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Roundup Pedro doesn't expect suspension for brushback incident
Posted: Monday May 01, 2000 11:40 PM
BOSTON (AP) -- Pedro Martinez doesn't think he should be suspended for hitting Roberto Alomar with a pitch. After all, Martinez says, he was only doing his job. "They shouldn't suspend me," he said Monday. "I didn't fight. I didn't do anything. I do what I have to do for my team." No disciplinary action has been taken since a brushback pitch by Martinez sent Cleveland's Einar Diaz sprawling in the seventh inning of Boston's 2-1 win Sunday. In the top of the eighth, Charles Nagy hit Jose Offerman in the side with a pitch. As Offerman took a few steps toward the mound, the Red Sox and Indians ran onto the field from the dugouts and bullpens. Then, in the bottom of the inning, Martinez's first pitch struck Alomar in the backside. Again, the benches emptied. Again, no punches were thrown. But Martinez was thrown out of the game. Still, the 1999 Cy Young winner improved his record to 5-0 and leads the AL in wins, ERA and strikeouts. "I'm going to do what I've been doing. I'm not going to change a thing," he said about protecting his teammates. Blue Jays place Stewart on DLCHICAGO (AP) -- The Toronto Blue Jays recalled outfielder Andy Thompson from Triple-A Syracuse on Monday and placed outfielder Shannon Stewart on the 15-day disabled list with a right hamstring pull.Thompson was hitting .241 with one homer and seven RBIs for Syracuse. Stewart was hitting .347 with three homers in 13 games with the Blue Jays. He missed 11 straight games after hurting the hamstring April 15 against Seattle. The move is retroactive to April 29. The Rangers sign Ruben Sierra to minor league contractARLINGTON, Texas (AP) -- The Texas Rangers signed outfielder Ruben Sierra to a minor league contract Monday.Sierra, a four-time All-Star who played for the Rangers from 1986-92, will join Triple-A Oklahoma of the Pacific Coast League on Tuesday. Sierra, 34, was playing for Cancun in the Mexican League, where he hit .355 with three homers and 12 RBIs in 16 games. "Ruben was very persistent in wanting to get another opportunity with the Texas Rangers organization," Rangers general manager Doug Melvin said. "We feel this is a low-risk situation and we'll evaluate him on the Triple-A level over the next couple of weeks." The switch-hitting Sierra was a non-roster invitee in the Cleveland Indians major league spring training camp before being released in late March. He last played in the majors with the White Sox in 1998, hitting .216 with four homers and 11 RBIs in 27 games. Sierra, a four-time Rangers player of the year, has a career .269 average with 239 homers and 1,041 RBIs. He eclipsed 100 RBIs in a season four times. Sierra hit .294 with 28 homers and 82 RBIs in 1999 with Atlantic City in the Independent Atlantic League. Texas also announced left-hander Justin Thompson has been recalled from his rehab assignment at Oklahoma and remains on the 15-day disabled list. Thompson complained of pain in his left shoulder when throwing on the side in Baltimore Sunday. He was 1-0 with a 6.32 ERA in three rehab starts. He allowed seven earned runs in 5.2 innings in his last outing April 25. Thompson has been sidelined since undergoing arthroscopic surgery to repair a torn labrum in his left shoulder last August. It is not known when he might pitch again on rehab assignment.
Dye, Glavine earn Player of the Week honorsNEW YORK (Ticker) -- Outfielder Jermaine Dye, who sparked the Kansas City Royals to five wins in six games, today was named American League Player of the Week. Dye has hit in 10 straight games, and was 11-for-21 with three homers, four RBI and 11 RBI this past week. He leads the league with 12 doubles and his 28 RBI are a Royals' record for April. Also considered for the award were Chicago's Jose Valentin and Greg Norton. Valentin hit for the cycle on Thursday and Norton batted .500 last week. Tom Glavine, who won a pair of starts to help the Atlanta Braves tie a franchise record with their 13th straight victory, today was named National League Player of the Week.
The two-time Cy Young Award winner captured both of his starts with a 0.53 ERA in 17 innings, walking three and striking out 15. The veteran lefthander tossed a three-hit shutout over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday, walking one and striking out seven in a 1-0 win. He defeated San Diego, 7-4, on Sunday, allowing one run and three hits in eight innings. For the season, Glavine is 5-0 with a 1.80 ERA. Also considered for this week's honor were Edgardo Alfonzo of the New York Mets, Randy Johnson of Arizona, Gary Sheffield of Los Angeles and Ricky Gutierrez of the Chicago Cubs.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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