Beltran confident Mets will be back  —  NEW YORK - While Mets general manager Omar Minaya was heading back from baseball's general manager meetings in Chicago, where he laid the groundwork for the team's makeover, Carlos Beltran was surrounded by kids on a field near a city block in Harlem.

Notes from Day 3 of the GM Meetings  —  The agents for both Johnny Damon and Hideki Matsui were in Chicago these past three days, but Yankees general manager Brian Cashman met with neither of them.  —  “I said hello passing in the hallway,” Cashman said.  “But I never had any official dialogue …

Guzman and Towers elect free agency  —  The Yankees have made their first moves of the offseason, outrighting both Freddy Guzman and Josh Towers off of the 40-man roster.  —  Brian Cashman said that both players have elected free agency.  —  Guzman was perhaps the least likely player in the middle of the World Series celebration.

Rollins, Victorino retain Gold Glove crowns  —  Shortstop earns third straight; outfielder wins second award  —  PHILADELPHIA — Jimmy Rollins and Shane Victorino found themselves in rare company Wednesday when they picked up Rawlings Gold Glove Awards.  —  Rollins is the first National …