Glavine still in mix for Marlins

Former Brave and Hall of Fame pitcher Tom Glavine is reportedly a member of one of two groups Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred said last week is likely to buy the Florida Marlins; he’s “convinced” it will happen, according to a report from the Miami Herald’s Barry Jackson.

There are two chief groups vying to purchase the team from current owner Jeffrey Loria. One is led by former New York Yankees great Derek Jeter, while the other — the one Glavine is said to be a part of — is led by Solamere Capital founder Tagg Romney, son of former Massachusetts Gov. and U.S. presidential candidate Mitt Romney.

Manfred said he hopes “we get some clarity well before the trading deadline,” at least partly so the new owners could be part of the process of deciding whether the team will be buyers or sellers at the deadline.

Glavine, 51, won 305 games, and had two stints pitching with the Braves. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2014.

A quick 2,000

In terms of innings pitched (1,784), the Nationals’ Max Scherzer (7-4) is the third-fastest to 2,000 strikeouts behind Pedro Martinez and Randy Johnson.

Spilling a drink

A liquor truck overturned near Atlanta, blocking a freeway interchange there. Panic among Braves fans was averted when police revealed the cargo was merely Jack Daniel’s, not Tomahawk Schnapps.

Sports quiz

The Mariners, with shortstop Jean Segura (. 341), right fielder Mitch Haniger (. 342) and three of their top four starters sidelined, are the best team in the: a) AL b) NL c) DL

Draft memory

Padres manager Andy Green said he’s certain he wouldn’t be in big leagues if not for the Arizona Diamondbacks drafting him in 2000 in the 24th round.

“I was on a golf course in Lexington, Kentucky, when they called,” Green said. “I was surprised. I didn’t even really imagine a future in the game.”

Paging Joe Friday

The Reds’ Scooter Gennett had 10 RBIs and four home runs in a single game recently. Or as the feat is better known around the Police League, a big 10-4.

Remember him?

The Mets signed RHP Daniel Bard, and the reliever who turns 32 this month reported to the team’s spring site in Port St. Lucie, Florida. Bard pitched 211 times for Boston from 2009-13, and spent parts of the last two seasons in the minors for St. Louis.

Headlines

■ At TheOnion.com: “Cuban immigrant can’t believe he risked life coming to America to play for AA Birmingham Barons.”

■ Eric Kolenich of the Richmond (Va.) Times-Dispatch, on Giants pitcher Hunter Strickland waiting nearly three years to plunk home-run nemesis Bryce Harper with a pitch: “For Strickland, revenge is a dish best served stale and moldy.”