ORIOLES
Machado out indefinitely
CHICAGO -- Baltimore third baseman Manny Machado will not be ready to play when he's eligible to return from the disabled list on Aug. 27.
Machado sprained his right knee while taking a swing against the Yankees on Aug. 11. He dropped in a heap in the batter's box and limped off the field, assisted by his manager and trainer.
Orioles manager Buck Showalter said before Friday's game against the Chicago Cubs that there probably will be updates on Machado in the next two days.
The 2013 Gold Glove winner is hitting .278 with 12 home runs and 32 RBI in 82 games. He missed the first month of the season while recovering from surgery on his left knee.
TIGERS
Tigers lose Castillo bid
DETROIT -- The Detroit Tigers will not sign Rusney Castillo.
The 27-year-old Cuban outfielder will sign a record-setting 7-year, $72.5-million deal with the Boston Red Sox, according to Fox Sports' Ken Rosenthal. It is the highest total value for a Cuban free agent, Rosenthal says.
Tigers general manager Dave Dombrowski told MLB Network Radio on Friday that the Tigers were interested and made a solid offer for Castillo, but weren't prepared to go over that. The Tigers were told Monday that they were out of the running, Dombrowski said.
Castillo, who defected from Cuba last December, has a mix of power and speed that compares with that of Andrew McCutchen and Yasiel Puig, and follows the likes of fellow Cuban defectors Yoenis Cespedes, Jose Abreu and Puig.
The Tigers projected Castillo as a centerfielder with above-average speed and 15-home-run power, Dombrowski said.
Despite his potential, Castillo, who hasn't played a formal league baseball game in more than a year, was never in the picture to help the 2014 Tigers, Dombrowski said, and that interest in signing him was for 2015 and beyond.
The Tigers likely sought Castillo as a long-term option to replace Austin Jackson, who was traded July 31 as part of the 3-team deal that brought lefty David Price to Detroit.
INDIANS
Gomes has concussion
CLEVELAND -- Indians catcher Yan Gomes has been diagnosed with a concussion and there's no timetable for when he'll return to the lineup.
Manager Terry Francona said team doctors don't think at this time that Gomes will have to be placed on the seven-day concussion list. Francona said he turned down Gomes' request to play Friday night against Houston and that the catcher would attempt some light pregame activities.
Gomes was hit on the mask after a pitch deflected off Minnesota's Kurt Suzuki on Thursday. Gomes remained in the game, but felt ill and was removed the following inning.
Roberto Perez started at catcher Friday and Francona said first baseman Carlos Santana could play a few innings behind the plate if necessary.
Gomes is batting .284 with 17 home runs and 53 RBI.
REDS
Holmberg sent down
CINCINNATI -- The Reds sent left-hander David Holmberg back to Class AAA Louisville on Friday, a day after another rough start, and called up right-handed starter Daniel Corcino.
Holmberg gave up six runs in 2 2/3 innings of an 8-0 loss to Atlanta on Thursday night. In two starts for Cincinnati this season, the left-hander has faced 37 batters and allowed 21 of them to reach base: 12 hits, seven walks, two hit batters, four home runs.
Corcino was called up from Class AA Pensacola. He'll make his big-league debut the first time he pitches. Corcino went 10-11 with a 4.13 ERA in 25 starts and one relief appearance in the minors.
The 23-year-old will be in the bullpen initially with the Reds, who opened the day 10½ games out in the NL Central.
WHITE SOX
Sanchez replaces Beckham
NEW YORK -- The Chicago White Sox have recalled infielder Carlos Sanchez from Class AAA Charlotte to take the roster spot of recently traded second baseman Gordon Beckham.
Sanchez started at second base for Chicago on Friday night in the opener of a series at the New York Yankees.
Beckham was traded to the Los Angeles Angels on Thursday for a player to be named or cash.
Manager Robin Ventura says Sanchez has shown the potential to play at the major league level. He was batting .293 with seven home runs, 57 RBI and 16 stolen bases in 110 games for Charlotte.
MLB
Selig: No change on Rose
CINCINNATI -- As his term winds down, baseball Commissioner Bud Selig hasn't changed his outlook on Pete Rose's lifetime ban for gambling.
Selig visited Cincinnati on Friday for the opening of an urban youth academy, and then drove down Pete Rose Way to visit Great American Ball Park and the Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame and Museum that contains many references to baseball's hits leader.
He declined to talk about Rose's case directly, but gave no indication that he's inclined to change his mind and reinstate him before he leaves office in January. He acknowledged that Rose still has a lot of support in his hometown.
"I have to do in the end ... always do what I think is in the best interests of this sport," Selig said. "That transcends everything else."
Selig will retire in January after 22 years as commissioner, turning the office over to Rob Manfred. He'll share his thoughts with Manfred about Rose's lifetime ban -- which began 25 years ago -- and his longstanding application for reinstatement.
"How it ends eventually, I don't know," Selig said. "But I've taken it seriously, talked to a lot of people. And it's one of those situations in life that are difficult, you wish didn't exist but it does. I have five months to think about this.
"In some cases, ladies and gentlemen, whatever you do, somebody's going to be mad at you and you have to learn to live with it."
Selig pointed out that the commissioner's office was created to deal with the Black Sox gambling scandal, so he has felt a heavy responsibility to protect the sport. Rose has acknowledged he bet on baseball games, including Reds games when he was manager.
"You are always concerned about integrity," Selig said. "A sport without integrity is not a sport."
Sports on 08/23/2014