Baseball Guru
03-02-2002, 10:28 AM
New York Yankees first baseman Jason Giambi is scheduled to make his 2002 spring training debut today against Toronto. Giambi has missed two games after experiencing left hamstring tightness last Sunday. Righthander Mike Mussina, who was scratched from his scheduled start Thursday because of a slight middle ear infection, is to start Tuesday's game against Texas ... Orlando Hernandez, hoping for a spot in the starting rotation, allowed two singles during two scoreless innings as the Yankees beat the Toronto Blue Jays in Dunedin, Fla. ... Former players Bill Madlock, Tom Lawless, and Jeff Newman were hired by the commissioner's office as field assistants. The trio will monitor pace of game and on-field operations at the 30 major league parks and will report to Bob Watson, vice president of on-field operations ... In his first outing of the spring, Curt Schilling picked up where he left off last fall. The co-MVP of last year's World Series threw three shutout innings as the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Chicago White Sox, 13-6, in Tucson ... The Milwaukee Brewers signed righthanded pitcher Mike Buddie and infielder Bill Hall to one-year contracts ... The New York Mets signed outfielders Jay Payton and Gary Matthews Jr., pitcher Kane Davis, and infielder-outfielder Jorge Toca to one-year deals ... Lefthander Nick Bierbrodt, first baseman Steve Cox, and outfielder Jason Tyner signed one-year contracts with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays ... Cincinnati Reds righthanders Chris Booker(shoulder) and Jose Silva(elbow) are scheduled for arthroscopic surgery Monday. Booker could miss the season ... Pitchers Mike Gonzalez, Tony McKnight, Ryan Vogelsong, and Kip Wells, and outfielder Tike Redman agreed to one-year contracts with the Pittsburgh Pirates.