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May 28, 2025 8:52 pm

Angels DFA former All-Star, batting champ Tim Anderson

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The Los Angeles Angels have designated shortstop Tim Anderson for assignment as part of several roster moves announced Wednesday.

The team also reinstated right-handed pitcher Robert Stephenson from the 60-day injury list, selected infielder Scott Kingery’s contract from Triple-A Salt Lake, optioned left-handed pitcher Jake Eder down to Salt Lake and designated catcher Chuckie Robinson for assignment.

A two-time All-Star (2021, ’22) and former MLB batting champ (.335 in 2019) as a member of the Chicago White Sox, Anderson is hitting just .205 in 83 at-bats this season after inking a minor league contract with Los Angeles in the offseason.

The 31-year-old was fresh off back-to-back poor batting seasons for Chicago and the Miami Marlins, settling for the minor league deal and getting an opportunity in the majors only because of injuries.

In his first seven seasons in Chicago (2016-22), Anderson hit below .250 just once. He has been unable to reach that mark in a season since.

Stephenson, 32, has yet to make an appearance since signing a free agent deal with the Angels before the 2024 season, electing to undergo Tommy John surgery last spring.

Over eight seasons with the Cincinnati Reds (2016-20), Colorado Rockies (2021-22), Pittsburgh Pirates (2022-23) and Tampa Bay Rays (2023), Stephenson is 17-20 with a 4.64 ERA in 271 games (22 starts).

Also joining the active roster is the 31-year-old Kingery, who hasn’t appeared in a major league game since 2022 and hasn’t registered a hit since 2021, but who has showed well in Triple-A this spring, batting .373 for the Bees.

Eder, 26, has five appearances this season with a 3.38 ERA in relief action. He was drafted by Miami in the fourth round of the 2020 draft and made just one MLB appearance for the White Sox last season.

Robinson, 30, is a career .132 hitter in 129 at-bats over 51 games with the Reds and White Sox.

–Field Level Media

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