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.

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

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 …

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.

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.

Report: Giants' Javier Lopez to re-sign  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Left-handed reliever Javier Lopez has agreed to an $8.5 million, two-year contract to stay with the San Francisco Giants, a person with knowledge of the negotiations told The Associated Press on Sunday.  —  Lopez

Angels appear to give new GM a power boost  —  ANAHEIM - Jerry Dipoto took over as the Angels' new general manager Saturday, armed with some resources his predecessor Tony Reagins never had - a big-league playing career in his past and a five-year commitment from Angels owner Arte Moreno.

What you need to know about today's Cardinals parade  —  The parade to honor the Cardinals starts at 4 p.m. Sunday at 18th and Market streets downtown, after the Rams game.  It heads east on Market, turns south on Seventh Street and ends at Busch Stadium.  —  THE FORECAST

‘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 …

In Texas Rangers vs. St. Louis Cardinals World Series, it's a field of screams  —  Mistake-field series epitomizes game's thin talent base  —  The hard truth for baseball is this just-completed World Series - which so many in the media have been eager to call a “classic” …

Yankees' expanded scouting is a key resource during offseason  —  NEW YORK — Upon joining the Yankees' scouting department, Billy Eppler gravitated toward lifelong baseball men, eager to learn from former general manager Gene Michael and longtime scout Bill Livesey.