Garciaparra Sidelined With a Sore Wrist

Shortstop Nomar Garciaparra, struggling with soreness following wrist surgery, flew to Boston for an MRI and was awaiting results before rejoining the Red Sox.

Garciaparra, who had surgery on his right wrist in April, played against Texas on Sunday even though he was sore after Boston’s 18-inning, 8-7 loss to the Rangers on Saturday night.

“He probably shouldn’t have played on Sunday,” Red Sox Manager Joe Kerrigan said Tuesday. “But he kept quiet and wanted to play. He didn’t want to let his teammates down.” Kerrigan said the club was awaiting MRI results and didn’t know when Garciaparra would rejoin the team.

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Cleveland Indian Manager Charlie Manuel underwent abdominal surgery to have scar tissue removed from his colon after he was hospitalized twice within the last week.

Manuel, who was admitted to a Seattle hospital last weekend with blockage in his colon, was resting comfortably at the Cleveland Clinic following a nearly one-hour procedure.

Manuel, 57, who had part of his colon removed during spring training last year and has a history of health problems, was admitted Monday night after feeling ill and vomiting.

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Rick Ankiel will be with the St. Louis Cardinals the final month of the season, although in what capacity is not clear.

Ankiel, 22, went 5-3 with a 1.33 earned-run average with 158 strikeouts in 872/3 innings at Johnson City, the Cardinals’ rookie-level team.

“He’s going to be around,” St. Louis Manager Tony La Russa said. “We haven’t decided the role..”

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David Justice criticized his former fiancee and her lawyer for trying to have him served with a subpoena during a game last weekend.

A process server tried and failed to give Justice the papers on Sunday when he jogged off the field during the New York Yankees’ game against the Angels.

“We would have preferred not to have served him while he was playing baseball, but he ducked us for three days,” attorney Marvin Mitchelson said.

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Kerry Wood, sidelined since Aug. 3 with tendinitis in his right shoulder, hoped to return Saturday against Atlanta, but Cub Manager Don Baylor said Wood might not be ready until Sept. 7.... The Seattle Mariners signed former closer Randy Myers to a minor league contract.... Jeremy Sowers worked out with Vanderbilt’s baseball team Tuesday as time ran out for the Cincinnati Reds to sign their No. 1 draft pick.