Former Dodgers utilityman Chris Taylor signed a one-year, major-league minimum contract with the Angels on Monday.
Taylor will start in center field against the New York Yankees on Monday and bat eighth.
Angels prospect Kyren Paris, who was struggling at the plate in recent weeks — hitting just .190 — was optioned to triple-A Salt Lake City to make room for Taylor on the roster.
Taylor, released by the Dodgers in the final year of his four-year, $60-million contract last week, was hitting .200 with seven hits in 35 at bats in sporadic appearances before entering free agency.