NEW YORK - Supporting Baseball's biggest payroll will mean an increase in ticket prices for the New York Yankees, who are boosting the price of many of their best box seats over $100.

The Yankees said Friday they are raising the price of their box seats closest to the field by $5 to $20, depending on their row and location. The seats, known as field championship boxes, will sell for $110, $105, $100 and $95, up from $90 last season.

New York's best regular seats, which include waiter service, are available only as part of season-ticket plans.

With many sections for next year already sold out because of season tickets, the price of the top seat available in advance for individual game sales will be $55 for lower-deck reserved, an increase of $5. Those seats will sell for $57 on the days of games.

Upper-deck reserved seats will remain unchanged: $17 as part of season tickets, $19 in advance of individual games and $20 on days of games. Bleacher seats will remain at $10 as part of season tickets and $12 for individual games.

WHITE SOX: The Phillies and the White Sox on Friday completed their deal that sends slugger Jim Thome to Chicago for center fielder Aaron Rowand.

The trade was announced Wednesday but wasn't official until the players passed their physicals. Philadelphia also gets minor-league left-hander Daniel Haigwood and a player to be named.

The Phillies are giving the White Sox $22 million as part of the deal, a Baseball official told the Associated Press, speaking on condition of anonymity because the teams did not make that information public.

It's the first major move for the White Sox since winning their first World Series championship in 88 years last month. The injury-plagued Thome fills Chicago's need for a left-handed-swinging power threat. He could DH or play first base if free agent Paul Konerko doesn't re-sign. Konerko, the AL Championship Series MVP, is not expected to choose a team before the winter meetings, which begin Dec. 5 in Dallas.

Thome's departure clears the path for NL Rookie of the Year Ryan Howard. Howard batted .288 with 22 homers and 63 RBI in 88 games after Thome went down with an elbow injury.

Rowand batted .270 with 13 homers and 69 RBI for the White Sox.

Rowand established himself as a starter in 2004, when he hit .310 with 24 homers.

SHORT HOPS: Washington outfielder Jose Guillen should begin rehabilitating his left shoulder in a week and is expected to be ready for the regular season. Guillen had surgery Monday.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have received permission to interview Tampa Bay Devil Rays bench coach John McLaren for their vacant managerial job.

Jeff Manto, the Pittsburgh Pirates' roving minor-league hitting coordinator the last three seasons, was hired Friday as new manager Jim Tracy's hitting coach.

Manto joins a Pirates staff that already includes bench coach Jim Lett, pitching coach Jim Colborn, first base coach John Shelby and bullpen coach Bobby Cuellar. Source>>>

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