Twins’ Newman Will Remain Hospitalized

Minnesota Twin third-base coach Al Newman was expected to remain hospitalized in Chicago for another week following a brain hemorrhage.

Club spokesman Mike Herman said Newman had a minor case of pneumonia but that additional neurological tests were negative. He said more testing, including an MRI exam and an angiogram, will be performed next week.

Twin Manager Ron Gardenhire said Newman has shown some improvement.

“He was able to recognize a few things,” Gardenhire said. “He should be in the hospital about five more days. It sounds neurologically everything is fine. Now, it’s trying to find out what happened.”

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Officials in Portland, Ore., will not submit a bid to be host of the Montreal Expos next season and instead will focus on a proposal to permanently bring the team to the city.

Working on a proposal to be the interim host for the team would divert time and resources away from the city’s ultimate goal, Mayor Vera Katz said in a statement.

Portland, Washington, D.C. and Northern Virginia are vying for the relocation of the Expos. The state legislature bolstered Portland’s bid by passing a bill that would finance part of a new stadium for the team.

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Tom Glavine’s kid brother is joining him on the roster of the New York Mets. They purchased the contract of first baseman Mike Glavine from triple-A Norfolk.

Glavine, 30, hit .266 with five home runs and 17 RBIs in 169 at-bats with the Tides this season. He has never played in the majors.

The Mets also moved shortstop Jose Reyes from the 15-day disabled list to the 60-day disabled list.

Rickie Weeks was called up from Class-A Beloit by the Milwaukee Brewers. Weeks, a second baseman from Southern University, was the second overall pick in the June draft. He hit .358 with 20 RBIs in 21 games with Beloit.