Glavine: No return this year

Tom Glavine told Buck Lanford of Fox 5 Atlanta on Thursday that he won’t pitch in 2009.

Via text message, the former Braves star wrote: “I’m not going to pitch or do anything in baseball until at least next year.”

Glavine stopped short, according to Fox 5, of announcing his retirement, saying he plans to be “a full-time dad.”

Glavine did not reply to a text message from the AJC late Thursday night.

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Dusty Rhodes, who played for the Giants in 1952-59, died in Las Vegas at 82 after suffering from heart problems. Rhodes died of cardiopulmonary arrest, the coroner’s office said… . Sentencing in San Antonio for former Athletics first baseman Troy Neel in a child support case was postponed until July 17… . The Tigers placed left-hander Dontrelle Willis on the 15-day disabled list with an anxiety disorder and benched slumping slugger Magglio Ordonez… . The Cardinals activated infielder Khalil Greene, who had been out with social anxiety disorder… . Padres right-hander Chris Young (shoulder) is heading to the 15-day disabled list… . Phillies left fielder Raul Ibanez (groin) went on the 15-day disabled list.