Haren signs four-year deal
Arizona Diamondbacks All-Star right-hander Dan Haren has agreed to terms on a four-year, $44.75 million contract that runs through the 2012 season with a club option for 2013.
Haren, acquired in an off-season trade with the Oakland Athletics, is 12-5 with a 2.75 ERA, fourth best in the National League. He is fourth in the N.L. in strikeouts with 142 and leads the league in strikeout-to-walk ratio at 5.92.
“I knew I’d like it here, but I didn’t know I’d like it this much,” Haren said at a news conference at Chase Field on Tuesday. “A lot of these guys are going to be around for a while and I’ll be one of them. I just couldn’t be happier.”
Four suspended
Kansas City catcher Miguel Olivo and pitcher Zack Greinke have been suspended five games each for causing trouble in a weekend game with the Chicago White Sox.
White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen was suspended two games and Royals manager Trey Hillman was given one game. All four penalties also included undisclosed fines.
Olivo and Greinke appealed their suspensions, which were to begin Tuesday night. They can continue to play until the appeal process is complete.
Fielder apologizes
Milwaukee first baseman Prince Fielder apologized for pushing a teammate in the dugout during a loss, saying he should have done a better job of handling frustration.
Fielder exchanged words and twice shoved Manny Parra after the pitcher was removed for a pinch hitter in the seventh inning of a 6-3 loss to the Cincinnati Reds on Monday night.
Fielder was pulled away from Parra by several teammates, preventing the situation from escalating.
Clearing the bases
New York Mets closer Billy Wagner has been placed on the 15-day disabled list with a strained left forearm. … Baltimore Orioles center fielder Adam Jones was placed on the 15-day DL with a broken left foot. The move was retroactive to Sunday, when Jones woke up unable to walk on the foot after fouling a ball off it Saturday night against Seattle. … St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Adam Wainwright threw 35 pitches in a simulated game and will begin what he hopes is a short rehab stint later this week.