• Bronson Sardinha, signed to a minor-league deal by Cleveland, has the longest middle name in baseball history: Kiheimahanaomauiakeo. He has two older brothers in the minors who also have Hawaiian middle names, but they are not as long, according to info guru Bill Arnold: first baseman Duke Kalikeleipulamai'a Sardinha, who is with the Rockies' Class AA Tulsa affiliate, and catcher Dane Kealoha Sardinha, with Detroit's AAA Toledo affiliate.
• Mariners slugger Richie Sexson was suspended for six games and fined Friday by Major League Baseball after charging the mound and throwing his helmet at Rangers pitcher Kason Gabbard the previous night. Bob Watson, baseball's vice president in charge of discipline, cited Sexson for "violent and aggressive actions." Sexson appealed the ruling, and any suspension will be delayed until after a hearing.
• Angels right-hander John Lackey threw 88 pitches over six innings in an extended spring training game Friday. Lackey, who went 19-9 with a 3.01 ERA last season, could rejoin the team next week. He opened the season on the 15-day disabled list with a strained right triceps.
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• Vernon Wells left the Blue Jays' game against the Indians on Friday night with an injured left wrist and tight right hamstring after making a diving catch in the sixth inning.
• The Blue Jays acquired Kevin Mench from the Rangers for cash. Mench was with Triple-A Oklahoma after failing to make the club as a nonroster invitee in spring training. He was hitting .282 with three home runs and 18 RBIs in 29 games for Oklahoma.
— Wire reports