Blue Jays Won’t Be Sold

In a surprise move, the Belgian beer company that owns the Toronto Blue Jays abandoned its two-year search for a buyer and said it would focus on turning the floundering team into a winner.

Interbrew SA took over the Blue Jays and the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League when it purchased Canadian brewery John Labatt Ltd. in 1995. Interbrew then put the teams up for sale.

A consortium led by Toronto real estate developer Murray Frum had been expected to buy the Blue Jays, but negotiations dragged on for months without a sale.

For the third time since 1992, Fernando Valenzuela is heading to his native Mexico in an attempt to revive his career. Valenzuela will join the Hermosillo Naranjeros on Sunday.

The Chicago White Sox have moved their Triple-A affiliate from Nashville to Calgary beginning next season.

The Kansas City Royals exercised their option on relief pitcher Jeff Montgomery, for $2.8 million.

Tony Fernandez, Darryl Strawberry and Scott Kamieniecki were among 24 players who filed for free agency.

Infielder Damion Easley agreed to an $8.7 million, three-year contract with the Detroit Tigers.