Chris Taylor announced his retirement after playing 32 games for Triple-A Salt Lake. His career ended after 12 Major League seasons, with time in the Dodgers organization from 2016 through 2025. The Dodgers released him in May 2025 despite owing more than $13 million, and he signed with the Angels. He returned to the Angels on a Minor League contract for the year, but did not appear in an MLB game before retiring. Taylor became a late bloomer after being acquired by the Dodgers in a 2016 trade that sent Zach Lee to the Mariners. His Dodgers highlights included a 2017 breakout season, co-MVP NLCS honors, a 2018 NLCS defensive play, World Series titles in 2020 and 2024, an All-Star selection in 2021, and a 2021 walk-off home run in the NL Wild Card Game.
"Chris Taylor, who spent parts of 10 seasons with the Los Angeles Dodgers, announced his retirement. Taylor's decision came after playing in 32 games for Triple-A Salt Lake (Los Angeles Angels affiliate) this year. Taylor's career comes to an end after 12 Major League seasons. He was a member of the Dodgers organization from 2016-25. The Dodgers released Taylor in May of the 2025 season despite owing him more than $13 million at the time, and he went on to sign with the Angels."
"Despite continued struggles with the change of scenery, Taylor returned to the Angels on a Minor League contract for this year. He didn't appear in an MLB game for the Angels before retiring this year. The 35-year-old was a late bloomer after being acquired by the Dodgers in a trade that sent former top pitching prospect Zach Lee to the Seattle Mariners in June 2016. The deal wound up becoming one of the biggest success stories for Dodgers president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman."
"Taylor had a breakout season with the Dodgers in 2017, batting .288/.354/.496 with 21 home runs, 72 RBI, 85 runs scored, 17 stolen bases, a 126 wRC+ and 4.5 WAR. He shared co-MVP honors with Justin Turner in the National League Championship Series that year and helped the Dodgers reach the World Series for the first time since 1988. In 2018, Taylor made a dramatic sliding catch in Game 7 of the NLCS to help the Dodgers eliminate the Milwaukee Brewers on the road."
"Taylor then helped the Dodgers win the World Series in 2020 and he was on their 2024 championship team as well. Sandwiched in between those was Taylor earning an All-Star Game selection in 2021. That October saw Taylor add to his Dodgers postseason lore by hitting a walk-off home run against the St. Louis Cardinals in the NL Wild Card Game."
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