Gordon Edes - Schilling thinks Clemens return would be thrilling
Gordon Edes - Red Sox Notebook: Ankle fracture sends Pesky home
Dan Shaughnessy - Cuban players richly deserve a WBC victory
Japan is prepped for final; Cuba up next after S. Koreans ousted
Howard Ulman, AP - Red Sox 3, Orioles 1
BoSox sign Juan Gone to minor league deal
Leiter gets one last out before retiring
Jays cautiously optimistic about Burnett
Baseball Transactions
Baltimore Orioles - Assigned outfielder Keith Reed, catchers Ryan Hubele and Brian Bock and first baseman Leo Daigle to their minor league camp.
Boston Red Sox - Signed outfielder Juan Gonzalez to a minor league contract.
Cincinnati Reds - Reassigned pitcher Homer Bailey, catcher Ryan Hanigan, infielders Aaron Holbert and Earl Snyder to their minor league camp; released outfielder Tuffy Rhodes.
Cleveland Indians - Assigned outfielder Ryan Mulhern to their minor league camp.
Houston Astros - Optioned pitchers Matt Albers and Felipe Paulino to Round Rock (TL).
Los Angeles Dodgers - Assigned pitchers Nathan Bland, Jonathon Rouwenhorst, Dustin Moseley, infielders Erick Aybar and Howie Kendrick, outfielder Tommy Murphy and C Ryan Budde to their minor league camp.
Milwaukee Brewers - Signed pitcher Allan Simpson to a minor league contract; assigned pitcher Zach Jackson to minor league camp.
New York Mets - Reassigned pitchers John Maine, Henry Owens, Steve Schmoll, and Matt Perischo, infielder Juan Tejada and outfielder Julio Ramirez to their minor league camp.
New York Yankees - Announced the retirement of pitcher Al Leiter; optioned pitcher Sean Henn and outfielder Melky Cabrera to Columbus (IL); reassigned pitchers Frank Brooks and J. Brent Cox, catcher David Parrish, infielders Eric Duncan, Ramiro Pena, Marcos Vechionacci and outfielder Mitch Jones to their minor league camp.
Oakland Athletics - Optioned pitchers Shane Komine and Matt Roney to Sacramento (PCL); reassigned pitcher Jason Karnuth, catcher Kurt Suzuki and infielder Andrew Beattie to their minor league camp.
San Diego Padres - Optioned pitcher Tim Stauffer to Portland (PCL); assigned catcher Jason Hill to their minor league camp.
San Francisco Giants - Optioned catchers Justin Knoedler, Yamid Haadand, and outfielder Nate Schierholtz to Fresno (AAA).
Tampa Bay Devil Rays - Signed pitcher Al Reyes to a minor league contract; optioned pitcher Jason Hammel to Durham (IL).
Texas Rangers - Assigned pitcher Rick Bauer to their minor league camp.
Toronto Blue Jays - Optioned pitcher Dustin McGowan to Syracuse (IL).
Washington Nationals - Optioned outfielder Tyrell Godwin and infielder Bernie Castro to New Orleans (PCL); reassigned catcher Brandon Harper to their minor league camp.
As of March 19, 2006, at 11:21 PM ET
