Free-agent Ramon Martinez signed a minor league deal with the Dodgers on Tuesday and was invited to spring training as a non-roster player, as reported by the Associated Press.

Veteran catcher Mike Lieberthal told the Los Angeles Daily News on Saturday that he has decided to retire from Major League Baseball.

According to a Associated Press report, Dodgers' GM Ned Colletti has hired longtime infielder Jose Vizcaino as a special assistant to the club.

Don Mattingly stepped down as the hitting coach for the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday, according to MLB.

Reliever Scott Proctor agreed to terms on a one-year contract for $1.

Dodgers' Manager Joe Torre will be in Beijing on Thursday to announce that his team will face the San Diego Padres in a two-game exhibition series March 15 and 16 that will mark Major League Baseball's first games in China, a team spokesman said Friday.

Joe Torre had no suspicions about Roger Clemens and Andy Pettitte using performance-enhancing drugs when they were playing for him with the New York Yankees.

Relief pitcher Yhency Brazoban and the Dodgers avoided arbitration by agreeing to a $540,000, one-year contract Tuesday.

The sale of infielder Wilson Valdez to the Kia Tigers of the Korean League was announced by the Dodgers on Saturday.

Dodgers' second baseman Jeff Kent told The Los Angeles Times on Thursday that Major League Baseball players should undergo blood testing to detect whether they are using banned substances, particularly human growth hormone.

Joe Torre won't pick sides between Roger Clemens and Brian McNamee, the former Yankees' strength coach who accused the Rocket of using performance-enhancing drugs.