Padres’ pitcher Wells has Type 2 diabetes

San Diego Padres left-hander David Wells has Type 2 diabetes, which the team says is controllable.

“It’s something he’ll have to manage and something we’ll have to help him manage,” chief executive officer Sandy Alderson said Monday. “It’s not unprecedented by any means.”

Wells was diagnosed two weeks ago, the San Diego Union-Tribune reported in Monday’s editions.

Asked if he feels less energy at times, Wells said: “It depends.” He declined further comment Monday.

Rangers rename ballpark

The Texas Rangers are putting the Ballpark back in their ballpark.

Three years after changing their stadium name to Ameriquest Field, the Rangers severed a 30-year naming rights deal with struggling lender Ameriquest Mortgage Co. and rebranded their home field as Rangers Ballpark in Arlington.

The new name is almost identical to The Ballpark in Arlington, the stadium’s name before the reported $75 million sponsorship with Ameriquest was announced in 2004.

Rock-rich pitcher sent down

The Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher who made more headlines for his rocks than his lobs during training camp this spring was reassigned to the team’s minor league camp.

Matt White, a 29-year-old left-hander, discovered a valuable rock quarry behind a house he bought from an aunt three years ago in western Massachusetts. But while everyone else wanted to talk about his possible fortune, White wanted to stay focused on baseball.

The attention the quarry received wasn’t to blame for his reassignment, he said.

Clearing the bases

If Ken Griffey Jr. is ready to play on Opening Day, he will be in right field for the Cincinnati Reds. … Chipper Jones of Atlanta missed his fourth straight game with a sore muscle in his right side and might try to return to the lineup Wednesday. … New Florida Marlins manager Fredi Gonzalez announced that Dontrell Willis will be the Marlins’ Opening Day starter against the Washington Nationals. … Right-hander Thomas Diamond, taken by Texas with the 10th pick of the 2004 amateur draft, will have elbow-ligament replacement surgery today and miss the rest of the season. … Outfielder Cameron Maybin, the Tigers’ top pick in the 2005 draft, was among 10 prospects returned to the Detroit minor league system. … Justin Germano will be leaving the Phillies and heading back to San Diego after the Padres claimed him off waivers. Philadelphia also reassigned first baseman Randall Simon and right-handers Ryan Cameron and Kane Davis to the minor league camp, and optioned infielder Danny Sandoval and right-hander Brian Sanches.