Castillo Is Fighting for Roster Spot  —  JUPITER, Fla., March 22 — Alfonso Soriano wasn't the only player to return to Washington Nationals camp after a stint playing for the Dominican Republic in the World Baseball Classic.  Wednesday, when Soriano made his debut in left field …

Heilman not really worried  —  PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — Aaron Heilman can't do much more to prove he deserves the fifth starter's job.  But that will be of little consolation if the Mets decide to bump him to the bullpen in favor of Brian Bannister, and that remains possible with only 11 days left before the season opener.

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 …

Ailing bullpen fuels trade talk  —  Thomson may be on block in exchange for relief help  —  Macay McBride and Blaine Boyer could join John Foster on the disabled list to start the season, adding more urgency to the Braves' efforts to trade for bullpen help before opening day.

And a Great Joy Visited the Team  —  Jupiter aligned with Mars here on Wednesday afternoon.  Harmony and understanding, sympathy and trust abounded.  No more falsehoods or derisions.  Dude, it was weirder than an "Age of Aquarius" acid flashback.  Why, the park was so blissed out that Alfonso Soriano …

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 …

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 …

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.

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 …

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 …