Mariners Will Have Tests for TB

The entire Seattle Mariners team and coaching staff will be tested for pulmonary TB following word that shortstop Carlos Guillen was diagnosed with the contagious disease during the weekend. "We don't believe anybody else is at risk to become ill with tuberculosis . . . but we're going to test them and take the precaution because they have been exposed," said team physician Mitch Storey.

The team will be tested when it returns from a two-game road trip to Anaheim, Calif., and the results should be known by the weekend, said Lou Piniella, manager. "Most of the guys are concerned about their kids," said outfielder Mike Cameron. "I don't want to tell my wife about it because she'll go ballistic. We all fly together, and Carlos has been sick for a while."

Guillen, who took over at shortstop for the departed Alex Rodriguez and has played well this year, was admitted to a Seattle hospital Saturday to begin antibiotic treatment and a weeklong quarantine. Hospitalization was not required, but Guillen lives alone and felt it would be better to begin treatment there for two or three days.

The Mariners -- who have clinched their division and enjoy the home-field advantage through the American League playoffs -- have not ruled out Guillen's participation in the playoffs, which open a week from Tuesday. Piniella, however, has said there is no more than an "outside possibility" that Guillen will be available for the American League Division Series. Guillen, who turned 26 on Sunday, had not been feeling well for several weeks. He went to the hospital on Thursday, and his condition was diagnosed on Friday.

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