Covering the Bases

Jeter breaks Gehrig's mark

Derek Jeter broke Lou Gehrig's record for hits at Yankee Stadium, singling in the first inning against the Chicago White Sox. He was 2-for-3 Tuesday night.

The hit off Gavin Floyd was Jeter's 1,270th in the 85-year-old ballpark, scheduled to close Sunday. It came in Jeter's 8,002nd major league at-bat, passing Gehrig for second on the New York Yankees' career list behind Mickey Mantle (8,102).

White Sox third baseman Juan Uribe, playing on the edge of the infield grass, tried to backhand the sharp grounder, which went under his glove.

There were camera flashes with every pitch thrown to Jeter in recent days. Jeter acknowledged the long ovation by taking off his helmet and raising it to the sellout crowd.

N.Y. assemblyman criticizes Yankees

Taxpayers and ticket buyers are the losers in plans to provide hundreds of millions of dollars in public subsidies to build the new Yankee Stadium, New York Assemblyman Richard Brodsky said Tuesday.

The Westchester Democrat said the commitment of $550 million to $850 million in taxpayer money was based on an unsubstantiated threat that the Yankees would leave New York. He said in a new report that the team predicted the public investment would generate 1,000 new permanent jobs, but the actual total would be 15.

Brodsky also criticized the deal for not making affordable tickets available to lower income New Yorkers.

Epstein nears extension deal with Red Sox

Boston Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein is nearing an agreement on a contract extension, team owner John Henry said Tuesday.

Jeter breaks Gehrig's mark

Derek Jeter broke Lou Gehrig's record for hits at Yankee Stadium, singling in the first inning against the Chicago White Sox. He was 2-for-3 Tuesday night.

The hit off Gavin Floyd was Jeter's 1,270th in the 85-year-old ballpark, scheduled to close Sunday. It came in Jeter's 8,002nd major league at-bat, passing Gehrig for second on the New York Yankees' career list behind Mickey Mantle (8,102).

White Sox third baseman Juan Uribe, playing on the edge of the infield grass, tried to backhand the sharp grounder, which went under his glove.

There were camera flashes with every pitch thrown to Jeter in recent days. Jeter acknowledged the long ovation by taking off his helmet and raising it to the sellout crowd.

N.Y. assemblyman criticizes Yankees

Taxpayers and ticket buyers are the losers in plans to provide hundreds of millions of dollars in public subsidies to build the new Yankee Stadium, New York Assemblyman Richard Brodsky said Tuesday.

The Westchester Democrat said the commitment of $550 million to $850 million in taxpayer money was based on an unsubstantiated threat that the Yankees would leave New York. He said in a new report that the team predicted the public investment would generate 1,000 new permanent jobs, but the actual total would be 15.

Brodsky also criticized the deal for not making affordable tickets available to lower income New Yorkers.

Epstein nears extension deal with Red Sox

Boston Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein is nearing an agreement on a contract extension, team owner John Henry said Tuesday.

Epstein, who left Boston for nearly three months after his previous contract expired at the end of October 2005, now has a three-year deal that expires at the end of next month.

Sacramento repeats as Triple-A champ

Brooks Conrad and Donnie Murphy each had two hits and drove in a run Tuesday night to help the Sacramento River Cats beat the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees 4-1 in Oklahoma City and win the Triple-A championship game for the second straight year.

SHORT HOPS: Milwaukee Brewers reliever David Riske is scheduled for right elbow surgery Sept. 23 to have a bone spur removed.

* Cleveland Indians pitcher Anthony Reyes is done for the season because of a tender right elbow.

* New York Mets left fielder Fernando Tatis left Tuesday night's game against the Washington Nationals in the fifth inning with a separated right shoulder.