The Los Angeles Dodgers released veteran utility player Chris Taylor on Sunday, cutting ties with a longtime fixture who had been relegated to the end of the bench in recent weeks.
Taylor, a Dodger since 2016, will be taken off the roster to make room for another utility player, Tommy Edman, who was activated off the injured list ahead of Sunday’s series finale against the Los Angeles Angels.
By releasing Taylor, the Dodgers will pay out the final year of his four-year, $60 million contract and allow him to be a free agent.