BASEBALL / DAILY REPORT : AROUND THE MAJORS : White Sox Get Nibble for Dibble

Right-handed reliever Rob Dibble, who apparently isn’t going to make the Chicago White Sox, is being shopped by General Manager Ron Schueler, the Baltimore Sun reported.

The possibility of trading for Dibble has been discussed by the Orioles, who would like insurance for veteran Doug Jones and rookie Armando Benitez.

The Sun reported the White Sox would dump Dibble for about $50,000. Dibble, 31, missed all of last year after undergoing shoulder surgery. He had been clocked at close to 100 m.p.h. during his heyday with the Cincinnati Reds. He pitched against the Orioles Saturday in Sarasota, Fla., and appeared to be throwing about 88-90 m.p.h.

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Three-time All-Star Sandy Alomar returned to Cleveland to have his ailing knee examined, and John Hart, Indian general manager, said the catcher probably would miss the first week of the season. Alomar had arthroscopic surgery on his left knee in November after he hurt it playing winter ball in Puerto Rico.

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Boston pitcher Roger Clemens will remain in extended spring training for a month to work his sore shoulder into shape after being placed on the 15-day disabled list, as was reliever Stan Belinda.

The Red Sox and first baseman Mo Vaughn agreed to terms on a one-year contract worth $2,675,000. Vaughn hit .310 with 26 home runs last season and earned $675,000.

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Colorado Rockies’ right-hander David Nied, scheduled to pitch Monday, again experienced discomfort in his right elbow and could not. He has been scratched from his scheduled start, Friday in Houston. He has pitched only two innings this spring. An MRI conducted after the game showed he has a strained muscle in his elbow.

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Former Dodger pitcher Orel Hershiser gave up seven hits in five innings and struck out eight to lead the Cleveland Indians to a 10-4 victory over the Cincinnati Reds in Plant City, Fla. Hershiser gave up two runs and 11 hits and struck out 12 in 10 innings this spring.

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The Detroit Tigers placed shortstop Alan Trammell on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to April 21 because of a pulled left hamstring. . . . Pitcher Joe Hesketh retired rather than report to the minors after being cut by the New York Yankees. . . . Reliever Tony Castillo and the Toronto Blue Jays avoided salary arbitration, agreeing to two-year contract worth $1,270,500. . . . The San Francisco Giants agreed to terms on a one-year contract with Todd Benzinger, who will back up rookie first baseman J.R. Phillips. . . . Baseball owners received a May 11 hearing date in their attempt to overturn the injunction that caused players to end their 7 1/2-month strike. . . . The St. Louis Cardinals placed first baseman Todd Zeile on the 15-day disabled list because of an inflamed tendon in his left hand. Darnell Coles and Gerald Perry will likely platoon until Zeile returns. Donovan Osborne, sidelined last season after undergoing reconstructive shoulder surgery, pitched five innings and gave up only a run on six hits in a 4-2 loss to the Seattle Mariners before 26,033 at Busch Stadium.