Mets' Delgado to have MRI on hip  —  PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — Mets first baseman Carlos Delgado is feeling discomfort in his right hip and returned to New York for an MRI.  —  Mets general manager Omar Minaya called the move precautionary.  Delgado was bothered by his hip after Friday's 5-4 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals.

Dodgers appear interested in Tigers' Inge  —  DUNEDIN, Fla. — Perhaps the Detroit Tigers will be able to trade Brandon Inge this spring.  —  The Los Angeles Dodgers have contacted the Tigers about Inge, and while talks do not seem to have progressed far, a baseball official familiar …

Notes: Igawa not concerned  —  Lefty's control ‘pretty good’ despite grand slam vs. USF  —  TAMPA, Fla. — The Yankees granted Kei Igawa the freedom to incorporate his own preparation routine this year, urging him to follow the regimen that helped make him successful in Japan.

Notes: It's honky dory with Sanchez  —  Reliever shows no signs of worry after Friday's spring game  —  PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — Every time one of Duaner Sanchez's muscles creaks, cracks or groans, people watch.  People worry.  Last spring, a seemingly benign injury wound up costing Sanchez …

Damon concedes CF is Cabrera's  —  Johnny Damon has conceded center field to Melky Cabrera, acknowledging several times already this year that he can best help the New York Yankees by playing left field.  —  “Melky deserves to play there,” Damon said earlier this week.  “He earned his spot.

Anderson, Church hurt in collision  —  A day that started off badly just got worse for the Mets.  In the top of the fourth inning, Marlon Anderson and Ryan Church collided in shallow rightfield as they both pursued Andruw Jones' shallow pop up.  Both players remained on the ground for several minutes …

Texas Rangers finalize deal with president Nolan Ryan  —  egrant@dallasnews.com  —  SURPRISE, Ariz. - Rangers owner Tom Hicks finalized a four-year contract with new president Nolan Ryan on Friday morning.  With the ceremony out of the way, the two then got down to nuts-and-bolts business …

Exhibition Game 1: Yankees at Phillies  —  Here is the lineup:  —  YANKEES  —  Brett Gardner CF  —  Derek Jeter SS  —  Bobby Abreu RF  —  Alex Rodriguez 3B  —  Shelley Duncan 1B  —  Morgan Ensberg DH  —  Jose Molina C  —  Greg Porter LF  —  Chris Woodward 2B  —  Pitching

Empire has a new voice  —  FORT MYERS, Fla. - Camp Tranquility is a fine place when you are defending champions with a glut of talent and a dearth of questions and controversy.  —  But there's been something missing in Red Sox Nation . . . no threat from the Bronx.

Hairston Key To Pads' OF Dealings  —  The Padres still may need more outfield help.  Centerfielder Jim Edmonds and rightfielder Brian Giles both are well into the brittle phases of their careers.  —  Sean Devaney of the Sporting News has Kevin Towers casting his left field lot with Scott Hairston - for the time being.

Despite nerves, Kuroda is sharp in debut  —  Veteran, who pitched 11 seasons in Japan, faces the minimum in his two innings and gives up one hit.  —  LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — When Hiroki Kuroda stepped onto a major league mound for the first time Friday, he immediately sensed that he was in a kind …