The Yankees got a little bit of help defeating the Angels on Wednesday night, 1-0, as Mark Leiter Jr. closed it out, with home plate umpire Ben May giving a rather generous called strike three to end the game with the tying run on base.

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.

The Los Angeles Dodgers made the tough decision to release utility man Chris Taylor, though he quickly landed on his feet with the crosstown rivals in the Los Angeles Angels.

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.

The Los Angeles Angels signed veteran super-utility player Chris Taylor to a major league deal Monday, starting him in center field.

Veteran utility player Chris Taylor signed with the Los Angeles Angels, the team announced Monday. According to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic, Taylor is already set to start in center field during Los Angeles' matchup with the New York Yankees on Monday night.

The Dodgers rally from an early deficit but give up a five-run seventh inning, capped by Logan O’Hoppe’s three-run homer, as the Angels spoil Clayton Kershaw’s return with an 11-9 win.

The Angels saw how they could stack up against the World Series champs. It was lopsided, but not in the way anyone would have expected.

The Angels have signed utility player Chris Taylor to a major league contract, and he will be uniform Monday against the New York Yankees. Ken Rosenthal of The

Travis d’Arnaud broke an eighth-inning tie with his first home run of the season, and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Dodgers 6-4 for their first three-game Freeway Series sweep since 2010.

The right-hander signed three-year, $33 million deal in January 2024, but this will be his first time pitching in the majors in an Angels uniform after undergoing Tommy John surgery.