Order Gets Extended Against Belle

A Chicago judge extended an order that Albert Belle stay away from a woman who accused him of hitting her and ripping her phone out of a wall when she tried to call for help.

In July, the White Sox outfielder was ordered to stay away from Stephanie Bugusky. On Thursday, Cook County Judge LaBrenda White extended that order until Belle’s next court date, Sept. 29.

Bugusky, 25, said she had dated Belle for several months.

Belle, who appeared briefly in court Thursday, is accused of damaging a door, a window and telephones in her apartment.

He is charged with domestic battery, criminal damage to property and interfering with a domestic battery report. The charges are misdemeanors with penalties of up to a year in jail and a $2,500 fine for each count.

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The Kansas City Royals bought the contract of pitcher Jeff Suppan from the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Suppan, a right-hander, was to join the team today in Anaheim.

Suppan was 1-7 with a 6.68 earned-run average in 13 starts for the Diamondbacks. He was 4-3 with a 3.63 ERA in 12 starts for triple-A Tucson.

The Royals designated utility infielder Luis Rivera for assignment to make room for Suppan on the 40-man roster. Rivera had 22 hits in 89 at-bats (.247) for the Royals.

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Right-hander Marino Santana was called up from triple-A Toledo by the Detroit Tigers. It was the first time on a big league roster for Santana, 26, who had a 6-3 record with seven saves and a 2.90 ERA in the International League this season.

The Tigers also announced that Jeff Jones, the pitching coach at Toledo, will join the major league coaching staff as the club’s bullpen coach. Fred Kendall, the bullpen coach since 1996, will move into the dugout, assisting Larry Parrish who took over as interim manager Tuesday when Buddy Bell was fired.