Overview
- Jeimer Candelario agreed to a minor-league contract with the Angels that includes a spring-training invitation, per multiple reports.
- If he makes the major-league roster, his reported salary would be $780,000 for 2026.
- Because the Reds remain on the hook for about $13 million this year after releasing him, any MLB time would cost the Angels only the prorated league minimum.
- Candelario, 32, is a switch-hitting corner infielder who led MLB with 42 doubles in 2021 and was productive again in 2023 before recent injuries and decline.
- He was released by Cincinnati in 2025 after a back issue, then hit .203/.289/.357 at Triple-A in the Yankees system without a call-up.
- Los Angeles already has Yoan Moncada, Vaughn Grissom, and Oswald Peraza in the third-base mix with Nolan Schanuel at first, leaving Candelario to compete for limited corner-infield at-bats.