Former Dodgers utilityman Chris Taylor has signed a one-year deal with the Angels and will start in center field against the Yankees on Monday.

His acquisition follows a pattern for the Angels, who have added notable players midseason to band-aid the roster and keep the team competitive. In June 2023, the Angels traded for Mike Moustakas. And in April last season, they signed Kevin Pillar after he’d been DFA’d by the White Sox.

Chris Taylor didn’t have to go too far after his recent release from the Los Angeles Dodgers. The longtime Dodgers utility man who won two World Series as a member of the team addressed the press before making his debut as a member of the Los Angeles Angels,