Jake Peavy to Chicago White Sox deal not a sure thing, agent says … The agent for San Diego Padres pitcher Jake Peavy expressed doubt Thursday that his client is ready to sign off on a proposed trade to the Chicago White Sox.  —  Agent Barry Axelrod told ESPN.com's Jerry Crasnick that Peavy has a …

Jose Reyes could be headed to disabled list with calf injury as New York Mets' injuries mount … LOS ANGELES — Mets shortstop Jose Reyes will be examined by team doctors in New York on Thursday and could be headed to the disabled list after re-aggravating his right calf injury during …

Yankees hold kangaroo court  —  Players, coaches playfully dole out own brand of justice  —  NEW YORK — For two months, Xavier Nady dutifully collected scraps of paper in a shoebox tucked near the back of his locker — clubhouse infractions reported by his teammates, waiting …

Infante's injury is a crushing blow  —  To the casual baseball fan, word that the Braves are going to spend the next six-to-eight weeks without the services of Omar Infante might prove to be even less interesting than talk about Jose Canseco entering the world of mixed martial arts.

Big Papi ends long homerless drought  —  Ortiz goes deep for first time since September 2008  —  BOSTON — The much-dissected drought finally ended in the bottom of the fifth inning at Fenway Park on Wednesday night, when Red Sox slugger David Ortiz had his first Big Papi moment of 2009.

Wife of D-Backs' Schoeneweis found dead  —  The wife of Diamondbacks relief pitcher Scott Schoeneweis was found dead Wednesday in the couple's Fountain Hills home, officials said.  —  Gabrielle Dawn Schoeneweis, 39, was found unresponsive in the family's home when Maricopa County sheriff's deputies arrived at 12:11 p.m.

Players express interleague angst  —  Most think annual NL-AL schedule is in dire need of a makeover  —  Another must-see edition of interleague play (insert your favorite Rockies-Tigers joke here) begins this weekend.  And here's something you might not know:

Runs are scarce for Cubs  —  At least one thing is constant about the Chicago Cubs.  If they don't score at least four runs in a game, they don't win.  —  The Cubs have tallied three or fewer in a game this season 14 times and have lost all 14.  The last two nights, they haven't even come close to three runs, let alone more.

Yuniesky Betancourt, rest of Mariners defense steps up as trade talks swirl  —  A much better night for Yuniesky Betancourt at shortstop, turning in a number of fine plays on ground balls.  He looked locked-in tonight, as did Jose Lopez, Adrian Beltre and Ichiro with their gloves.

Revisiting Eric Chavez' Extension  —  Eric Chavez' career could be coming to a close soon.  The list of injuries associated with Chavez is long and tiresome and this news has simply thrown gas on a debate just as silly; whether Billy Beane should have blame placed on him for the Chavez extension failing.