BASEBALL Yankees trade for Phils' Fasano

Albert Belle pleaded guilty to a stalking charge.
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PHILADELPHIA -- The New York Yankees acquired catcher Sal Fasano from the Philadelphia Phillies Wednesday for minor league second baseman Hector Made.
Fasano had been designated for assignment by the Phillies on July 22. He hit .243 with four home runs and 10 RBIs in 50 games.
The 21-year-old Made was hitting .286 with three home runs and 28 RBIs in 86 games for Class A Tampa of the Florida State League. The Phillies have assigned him to Class A Clearwater.
Reds
CINCINNATI -- Scott Hatteberg, who took over at first base for Cincinnati and has been an important part of their resurgence, got a one-year contract extension that will pay him at least $1.65 million.
Nationals
WASHINGTON -- Calling the new ownership group "condescending," Washington mayor Anthony A. Williams responded Wednesday to criticism that parking lots around the team's new stadium won't be finished on time.
Williams raised the issue at a news conference two days after a group led by local real estate developer Ted Lerner formally finalized its $450 million purchase of the Nationals from Major League Baseball.
Orioles
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Right-hander Kris Benson returned to Baltimore to have his sore elbow examined.
Benson pitched six innings, allowing four runs, three earned, and eight hits, including two home runs, and walking three in a no-decision in a 7-5 loss at Kansas City on Tuesday night. Benson is 0-4 with a 6.52 ERA in five starts this month.
Belle enters plea
PHOENIX -- Albert Belle pleaded guilty to one count of stalking his ex-girlfriend, authorities said.
Belle, who remains jailed, is scheduled to be sentenced Aug. 24 in Maricopa County Superior Court -- the day before his 40th birthday.
Prosecutors said Belle faces at least a 90-day jail sentence plus supervised probation and must avoid all contact with the victim.
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