BASEBALL / DAILY REPORT : AROUND THE MAJORS : Schofield, Leius Out for the Season

Toronto Blue Jay shortstop Dick Schofield, whose left arm was broken in a collision with the Detroit Tigers’ Milt Cuyler on Wednesday night, underwent surgery Thursday and will be sidelined for the season.

Cuyler, attempting to steal second in the eighth inning of the Tigers’ 13-8 victory, slid into the bag and smacked Schofield’s arm with his helmet. Schofield, in mid-air at the time, was spun around from the force of the blow before crashing to the ground.

“I could hear it pop in the outfield,” Joe Carter said. “I just turned to Devo (Devon White) and said, ‘It’s broke.’ ”

Alfredo Griffin and Luis Sojo are expected to handle the bulk of Toronto’s shortstop duties for the remainder of the season.

Another shortstop, Minnesota’s Scott Leius, also will be sidelined for the season. Leius, who hasn’t played since April 21, plans to have surgery today on his right rotator cuff.

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Neither Barry Bonds nor his father, San Francisco batting coach Bobby Bonds, cared to shed any light on their role in the Giants’ Wednesday night melee against the Colorado Rockies, which also resulted in the ejections of Colorado’s Jerald Clark and coach Ron Hassey.

Barry Bonds, who leads the majors with a .426 average, offered a firm “no comment” about his role.

Immediately after the game, Bobby Bonds called the brawl “an unfortunate situation. Nine different guys will have nine different versions. But there’s no need for that in baseball. It’s just a situation that got out of hand.”

Asked why he was ejected, Bobby said: “Because the umpire felt I should be ejected.”

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The Colorado Rockies put first baseman Andres Galarraga on the 15-day disabled list because of a tear in his right hamstring. Galarraga leads the National League in runs batted in (33) and is second in batting (.395). . . . New York Yankee center fielder Bernie Williams was put on the 15-day disabled list because of a muscle pull in his lower right rib cage. First baseman Don Mattingly also is expected to go on the disabled list today because of a strained muscle in his lower left rib cage, sustained while swinging during a fourth-inning at-bat Thursday. Mattingly was unable to finish the at-bat and was pinch-hit for by Jim Leyritz. . . . The Philadelphia Phillies recalled right-handed pitcher Mike Williams to take the place of Larry Andersen, who was put on the disabled list Wednesday.