MLB notes: Kouzmanoff won't part with record-setting glove

Kevin Kouzmanoff of the San Diego Padres is willing to accommodate the Hall of Fame, to a point.

A day after Kouzmanoff set a single-season record for NL third basemen with a .990 fielding percentage, the Hall of Fame asked if he'd donate a glove that he used at some point during the season.

"I have to pick the glove," Kouzmanoff said. "They aren't getting my gamer!"

There's a good reason for that — Kouzmanoff committed only three errors in 309 total chances.

Kouzmanoff broke the old mark of .987 by Colorado's Vinny Castilla in 2004.

GLAUS, NOT GREENE ON CARDS ROSTER: Troy Glaus will be on the St. Louis Cardinals' roster for their first-round playoff series against the Los Angeles Dodgers despite missing most of the season while rehabbing from shoulder surgery.

After a two-hour workout Monday that stressed fundamentals, manager Tony La Russa said Glaus showed him enough in the last few weeks to think he could be helpful off the bench. But the manager said Mark DeRosa will be his starting third baseman.

Glaus hit .172 with two RBIs in 29 at-bats in 14 games, with two doubles and two RBIs.

Infielder Khalil Greene, twice sidelined by social anxiety disorder and limited to 18 at-bats after August, is not on the roster. Greene batted .200 with six homers and 24 RBIs and lost his job after Brendan Ryan emerged at shortstop during his absence.

YANKEES DROP PRICES ON SEATS: The New York Yankees are reclassifying more than a quarter of their ritzy Legends Suite seats next season, and slashing prices on many of the remaining tickets by up to $1,250. A total of 538 seats along the foul lines will be called the Champions Suite and will no longer have access to the duplex restaurant behind home plate, according to the team's 2010 premium seat plan.

Those seats cost $500-$1,000 this year as part of full season tickets, but will sell for $300-$500 next year.

RAYS FIRE HITTING COACH: The Tampa Bay Rays have fired hitting coach Steve Henderson following a season in which the Rays set team records for runs, home runs, on-base percentage and walks.

Henderson had been with the Rays organization for 12 seasons, including five as hitting coach.

NATIONALS TOP PICK HAS DEBUT: Stephen Strasburg didn't put a lot of expectations on himself for his first time out as a professional pitcher. He just wanted to get out there and throw again.

"It's something I love to do," the 21-year-old said Monday after making his first outing for the Washington Nationals in an Instructional League game against Detroit. "It's been a little tough."