Sports People

John Barr, the former Baltimore Orioles scouting director who drafted pitchers Ben McDonald and Mike Mussina, has joined former Montreal Expos GM Kevin Malone and ex-Detroit Tigers GM Joe Klein as candidates to become the Orioles’ next general manager… . Dwight Gooden took the mound for the first time in nearly a year and a half and only allowed two hits and an earned run over five innings, including retiring the first 10 batters he faced for the San Juan Senators in San Juan, Puerto Rico.