Baseball-Major League Baseball roundup

Sept 18 (The Sports Xchange) - Former Texas Rangers manager resigned because "I was not true to my wife after 42 years," he said Thursday. Washington spoke publicly for the first time since resigning on Sept. 5. He appeared at a hotel near Irving, Texas, with his wife and spoke for less than four minutes. He did not take any questions. - - A 91-second commercial for Gatorade featuring Derek Jeter drew raves from fans all over social networking. The ad was filmed near Yankee Stadium in late July and Jeter discussed it before Thursday's game by saying: "It was an opportunity for me I felt as though to thank people which I've been pretty consistent with every time I spoke," Jeter said. - - Oakland RF Josh Reddick was out of the lineup against Texas, one day after taking a hard fall while beating out an infield single in the eighth inning and hurting his left ankle and the right side of his neck. "No breaks as far as the ankle," A's manager Bob Melvin said. "That's what we were worried about." Reddick did not have an MRI of his neck. "The neck's just kind of more like a whiplash thing." - - Oakland catcher John Jaso might not play again this season because of a concussion he suffered on Aug. 24. Jaso is supposed to be examined in Pittsburgh this weekend at which time he will know if there's a chance he will be able to suit up again this year. (Editing by Frank Pingue)