Taylor spent most of his 12-year career with the Dodgers before two seasons of struggles ended his tenure. The Angels signed him to help as a utility player.

From Benjamin Royer: Former Dodgers utilityman Chris Taylor signed a one-year, major league minimum contract with the Angels on Monday. Taylor started in center field against the New York Yankees on Monday and went 0 for 3.

The Los Angeles Angels made the bold move of adding utility man Chris Taylor to the team, and chose to demote Kyren Paris rather than Jo Adell to make room for the veteran.