Cubs’ Borowski Has Broken Arm

Chicago Cub reliever Joe Borowski will sit out at least six weeks because of a broken bone in his arm, another loss for a pitching staff already hindered by injuries to Kerry Wood and Mark Prior.

Borowski sustained the injury when he was hit by a line drive in Monday’s 12-5 loss to Kansas City.

He’s wearing a splint and will begin a throwing program when the healing process is complete, in about six weeks.

Borowski was attempting to come back from a partially torn rotator cuff in his right shoulder this spring. The injury ended his season in June last year.

“I’ve worked so hard to get back, and I’m just going to take this as another bump in the road,” Borowski said.

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Chicago White Sox ace Mark Buehrle threw off a mound and did some balancing exercises a day after club officials feared he might be out at least a month because of a foot injury.

Buehrle thought he would sit out a couple of weeks because of a stress fracture after injuring his foot shagging flyballs Sunday, but an MRI exam and a CT scan revealed Buehrle had a stress reaction from a previous injury.

“Right now, if it was up to me I’d go out there and make my start on [Thursday], but they’re going to take it easy and go slow,” Buehrle said.

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The Boston Red Sox have decided to stay at Fenway Park, ending years of speculation about whether the team would leave baseball’s oldest and smallest stadium.

The Red Sox plan to announce today that they will remain at Fenway, an industry source with knowledge of the team’s plans said on the condition of anonymity.

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Baseball union chief Donald Fehr said he believed public exposure of steroid users would be the most effective deterrent, and expected players would soon ratify a new agreement on performance-enhancing drugs.

Fehr made his first public comments since Thursday’s testimony before a congressional committee investigating steroid use in baseball.

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Baltimore Oriole pitcher Eric DuBose was arrested and charged with drunk driving after sheriff’s deputies saw his truck swerving and nearly hitting a car, according to documents.

A Sarasota County (Fla.) sheriff’s deputy pulled DuBose, 28, over Monday after deputies saw his truck move across the center line three times, swerve twice into a bike lane and nearly rear-end a parked car.

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Derek Jeter’s bruised left foot will keep him out of the New York Yankee lineup until at least Thursday. Center fielder Bernie Williams, sidelined by an upper back strain, took part in pregame stretching drills but hasn’t resumed hitting or throwing.... The Boston Red Sox traded outfielder Adam Hyzdu to the San Diego Padres for right-handed reliever Blaine Neal.... Joe McEwing, released by the New York Mets last week, agreed to a minor league contract with the Kansas City Royals.