Angels’ Rojas won’t return

Victor Rojas, the Angels’ play-by-play announcer for the last 11 seasons, announced he will not return to his role for the upcoming season.

In a lengthy statement on Twitter, Rojas wrote that he arrived at the decision to step away recently “in order to spend more time with the family in Texas, continue to build our apparel business, await the birth of our [first] grandchild and prepare for my next venture.”

— Maria Torres

Outfielder Kyle Schwarber signed a one-year contract with the Washington Nationals for 2021 that guarantees him $10 million.

Schwarber said his relationship with Nationals skipper Dave Martinez was “a big factor.” Schwarber was on the Chicago Cubs’ 2016 World Series championship team when Martinez was on then-manager Joe Maddon’s staff.

Goalie Corey Crawford, 36, who helped the Chicago Blackhawks win two Stanley Cups, retired less than three months after signing with the New Jersey Devils. ... Mathew Barzal agreed to a $21-million, three-year contract with the New York Islanders.

A 5-year-old gelding suffered what is believed to be a fatal cardiac event at Santa Anita while jogging during a morning workout.

Cali Caliente, winner in three of seven races, was in a light jog on the outside rail when he collapsed and died. A necropsy will be performed.

— John Cherwa

The NCAA is preparing to delay a potential landmark vote on legislation that would permit college athletes to be compensated for their fame for the first time after receiving a warning from the Department of Justice about potential antitrust violations.

Matthew Hoppe scored a hat trick — the first by an American in Germany’s top division — to lead Schalke to a 4-0 victory over Hoffenheim and its first league win in nearly a year.