FILE - In this Oct. 20, 2009, file photo, New York Yankees' Derek Jeter reacts after the ninth inning of Game 4 of the American League Championship baseball series against the Los Angeles Angels in Anaheim, Calif. Jeter and the Yankees are near an agreement on a three-year contract that would contain an option for 2014. The deal would include deferred money and average between $15 million and $17 million, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press on Saturday, Dec. 4, 2010. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because no announcement has been made. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)
ASSOCIATED PRESS Baltimore Orioles' Jeremy Gutherie pitches against the Los Angeles Angels in the first inning of a baseball game in Anaheim, Calif., on Sunday, Aug. 29, 2010.
ASSOCIATED PRESS Baltimore Orioles' Luke Scott on a single against the Los Angeles Angels during the third inning of a baseball game Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2010, in Baltimore.
ASSOCIATED PRESS The Baltimore Orioles' new manager, Buck Showalter, takes the field for batting practice before the Orioles played the Los Angeles Angels in a baseball game, Showalter's first managing the team, Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2010, in Baltimore.
In an Oct. 1, 2010, photo, Texas Rangers' Josh Hamilton his fly ball during a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels in Arlington, Texas. The World Series opens Wednesday, Oct. 26, with story lines to spare but not a lot of household names, putting it in danger of drawing some of the lowest television ratings in its history. The Rangers have MVP candidate Hamilton, who overcame substance abuse. San Francisco Giants ace Tim Lincecum was his league's best pitcher two years running. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
