CHICAGO (AP) -Omar Vizquel will wear the No. 11 of former White Sox shortstop and fellow Venezuelan Luis Aparicio this season.

The Brewers are erecting a statue of baseball commissioner Bud Selig outside Miller Park and will unveil it on Aug. 24.

In a snow-covered Minneapolis front yard last week hung a purple Vikings flag at half-staff, a woeful memory of what could have been.

Lincecum ready for arbitration hearing

Blyleven: With the opening of a brand new stadium and the potential signing of star catcher Joe Mauer to a long-term contract, things are looking up in the Twin Cities. But despite the optimism, don't expect Minnesota to have an easy run through the AL Central in 2010.

Buster Olney of ESPN.com reports that the Nationals have "once again put Josh Willingham back out on the market."

PITTSBURGH (AP) -Pirates owner Bob Nutting declined to listen to separate proposals to buy the team last year, including a surprise bid from Pittsburgh Penguins co-owner Mario Lemieux, officials with knowledge of the talks told The Associated Press.