Ordonez Is Put on Disabled List

Chicago White Sox right fielder Magglio Ordonez will undergo arthroscopic surgery on his left knee in Chicago today and is expected to be sidelined four to seven weeks.

The White Sox put him on the 15-day disabled list Friday, retroactive to May 26. He was injured May 25 against the Texas Rangers while swinging at a pitch. Trainer Herm Schneider said the club suspected Ordonez had torn cartilage.

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Pittsburgh Manager Lloyd McClendon and St. Louis Manager Tony La Russa were each suspended for two games Friday after getting into a shouting match during Thursday night’s 4-2 Cardinal victory.

They were also fined undisclosed amounts by Bob Watson, baseball’s vice president of on-field operations. La Russa started his suspension Friday. McClendon, whose Pirates beat Chicago, 2-1, on Friday, was to begin his suspension today.

Both managers were ejected with two out in the top of the ninth inning after Pirate reliever Mike Gonzalez sent Tony Womack to the dirt with a high, inside pitch. La Russa yelled at him, and that prompted McClendon to confront La Russa.

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Arizona Diamondback first baseman Richie Sexson underwent season-ending surgery on the torn cartilage in his left shoulder after getting a second opinion Wednesday recommending the procedure. Team doctor Michael Lee said the operation took about an hour and had a 90% chance of being successful.

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Cincinnati right-hander Aaron Harang, who has a sore elbow, went on the 15-day disabled list. The Reds also took third baseman Brandon Larson off the 15-day disabled list.