Stottlemyre Rejoins La Russa

The St. Louis Cardinals reunited new manager Tony La Russa with his top winner from last year, acquiring right-hander Todd Stottlemyre from the Oakland Athletics in a five-player deal.

The Cardinals sent reserve outfielder Allen Battle and minor-league pitchers Bret Wagner, Jay Witasick and Carl Dale to Oakland. The Cardinals agreed to a $300,000, one-year deal with former Oakland second baseman Mike Gallego.

Rickey Henderson, baseball’s career stolen base leader, is being investigated by the Internal Revenue Service for possible unreported income from autograph shows, a source told the Associated Press. The source confirmed a report originally broadcast by ESPN.

Roger Freed, 49, mostly a reserve during eight seasons in the major leagues, died of heart problems.