Attorneys for Major League Baseball asked a Delaware bankruptcy judge Friday to order the sale of the Dodgers.

In a court filing, the attorneys argued that Dodgers owner Frank McCourt is using the team's bankruptcy to resolve his own financial problems and that the Dodgers' plan to auction the team's television rights without league approval could lead to the team's ouster from MLB and a breach of the Dodgers' existing contract with Fox Sports, which would essentially eliminate the team's value.

In response, the Dodgers issued a statement saying, "It is another step in the commissioner's continuing effort to cause the sale of the Dodgers notwithstanding that the Dodgers can and will be successfully reorganized. ... In United States bankruptcy reorganization cases, liquidation is the last resort, not the first option."

Name game: Marlins closer Leo Nuñez has reportedly admitted in the Dominican Republic to playing under a false name.

Central Electoral Commission President Roberto Rosario said Nuñez signed a sworn statement saying he is not the person identified in official documents. A report Thursday said that Nuñez is really Juan Carlos Oviedo, 29, a year older than listed.

Dominican authorities have arrested Hector Peña Diaz, who is accused of falsifying Nuñez's documents.

Nuñez has been placed on baseball's restricted list.

Promotion: The Padres promoted former Arizona manager A.J. Hinch to vice president/assistant general manager. Hinch is a former Stanford and A's catcher.

Briefly: Twins players Danny Valencia and Denard Span were held out of Friday's lineup with general soreness from a minor traffic accident Thursday, in which Span's Range Rover rear-ended Valencia's as the players traveled from the ballpark to the airport. ... Braves pitcher Tommy Hanson was shut down during a rehab appearance in Florida after feeling pain in his right shoulder.