Belle, Brosius File for Free Agency

Albert Belle and World Series MVP Scott Brosius were among 17 players filing for free agency Tuesday, and the Texas Rangers exercised their $8.5-million option on Juan Gonzalez.

San Diego and first baseman Wally Joyner have agreed on a two-year deal worth about $6.7 million and plan to announce it Friday, a source said.

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Texas Ranger closer John Wetteland had arthroscopic surgery to remove a bone spur from his right elbow.. . . . The Cleveland Indians hired Phil Regan to be their pitching coach in 1999. . . . Mike Piazza’s with the New York Mets is more lucrative than announced. The seven-year package is actually worth about $92.7 million, not $91-million, because of how Piazza’s signing bonus is structured.. . . . The announcement of John Henry’s purchase of the Florida Marlins has been delayed while he negotiates final details of the team’s cable television contract.