BASEBALL / DAILY REPORT : AROUND THE MAJOR LEAGUES : Mets Get Bass From Giants

The New York Mets, hurting for hitting while Bobby Bonilla and Howard Johnson are on the disabled list, acquired outfielder Kevin Bass from the San Francisco Giants for a player to be named. Bass, 33, is batting .268 with seven home runs and 30 RBIs. He is in his 10th season in the majors with a .269 average with 102 home runs for Houston and the Giants. Bass is a free agent after this season. . . . Pitcher Curt Young (3-0) was placed on the 15-day disabled list by the New York Yankees. . . . The Chicago Cubs placed outfielder Sammy Sosa on the 15-day disabled list with a broken ankle and purchased the contract of infielder-outfielder Jeff Kunkel from triple-A Iowa of the American Assn.