BASEBALL / DAILY REPORT : AROUND THE MAJOR LEAGUES : Sanders to Stay With Braves

Deion Sanders decided on Thursday to remain with the Atlanta Braves through the end of the baseball season. The Pro Bowl cornerback will miss the Atlanta Falcons’ first six games and as many as eight if the Braves make the playoffs and World Series.

After the Braves’ game against Montreal was rained out, Sanders said he is not talking to reporters.

“Some people in the press here are just flat out idiots,” Sanders said. “That’s why I’m not talking.

” . . . Some party in a local newspaper said I should shut up.”

He was referring to a column by Terence Moore earlier this week in the Atlanta Journal.

“We didn’t get a long-term deal, but he’s going to be with us for the rest of the year, said John Schuerholz, Brave general manager. “He’ll be eligible for all postseason games if we are fortunate to get into the playoffs and the World Series.”

Taylor Smith, Falcon president, said: “I don’t know where else we could have gone. Apparently it just wasn’t satisfactory to them. We gave it our best effort, but it just wasn’t going to fly.”