Disk Won’t Impact Sanders’ Other Job

Deion Sanders, who is less than three weeks from returning to his role as a two-sport athlete, said Tuesday a bulging disk will not bother him when he takes the football field for the Dallas Cowboys.

Sanders, who missed Sunday’s game for the Cincinnati Reds after getting a steroid injection in his back, has been bothered by the disk when he runs. But he said the back problem should not hamper his play at cornerback.

Sanders reiterated Tuesday after the Reds’ 7-3 loss to San Francisco that he expects to honor his agreement to finish the season with Cincinnati.

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Two days after having a kidney stone surgically removed while on a road trip, Tony Gwynn was back in uniform, although he’s not yet ready to return to the San Diego Padres’ lineup.

Gwynn will probably sit until Thursday’s game against Cincinnati.

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Catcher Tom Pagnozzi was activated from the disabled list by the St. Louis Cardinals. Infielder Scott Livingstone was put on the 15-day disabled list because of a sore elbow to make room for Pagnozzi.

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The Florida Marlins added veteran left-hander Ed Vosberg to their bullpen by sending right-hander Rick Helling to Texas--the team he was acquired from last August.