by the club — that were not exercised.