Baseball

The Angels signed former National League rookie of the year Jerome Walton to a minor league contract that will pay him $450,000 if he makes the major leagues.

Walton, 27, released by the Chicago Cubs only three years after he was voted the 1989 league rookie of the year, will be invited to spring training camp and provided the opportunity to win a job as an extra outfielder. If he is sent to the minors, he will be paid about $150,000.