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.

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 …

Notes: Hit batsmen irk Francona  —  Skipper not pleased after two Red Sox players are drilled  —  • Watch regular-season games on MLB.TV  —  • Buy Red Sox Spring Training tickets  —  • Despite new threads, Damon unchanged  —  • Complete Spring Training coverage

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 …

Rickey will show Jose way  —  FORT LAUDERDALE - Jose Reyes got his first tutorial from guest instructor Rickey Henderson upon returning from the World Baseball Classic.  —  The all-time steals leader (1,406) will preach plate discipline to help lift Reyes' on-base percentage from last season's .300.

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.

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).

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 …

Notes: Burnett may miss first start  —  Blue Jays lineup continuing to develop into a cohesive unit  —  • Jays win in Chacin's first spring start  —  • Buy Blue Jays Spring Training tickets  —  • Watch the Blue Jays all season long on MLB.TV

Predicting the 2006 AL award winners  —  Baseball's opening day is roughly a fortnight away, so the time to make predictions is nigh.  —  We've spent the last several days intermittently trotting out forecasts for each of the six divisions, so now let's take things down to the individual level.

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 …