Cardinals apologize to Helton

St. Louis Cardinals general manager Walt Jocketty apologized to the Colorado Rockies on Tuesday for comments by radio broadcaster Wayne Hagin suggesting Colorado first baseman Todd Helton used steroids.

“He said on behalf of their organization that he was sorry, and that Todd Helton is one of the finest people in baseball,” Rockies general manager Dan O’Dowd said after a conversation with Jocketty on Monday.

Hagin was a Rockies announcer before taking a job with the St. Louis team.

Dan Farrell, the Cardinals’ senior vice president of marketing and sales, said Hagin would not be disciplined.

“It’s the Cardinals’ understanding that the comments were taken out of context. It’s been clarified as to specifically what Wayne was talking about,” Farrell said. “We apologize to Todd and to the Rockies for any problems this may have caused. As far as we are concerned, it’s a closed matter.”

In an interview Saturday with a St. Louis radio station, Hagin said, “I know (Helton) tried it because (former Rockies manager) Don Baylor told me. He said to me, ‘I told him to get off the juice, that he was a player who didn’t need that, get off it.’ “

The comment was widely reported as a reference to steroids, but Hagin has insisted he was talking about supplements.

“Not once did I say ‘steroids,’ ” Hagin said. “They have sensationalized this.”

Baylor later said he was referring to creatine, a legal over-the-counter supplement.

Helton denied using steroids.

Cubs’ closer breaks arm

Chicago Cubs reliever Joe Borowski will miss at least six weeks with a broken bone in his arm, another loss for a pitching staff already with injuries to Kerry Wood and Mark Prior.

Borowski sustained a non-displaced fracture in his right ulna when he was hit by a line drive in Monday’s 12-5 loss to Kansas City.

He’s wearing a splint and will begin a throwing program when the healing process is complete, approximately six weeks.

Red Sox to stay in Fenway

The Boston Red Sox have decided to stay at Fenway Park, ending years of speculation about whether the team would leave baseball’s oldest and smallest stadium.

The team’s planned announcement today was reported Tuesday in the Boston Globe, which cited Red Sox executives who declined to be identified.

Orioles’ DuBose arrested

Baltimore Orioles pitcher Eric DuBose was arrested in Sarasota, Fla., and charged with drunken driving after sheriff’s deputies saw him swerving and nearly hitting a car.

The 28-year-old DuBose took a breathalyzer test that showed his blood alcohol level was .113 percent. The legal driving limit is .08 percent.

DuBose was released early Monday on $500 bond.

Clearing the bases

Joe McEwing, 32, signed a minor league contract with Kansas City and was invited to spring training, five days after being released by the New York Mets. … The Boston Red Sox traded outfielder Adam Hyzdu to the San Diego Padres for right-handed reliever Blaine Neal. … Derek Jeter‘s bruised left foot will keep him out of the New York Yankees’ lineup until at least Thursday. Jeter hasn’t played since fouling a ball off his foot on Saturday.