Report: Schuerholz expected to step down  —  FOXSports.com, Updated 28 minutes ago  —  LIKE THIS STORY?  —  The Braves have a major announcement scheduled for 3:30 p.m. ET.  —  It's expected that longtime GM John Schuerholz is stepping down and being replaced by his assistant, Frank Wren.

Torre Gets Support From Enemy Territory  —  With his future as manager of the Yankees unresolved, Joe Torre got strong support today from enemy territory.  David Ortiz of the Boston Red Sox praised Torre and said the Yankees would suffer if they dismissed him.  —  "This is the way I see it," Ortiz said.

Zeroes could abound  —  Pitchers' duel on tap … The last time he headed to the mound at Fenway Park [map], Josh Beckett [stats] solidified his status as one of his generation's greatest postseason pitchers with a performance that was arguably the Red Sox [team stats]' best in October play in 40 years.

Diamondback Fans Are Still Waiting to Catch the Fever  —  If the Colorado Rockies and the Arizona Diamondbacks hailed from, say, New York or Boston, the defining story lines in their National League Championship Series would have captured the imagination.  Two division rivals …

Hill to undergo surgery on left shoulder  —  Procedure comes weeks after operation on right arm, elbow  —  WASHINGTON — Right-hander Shawn Hill will undergo surgery on his left shoulder in Birmingham, Ala., on Thursday morning.  Dr. James Andrews will perform the procedure.

Q&A: Arroyo discusses 2007 season  —  Follow-up effort in Cincy, offseason plans part of chat  —  CINCINNATI — The results didn't come quite as easily in 2007 for Reds pitcher Bronson Arroyo.  —  Trying to follow up his All-Star 2006 season — his first year in Cincinnati — Arroyo was 9-15 with a 4.23 ERA in 34 starts.

Baseball e-mails, I live for this  —  With the second round of the playoffs starting Thursday, I thought we'd rip through some baseball-related e-mails for a pseudo-mailbag.  As always, these are actual e-mails from actual readers.  —  I was pretty excited to watch "SportsCenter" on Oct. 9 …

A-Rod, Rollins win Legacy Awards  —  Honor given to Most Valuable Player in both leagues  —  Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez and Phillies shortstop Jimmy Rollins have won the Oscar Charleston Legacy Award as the Most Valuable Player in their respective leagues for leading their teams into the postseason.

MLB may suspend players in steroids case  —  NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball might suspend players implicated by the Albany County district attorney's office for receiving banned substances and that could trigger a grievance from the players' union.  —  Although baseball's drug …

GM job of no interest to Stone  —  Steve Stone has confirmed his interest in becoming a significant voice in a new Cubs ownership group but said he would not want the duties or title of general manager.  —  "Probably from about a year ago, I have said to everyone who has asked me …

Phillies make three roster moves  —  The Phillies made three transactions today.  —  Righthander Kane Davis was designated for assignment.  Davis, 32, was signed as a minor league free agent last October.  He spent the season with triple-A Ottawa where he went 3-3 with four saves and a 3.06 ERA in 41 relief appearances.

O's Flanagan stays home during Florida meetings  —  Executive vice president 'needed a little break'  —  The Orioles' front-office contingent began heading home today after wrapping up its four-day organizational meetings in Sarasota, Fla., but one high-ranking official didn't board a plane.

TIGERS NOTES: Detroit returns pitcher to Cubs organization; Miller reports to Lakeland  —  • Left-hander Edward Campusano was returned to the Cubs.  Campusano, 25, was selected in last year's Rule 5 draft.  He entered spring training with a chance to make the club but never threw a regular-season pitch after elbow surgery.