Show The Herald Journal Logan Utah Sunday March 30 1986-- J7 Big bombers Baylor and Easier get a break Press International By United Hoyt checks in At Yuma Ariz LaMarr Hoyt who checked into a rehabilitation clinic Feb 27 returned to the San Diego Padres and worked on an auxiliary mound for 15 minutes before an exhibition game against the Seattle Mariners Hoyt 31 uill remain at Arizona when the Padres break camp Saturday The team said the 1983 Cy Young Award winner who was 16--8 last season with the Padres should be ready to pitch in about three weeks Before an April 2 exhibition with California at Jack Murphy Stadium Hoyt is scheduled to hold a news conference It will be the only time the pitcher will talk to the media about his substance abuse problem the club said right-bande- Don Baylor and Mike Eaaler have switched targets teams and The Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees completed a trade of designated hitters Friday sending long-rumor- ed Easier to New York in exchange for Baylor The new surroundings should help both power hitters with the hitting Easier taking advantage of the short left-hand- ed porch in Yankee Stadium and the righty Baylor taking shots at the Green Monster in left field at Fenway right-fiel- d Park "I loved playing for the Red Sox" Easier said "but I know that trades are part of the game and I’m looking forward to coming to the Yankees This is my seventh (complete) year Stearns is ‘done’ and maybe it will be a lucky one Texas released forme" John Stearns player Baylor 36 was unhappy been attempting to about Yankees manager Lou elbow injuries since Piniella’s plans to platoon him was 250 with hitting with Ken Griffey and has been to be traded since last asking season The former American League Most Valuable Player batted a career low 231 with 23 homers and 91 RBI last year He is batting 114 this spring in 13 games Easier r Greenwich Conn Royster former players Yogi “He is very important to our Berra Bob Gibson and Rick dub" White Sox manager Tony Monday and American League LaRussa said “We're are try- umpire Ken Kaiser signed the ing to do something for Tom petition at a charity golf but at the same time I have to tournament at the Dunes Hotel in Las Vegas Nev think about winning” It was reported that the LaRussa said he is not close to completing a deal at this letter with 42 stated that the ortime signatures Seaver has made it evident ganizer of the tournament Stadium pitching 2 innings of this spring that he can win Julius Weintraub was a “kind relief with three strikeouts After a rocky first outing he and compassionate individual” He did not appear during the AL has allowed 14 hits and four a person with a “fine reputation" and someone they hold in earned runs in 22 innings playoffs Beckwith whose 1985 season run and four RBI but had and finsished on a started “A” of four innings caught only games He said he will now strong note was obtained from the Los Angeles Dodgers for retire "I’m done as a player defi- pitchers John Serritella and nitely done" Stearns said “I'm Jose Torres and catcher Joe not going to look back I'm not Szekely in 1983 n In the 1985 the going to try to catch on with Leawood Kan resanybody" ident appeared in Game 4 of the Royal waivers World Series at St Louis' Busch post-seaso- The Kansas City Royals an- nounced Friday they have asked the American League office for waivers for the unconditional release of outfielder Pat Sheridan and 1-- Seaver wants out Tom Seaver a popular name pitcher Joe Beckwith Sheridan was acquired in the in trade talks completed his third round of the 1979 June free longest stint of the spring Friagent draft A nagging ham- day allowing three hits over string injury sharply curtailed seven innings to carry the his playing time in 1985 In the Chicago White Sox to a 1 n Sheridan logged triumph over the Minnesota only three hits in 20 at bats in Twins The the AL playoffs against Seaver has Toronto In the World Series asked front office officials to Sheridan was a 222 hitter intensify their efforts in making who has with a pair of doubles a trade to an east coast team — overcome and an RBI likely the New York Yankees 1982 He Sheridan 28 is a resident of Boston or Baltimore — so he one home Wayne Mich can be be closer to his family in non-rost- four-paragra- right-hande- d 6-- post-seaso- er Gambling Baseball Commissioner Peter Ueberroth is investigating a letter of recommendation signed by current and former major leaguers in 1982 attesting to the good character of a man with alleged links to organized crime it was reported “great esteem" Weintraub planned to use the petition — a character reference of sorts — to acquire gaming licenses in Nevada and New Jersey In the New Jersey hearings it was discovered that Weintraub had ties with organized crime Friday The Los Angeles Times and said in separate reports Thursday night and Friday that current players Mike Scott Bobby Grich Don Sutton KCBS-T- For Home or Office Nv V Graig Nettles and Jerry TiN tkinioH lit N FILES andSom Main Downtown 7SZ-4U- ) NOWAVAILABLE AT ZCMI spent the last two seasons with the Red Sox and last year hit 262 with 16 home runs and 74 RBI He is hitting 314 in spring training and cracked his third homer of the spring Friday against Dwight 35 Gooden of the New York Mets Niekro on waivers In another move Friday the Yankees placed knuckleball specialist Phil Niekro the oldest player in the major leagues last season on waivers for the purpose of giving him an unconditional release Niekro who wUl turn 47 April 1 was 2 with the Yankees last season and a combined 0 in two years with New York His major league He became the record is 0 18th player to record 300 victories and the oldest to throw a shutout last Oct 6 — the final day of the regular season — beating 'the Blue Jays 0 on four hits at Toronto Fisher's Hottest Selling VCR Is Now On 16-1- Front loading mechanism 13 functions wireless remote control Cable ready circuitry 32-2- 22-ye- ar 300-25- 14 day 4 Ump Ken Kaiser gives Texas manager Bobby Valentine a few words to remember him by following a chat —- Briefly bad Bo’s been no more baseball Press International Heisman Trophy winner Bo Jackson’s baseball career was grounded Friday after the standout from Auburn boarded a flight to Florida earlier this week Jackson a running back who is expected to be the first player taken in the April 29 NFL draft was disqualified for the remainder of his final collegiate baseball season when he accepted a plane ride from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers The Buccaneers who have the first pick in the draft and are leaning toward selecting Jackson flew him in for a physical examination Auburn officials said unlike the NCAA the SEC does not allow an athlete be considered a professional in one sport and an amateur in another Jackson said he was not aware of the conference rule “I regret very much that this two-spo- rt ultimate aim is to join her sister in the United States and that she has already applied to the American Embassy in Bonn for permission to emigrate Martina Navratilova 29 became a US citizen in 1981 She lists Fort Worth Texas as her home Martina Navratilova has not returned to her native Revnice near Prague since 1975 when she took advantage of a tennis engagement at Forest Hills in New York City to seek political asylum in the United States She has not seen her sister in many years Bonn Express said Jana and her fiance have taken an apartment in Bonn and have no financial difficulties because Martina has sent them a large sum of money — with further installments promised Since her defection Jana has been polishing her tennis game at Bonn's HTC Black-WhiTennis Club the newspaper said It said her whereabouts and circumstances of her defection were being kept secret “Jana won't talk about the reasons for actions" the newspaper quoted her fiance’s brother as saying The Bonn Express said it was unknown how long Jana would stay in West Germany but that she should have no difficulty emigrating to the United States because it said American authorities are very generous about reuniting families and her sister is a citizen te has happened" said Jackson “It was an honest mistake Had I known it would jeopardize my eligibility I never would have gone I was under the impression it was within the rules “I know now I should have contacted someone in authority at Auburn before I went to Tampa but at that time I didn’t realize I was doing anything against the rules” Jackson now has the rest of the spring to contemplate a choice between a career in football or baseball He was sufficiently talented in the latter sport to have attracted Fort Wayne 7 Eagles 4 strong interest from many maJim Burton and jor league clubs Rich Hendricks scored two goals apiece to boost Fort Wayne to a 4 win over Salt Lake in sister of International Hockey League deMartina Navratilova has Salt Lake fected from Czechoslovakia to action Friday night at City West Germany following the 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