Knoblauch May Be Done for Season

Chuck Knoblauch’s sore elbow might sideline him for the remainder of the season.

“Our plan has to be that we’re not going to have him,” Yankee Manager Joe Torre said before Wednesday night’s game against Seattle. “To start counting on him isn’t healthy for me. There’s been no improvement in his elbow.”

The Yankee second baseman has been on the disabled list since Aug. 3 because of tendinitis in his right elbow.

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Testimony ended at Philadelphia in the grievance hearing of 22 former umpires trying to regain their jobs. The sides, arguing the case for nearly a year, were given until Oct. 28 by arbitrator Alan Symonette to submit written briefs.

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Boston first baseman Brian Daubach suffered a hyperextended left elbow during a brawl between the Red Sox and Devil Rays Tuesday and flew to Boston for more tests that could determine how long he might be out of the lineup. . . . Arizona purchased the contract of right-handed reliever Darren Holmes from triple-A Tucson and optioned right-hander Geraldo Guzman to Tucson.