NEW YORK — Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez is scheduled to meet with Major League Baseball officials on Sunday to discuss his admission that he used performance-enhancing drugs from 2001-03 while with Texas.
The timing of the meeting was disclosed Friday by a baseball official with knowledge of the session who spoke on condition of anonymity.
MLB wants to speak with Rodriguez about security issues involving a trainer from the Dominican Republic and the cousin the three-time MVP said injected him with a banned substance called “boli.”
• Barry Bonds’ perjury trial in San Francisco was delayed indefinitely after federal prosecutors notified the judge overseeing the case that they will appeal her decision to exclude key evidence from the jury.
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Johan Santana was scratched from a second straight start by the Mets because of a sore left elbow. He had been scheduled to face St. Louis on Tuesday.
• Adam Eaton’s stay with the Phillies ended when the team released the right-hander, who is owed $9 million by Philadelphia. “I don’t think upset is the right word,” he said.
• Arizona’s Brandon Webb was scratched from his first spring start with a sore right forearm. He expects to make his next scheduled start Wed-nesday vs. Mexico in Tucson.
• Cleveland all-star center fielder Grady Sizemore will not play for Team USA in the World Baseball Classic because of soreness in his left groin.
• Houston shortstop Miguel Tejada has changed his mind and will play for the Dominican Republic in the WBC.
• Japanese right-hander Koji Uehara threw two scoreless innings for Baltimore vs. Florida.
• Cubs lefty Ted Lilly threw two efficient innings in a 10-4 win over Texas.
The AP
