ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) \u2014 The Los Angeles Angels signed Chris Taylor to a one-year contract on Monday, keeping the veteran utilityman in Southern California after he was cut by the Los Angeles Dodgers.<\/p>\n
Taylor hit .200 (7 for 35) in 28 games for the Dodgers before he was released<\/a> by the World Series champions on May 18.<\/p>\n Taylor, who turns 35 in August, takes the roster spot of Kyren Paris, who was optioned to Triple-A Salt Lake after Sunday’s 3-0 loss<\/a> to Miami.<\/p>\n Taylor’s contract with the Angels is worth $518,925, a prorated share of the $760,000 major league minimum. The Dodgers are on the hook for the rest of his $13 million salary, plus the $4 million buyout of the 2026 club option in his $60 million, four-year contract<\/a>.<\/p>\n Taylor was selected by Seattle in the fifth round of the 2012 amateur draft. He made his major league debut with the Mariners in 2014.<\/p>\n He became a key player for the Dodgers after he was acquired in a 2016 trade for right-hander Zach Lee.<\/p>\n Taylor had several big postseason hits for the Dodgers, including a walk-off homer that beat St. Louis in the 2021 NL Wild Card Game, three homers in Game 5 of the NL Championship Series against Atlanta and a leadoff homer in the 2017 World Series opener against Houston.<\/p>\n He is a .250 hitter with 108 homers and 433 RBIs in 1,093 games over 12 seasons in the majors.<\/p>\n