The 35-year-old outfielder, released by the Chicago White Sox over the weekend, signed with the Angels after Mike Trout’s injury Tuesday
Kevin Pillar, seen with the Chicago White Sox on April 21, 2024, in Philadelphia, signed with the Angels on Tuesday just days after being released by the White Sox. ANAHEIM — At around 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, Kevin Pillar was an unemployed baseball player, sitting at home in Arizona, playing with his son.
Pillar, a 35-year-old who is in his 12th big-league season, was released over the weekend by the Chicago White Sox. He had been at home waiting for an opportunity when Angels manager Ron Washington, who was with Pillar with the Atlanta Braves last season, fully endorsed him for his professionalism and makeup. Washington said he’ll start primarily against lefties, but he was in the lineup against Philadelphia Phillies ace right-hander Zack Wheeler on Wednesday because Washington wanted to give Taylor Ward a day at designated hitter.
“Obviously, that organization’s at a little different point than where this organization is at,” Pillar said. “Coming into a place that is excited to win and expected to win. It’s always a place that I want to be. It’s hard being in a place where the priority is not winning, necessarily. It’s kind of development you know, trying to get the organization back on track.
He was placed on the 10-day injured list, retroactive to Sunday. He would be eligible to return May 8, the final day of the series next week in Pittsburgh.
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