Posada to Have Knee Surgery  —  Yankees catcher Jorge Posada is scheduled to have surgery Wednesday to repair a torn meniscus in his left knee, according to a person in baseball briefed on the matter.  While the operation is not serious, it underlines the age issues that the Yankees …

Mets will give Wally Backman second interview  —  Sandy Alderson hopes to complete the first round of managerial interviews by this weekend, but The Record has learned that Wally Backman will be among the group of second interviews  —  The Record has learned that Wally Backman will be given …

Minor League Free Agents 2010  —  Major league free agents hit the open market at midnight on Nov. 7, five days after the conclusion of the World Series.  Baseball America readers know that this date also ushers in the minor league free agency period.  The number of MiLB free agents …

Adrian's rehab may last until Spring Training  —  Slugger may not be able to swing bat for ‘four or five months’  —  SAN DIEGO — Starting Wednesday, Padres All-Star first baseman Adrian Gonzalez will begin the rehabilitation process on the right shoulder he had surgery on three weeks ago.

Source: Japanese infielder Tsuyoshi Nishioka interested in playing for the Dodgers  —  Another Japanese player could be on his way to Los Angeles.  —  Middle infielder Tsuyoshi Nishioka is likely to be made available to major league clubs by the Chiba Lotte Marines in the near future …

Jerry Manuel, Willie Randolph were wary of Charlie Samuels due to relationship with Wilpons: sources  —  Charlie Samuels joined the Mets' clubhouse staff as a raw teenager in 1976, but he's always been more than just the guy that orders jerseys and bats.  Samuel has been a fixer, a counselor and a confidant for nearly four decades.

New challenges, and a word of thanks  —  My mother recently found a piece of paper from high school, on which I had named my dream job.  It was easy.  There was only one thing I wanted to be: Red Sox beat writer for the Boston Globe.  —  Just a decade later I have been there.  I have had my dream job.

Hoffman Drawing Interest, Undecided On Future  —  Trevor Hoffman told MLB.com's Barry Bloom that he wants to test free agency before deciding whether to play in 2011.  If he sees an offer he likes, the 43-year-old could return for a 19th season.  If not, the all-time saves leader says he's prepared to retire.

Oriole Park at Camden Yards to Undergo Renovations to Seating Bowl this Off-Season  —  Oriole Park at Camden Yards opened to rave reviews in 1992 and is now viewed as the standard-bearer for the 20 major league ballparks that have opened since that time.  As the Orioles prepare to celebrate …