Tejada: No drug talk

Miguel Tejada declined to answer any questions about the Mitchell Report and an FBI investigation looking into his alleged link to performance-enhancing drugs, preferring to discuss his fresh start with the Houston Astros.

“I can’t really talk about that situation,” he said. “Right now, I just want to talk about baseball, because that’s really my focus.”

The FBI has begun an inquiry, and Tejada could get jail time if he’s indicted and found guilty.

“I can’t really talk about that. It’s not my position to talk about that,” Tejada said. “Right now, my mind is really focused on just playing baseball.”

Houston Astros right fielder Hunter Pence crashed through a sliding glass door in the bathroom of his spring training home, leaving him with multiple cuts that will sideline him for a week.

Pence spent the night in an emergency room after the Monday night accident. He arrived at camp Tuesday with a gash on his right index finger and a brace on his left knee.

“It’s pretty silly that this kind of a freak accident happened,” Pence said.

Longtime Seattle Mariners broadcaster Dave Niehaus has been chosen as the 2008 winner of the Ford C. Frick Award for broadcast excellence. Niehaus worked with the Angels from 1969-1976. . . . Left-hander Odalis Perez agreed to a non-guaranteed, minor league contract with the Washington Nationals that will pay him $850,000 if he makes the major league club. . . . Juan Gonzalez, 38, took part in his first workout with the St. Louis Cardinals. The former most valuable player is trying to make the team after being out of baseball for two years.