No chance to reunite

Exactly a year after a missed call cost him a perfect game, there was no reunion between pitcher Armando Galarraga and umpire Jim Joyce.

There won’t be one, in fact, on a big league field while they’re both still active.

Major League Baseball put a rule into effect this season that Joyce cannot umpire any games in which Galarraga’s team plays. The edict came after Galarraga and Joyce co-authored a book about that infamous game in Detroit last June 2.

Joyce called Cleveland’s Jason Donald safe at first base on what would’ve been the final out. After the Tigers won, Joyce apologized to Galarraga for getting it wrong.

The next day, Galarraga presented the Tigers’ lineup card to a teary-eyed Joyce at home plate before the game at Comerica Park.

Galarraga was traded from Detroit to Arizona in the offseason. He went 3-4 with a 5.91 ERA in eight starts before Arizona sent him to Triple-A Reno (Nev.) last month.

MLB has previously put special rules into effect regarding particular umpires and players.

Umpire Jim Wolf is not allowed to work home plate in any game where his brother, Randy, currently with Milwaukee, is pitching. Jim Wolf can umpire games in which Randy’s team is playing.

Carter set for therapy

Gary Carter soon will begin a 6 1/2-week treatment of radiation before undergoing chemotherapy for a year. The Hall of Famer revealed on May 21 that he had four small tumors on his brain.

Affectionately nicknamed “The Kid,” Carter was inducted into Cooperstown in 2003. He was an 11-time All-Star during his 19-year career with the Montreal Expos, Mets, San Francisco Giants and Los Angeles Dodgers. He finished his career with 324 home runs.

Clearing the bases

The Minnesota Twins put Jim Thome and Jason Kubel on the 15-day disabled list, the latest injuries to beset the struggling team. The defending A.L. Central champions have the worst record in the majors and eight players on the DL. … Delta Airlines says a charter flight carrying members of the Los Angeles Angels made an emergency landing at Los Angeles International Airport because of a mechanical problem. Airline spokesman Anthony Black said that the Boeing 737-800 was approaching the Los Angeles area Wednesday night when an indicator warned of a possible problem with the hydraulic system. … Left-hander John Lamb, one of the Kansas City Royals’ top prospects, will undergo Tommy John surgery on his left elbow.