MLB Notebook: Wilder interviews with Red Sox
David Wilder, who has been the director of player development for the Chicago White Sox the past two seasons, interviewed with Red Sox executives for the job that Theo Epstein walked away from Oct. 31.
Yankees
Mariano Rivera wants New York to bring back Tom Gordon as his setup man. Gordon became a free agent after New York was eliminated in the first round of the playoffs and wanted to explore whether a team desired him as a closer.
Rangers
Orel Hershiser resigned as pitching coach to become the team’s executive director. The move appeared to end Hershiser’s rumored candidacy for the Los Angeles Dodgers’ vacant managerial spot.
Nationals
Outfielder Jose Guillen will have arthroscopic surgery tomorrow on his left shoulder, which bothered him throughout the second half of the season. Second baseman Jose Vidro, meanwhile, won’t have an operation on his right knee.
