Nagy Dines at White House

When the dinner invitation arrived with a return address of 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., Charles Nagy figured somebody was having some fun with him.

The White House was holding a dinner for Hungarian President Arpad Goncz, and President Clinton and the first lady were requesting Nagy’s presence.

“I thought it was a joke at first,” the Cleveland Indian pitcher said.

It wasn’t, and with the Indians’ permission, Nagy dined with dignitaries Tuesday night in Washington.

Nagy, whose family came from Hungary, and his wife, Jackie, were invited after a local woman who works in foreign affairs submitted his name to the White House.

“No, I didn’t steal any china,” Nagy said.

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Wil Cordero of the Cleveland Indians had a screw inserted into the radius bone of his left wrist and is expected to be sidelined for at least two months. Cordero, who was put on the 60-day disabled list, broke the bone while making a sliding catch in Tuesday’s 2-1 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers. . . . Matt Lawton of the Minnesota Twins will be sidelined indefinitely after suffering two fractures of the eye socket when he was hit above the right eye by a pitch in Tuesday’s game against the Cincinnati Reds.