Chris Taylor’s retirement lasts one day as former Dodgers star changes mind

False alarm. Former Dodgers star Chris Taylor is not retiring, after all.

A day after Major League Baseball’s transaction log stated that Taylor was retiring — and the league’s official social media account even put out a post recognizing his career — Taylor changed his mind on the decision and instead went on the injured list with the Angels’ Triple-A affiliate in Salt Lake City, a source confirmed to The California Post.

Taylor had not played since being hit by a pitch in his left arm earlier this week in a Triple-A game. He is going on the minor-league IL now with a forearm fracture, as MLB.com’s Rhett Bollinger first reported.

Taylor, 35, has been in the Angels’ organization ever since the Dodgers released him in the final year of his contract last May.

He played 30 games with the Angels at the big-league level over the second half of last season, batting .179 while missing time with a fractured hand.

He re-signed with the Angels on a minor-league deal this spring and has spent the entirety of the year in Salt Lake, where he was hitting .255 in 32 games this year.

News of Taylor’s supposed retirement on Friday night was met with a wave of gracious reactions from Dodgers fans online. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts also praised Taylor’s contributions in Los Angeles, where the utilityman was a two-time World Series champion and a 2021 All-Star selection over a productive 10-year stint.

Turns out, such plaudits were premature.

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According to a source, Taylor told the Angels’ organization he was planning to retire this week, leading the club to file official paperwork to the league Friday.

By Saturday, however, he changed his mind, electing to keep his career active and go on the minor-league IL instead.