Times wires
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
NEW YORK — The Mets are certain they will not trade star SS Jose Reyes before the July 31 nonwaiver deadline, ESPN.com reported Wednesday.
Reyes, 28, who can become a free agent after this season, entered Wednesday leading the National League in batting average (.355), hits (126) and triples (15). He also has 30 steals despite missing 12 games with a hamstring injury.
New York faces an uncertain financial future because of a lawsuit filed by the trustee of victims of the Bernard Madoff Ponzi scheme. That has led to speculation that it would not be able to afford Reyes.
But the Mets remain in negotiations to sell a minority share of the team. They have traded closer Francisco Rodriguez and likely will trade CF Carlos Beltran before the deadline.
Jeter show: The documentary about Derek Jeter's pursuit of career hit No. 3,000 will premiere July 28. Major League Baseball Productions followed the Yankees SS for a one-hour HBO special called Derek Jeter 3K. The documentary includes new interviews with family, friends and teammates, including Jeter's girlfriend, Minka Kelly, and Yankees managing general partner Hal Steinbrenner.
Cardinals: Manager Tony La Russa did not start 1B Albert Pujols in order to avoid Mets knuckleballer R.A. Dickey. He fouled out as a pinch-hitter in the eighth against Pedro Beato.
Dodgers: Hitting coach Jeff Pentland was fired. Los Angeles has scored 353 runs, better than only San Diego in the National League.
Giants: 3B Pablo Sandoval didn't start because of tightness in his right quadriceps and is day to day.
Indians: LF Travis Buck sat a night after being hit in the head by a pitch. He showed no signs of a concussion. But the team will wait to put him back in the lineup because he sustained one each in 2008 and 2009 while with Oakland.
Mets: LF Jason Bay left in the fourth with a tight right hamstring. His status is unknown.
Tigers: 3B Wilson Betemit was acquired from the Royals for two Class A prospects. Betemit hit .281 in 57 games but lost playing time when touted prospect Mike Moustakas was called up from Triple A. Tigers president Dave Dombrowski said Betemit will replace Brandon Inge as the everyday third baseman. Inge is hitting .177 with one homer in 70 games.
Twins: Manager Ron Gardenhire, who has been fighting a viral infection for the past few weeks, left Wednesday's game early. Bench coach Scott Ullger took over. The team said Gardenhire's status will be updated today.
No No-hitter: The Triple-A Pacific Coast League nullified a no-hitter thrown by Omaha's Luis Mendoza by changing a ninth-inning error to a double. Monday, Memphis' Tyler Greene hit a ball to deep leftfield that was misplayed by David Lough. Lough initially was given an error, but the official scorer changed it to a hit shortly after the game. An hour later, the play was again ruled an error. Wednesday, the league said it awarded Greene, part of the Cardinals organization, a double after reviewing replays and speaking with officials who were at the game. Mendoza, 27, part of the Royals organization, has appeared in 36 major-league games, the last in 2010.
Source: http://www.tampabay.com/sports/mets-reportedly-wont-trade-reyes/1181570
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