BASEBALL DAILY REPORT : Reconstructive Surgery for Saberhagen

Two-time Cy Young Award-winner Bret Saberhagen will undergo reconstructive surgery on his right shoulder next week, the Colorado Rockies said Wednesday.

The surgery will be performed May 28 in New York by David Altchek, who performed arthroscopic surgery on the same shoulder last October. The decision for further surgery was made after Saberhagen was examined by Altchek in New York earlier Wednesday.

“This is a very disappointing announcement to make,” Colorado General Manager Bob Gebhard said. “In 32 years of professional baseball, I have never seen an athlete work any harder or dedicate more time trying to make a comeback from a serious injury. All we can do is wish Bret the very best and speediest recovery.”

Saberhagen was obtained from the New York Mets last July 31 in exchange for pitchers Juan Acevedo and Arnold Gooch. He underwent surgery on his right shoulder after compiling a 2-1 record with a 6.28 earned-run average in nine starts with the Rockies.

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Security officials at Boston’s Fenway Park confiscated a key chain from a fan who was using it to reflect light at Seattle outfielder Ken Griffey Jr. during Wednesday’s game.

Griffey was alerted to the situation by left fielder Darren Bragg, who said he noticed a strange glare on his teammate’s chest and forehead. Griffey told umpires about it during a pitching change in the bottom of the seventh inning and they informed security officials, who confiscated the keys from an unidentified fan in the center-field bleachers.

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The San Diego Padres are willing to go with a 24-man roster for the next several days rather than put Gold Glove third baseman Ken Caminiti on the 15-day disabled list. . . . The Cincinnati Reds activated outfielder Reggie Sanders off the 15-day disabled list and called up reliever Hector Carrasco from triple-A Indianapolis. Outfielder Eric Owens was optioned to Indianapolis and reliever Derek Lilliquist was designated for assignment to open roster spots. . . . The Texas Rangers activated shortstop Benji Gil off the disabled list and optioned him to Oklahoma City, their triple-A farm club. Gil, 23, has rehabilitated from surgery March 26 to repair a herniated disk in his lower back. The Rangers signed Kevin Elster to play shortstop until Gil’s return, but Elster has put up all-star numbers. . . . Boston second baseman Wil Cordero was put on the 15-day disabled list after breaking his right leg in a game two days earlier. . . . The New York Yankees put outfielder Tim Raines back on the 15-day disabled list because of a strained right hamstring. Raines started the season on the disabled list with a chip fracture of his left thumb. He was activated on April 16 and played in 23 games for the Yankees and hit .286 with two homers, 10 RBI and six stolen bases. . . . Met pitcher Pete Harnisch, suspended for eight games for starting a brawl against the Chicago Cubs, withdrew his appeal of the suspension. Harnisch began serving the suspension Wednesday night against the Dodgers.