According to Adam Katz, Sammy Sosa’s agent, the 37-year-old slugger probably will retire 11 round trippers shy of becoming the fifth major leaguer to hit 600 home runs. Earlier, the Dominican outfielder rejected a non-guaranteed contract from the Nationals that included performance bonuses.

Former Los Angeles Dodgers starter Jeff Weaver (14-11, 4.22) agrees to a one-year contract with the other team with Los Angeles in its name. The deal for the last major player left on the free agent market is worth $8,325,000, and the 29-year-old right-hander can earn an additional $600,000 in performance bonuses for innings pitched and game starts with the Angels.

According to an attorney, Anaheim City officials plan to ask a judge to order the Angels to drop “Los Angeles” from their name despite last week’s jury ruling that the team did not breach a contract by calling itself the “Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim”.

Adam Dunn avoids arbitration by signing a two-year, $18 million contract with the Cincinnati Reds.

2006 – The Chicago Cubs and pitcher Carlos Zambrano agree to terms on a one-year contract; first baseman Shea Hillenbrand and pitcher Pete Walker sign with the Toronto Blue Jays on one-year contracts, and the Washington Nationals sell the contract of infielder Jamey Carroll to the Colorado Rockies.

Deliberating for a little more than four hours, a jury rules the Angels did not breach a contract with the city of Anaheim when the ball club changed its name. Thirteen months ago, the team known as the Anaheim Angels became the “Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim”, prompting the city where it plays to file a law suit claiming the change in name amounted to at least $100 million in lost revenue.