BASEBALL

The Angels signed right-handed pitcher Shawn Boskie to a minor league contract but said he will not be a replacement player. Boskie, 27, pitched for the Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies and Seattle Mariners last season, going a combined 4-7 with a 5.06 earned-run average in 22 games.

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Mark Holzemer, a pitcher on the Angels’ 40-man roster who is working as a car salesman in the Phoenix area, two weeks ago said he didn’t have much ill will toward replacement players. Things have changed for the 25-year-old left-hander.

“I’m not golfing every day or buying houses, I’m working and those guys are personally hurting me,” he said.

“I read where a lot of replacements are saying when the strike ends they’ll have a chance to stay in the system--are you kidding me? I don’t think the owners are going to want these guys around. They’re back-stabbers. I’m fed up with them.”

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By mutual consent, the Angels and their flagship television station, KTLA-Channel 5, have agreed to cancel their two spring-training telecasts scheduled for March 11 (against San Diego) and 18 (against Milwaukee). The broadcasts will be rescheduled during the regular season. . . . About 350 fans turned up to watch the Angels tie the San Diego Padres, 3-3, in 12 innings at Diablo Stadium in Tempe, Ariz. The game was called when the Padres ran out of pitchers.