Soriano Says He'll Play Left All Season  —  JUPITER, Fla., March 22 — Washington Nationals Manager Frank Robinson said Wednesday morning that newly acquired slugger Alfonso Soriano has agreed to play the outfield not only in the afternoon's spring training game against the St. Louis Cardinals, but for the rest of the season.

YANKEES 5, RED SOX 4  —  Yankees at the plate: Luis Garcia smacked a two-run home run to left field in the seventh inning off Red Sox reliever David Riske to snap a 3-3 deadlock.  Bernie Williams homered in the second inning, blasting a solo shot against Jonathan Papelbon.  It was Williams' first homer of the spring.

Lefty Logan good bet to make roster  —  TUCSON, Ariz. — What started as a long shot is now becoming reality as the White Sox are prepared to break camp with 21-year-old Boone Logan on the 25-man roster.  —  According to one Sox source, unless Logan has a complete meltdown …

Book: Sheff injected steroids  —  "Game of Shadows," the explosive new book that puts together a damning dossier on Barry Bonds' steroid usage, also offers some new details of Gary Sheffield's relationship with the slugger and performance-enhancing drugs.  —  Specifically, Sheffield …

Ponson named Cards' fifth starter  —  Wainwright has chance to make St. Louis bullpen  —  JUPITER, Fla. — The Cardinals officially dubbed Sidney Ponson as their fifth starter on Wednesday over rookie right-handers Anthony Reyes and Adam Wainwright.  The announcement confirmed a direction …

Net gain of Met gains could be pennant  —  Overhaul addressed every need, but might have created one  —  • Mets Spring Training report: 350K  —  • Wright holds key to Mets lineup balance  —  • Mets' Pelfrey pounds on big-league door  —  Last season, while the Mets …

QB Brooks agrees on two-year deal with Raiders … Unrestricted free agent quarterback Aaron Brooks, the former New Orleans starter released last week after the Saints signed Drew Brees, has reached agreement with the Oakland Raiders on a two-year contract.  —  Financial details of the contract …

Notes: Izturis has timetable for return  —  Gagne looks just fine to former teammate Lo Duca  —  • Quiet bats hurt solid Tomko, Dodgers  —  • For Donnelly, 'the chicken runs at midnight'  —  PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — Cesar Izturis now has a tentative timetable to return to game action.

Mariners' third-inning efforts not enough  —  Seattle drops to 7-12 in Cactus League play  —  ROYALS 4, MARINERS 1  —  Mariners at the plate: Ex-Royal Raul Ibanez went hitless in three at-bats, ending his hitting streak at 11 games.  He entered the game at .500 (17-for-34).

In their wildest dreams  —  Making The Show as an announcer is a real long shot  —  A few million kids sit in front of a few million TV sets on a dusty summer's day and dream of becoming big league ballplayers.  They're leaping up against the walls of their rooms and robbing imaginary hitters of home runs …

Giants remembering '06 quake  —  SAN FRANCISCO — A dozen or so survivors of San Francisco's 1906 earthquake will be throwing out the first pitches when the Giants return to AT&T Park for the team's home opener against Atlanta on April 6.  —  The centenarians are expected to be escorted onto …

Notes: Dominguez out in rotation battle  —  Volquez still in mix, but Dickey has next chance to impress  —  • Rangers' Young sympathizes with Soriano  —  PHOENIX — Juan Dominguez crashed and burned his way out of the Rangers' rotation on Wednesday.  —  Edinson Volquez wasn't much better but is still in the mix.