The Los Angeles Angels have designated two-time American League All-Star shortstop Tim Anderson for assignment, the MLB team announced on Wednesday.

The former Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa standout had made good on a minor-league contract with an invitation to spring training with the Angels by earning a spot on the regular-season roster coming out of the Cactus League.

But in 31 games with Los Angeles, Anderson hit .205 with three doubles among his 17 hits. He struck out 29 times in 90 trips to the plate.

The Angels designated Anderson for assignment to bring up utility infielder Scott Kingery, who was hitting .373 for the Triple-A Salt Lake Bees.

A player designated for assignment is removed from his team’s 40-man roster. The team has seven days to trade the player or place him on waivers.

Anderson also was released last season. The Miami Marlins let him go on July 2 after he hit .214 in 65 games in 2024.

The Chicago White Sox chose Anderson from East Central Community College at No. 17 in the 2013 draft, and he became their regular shortstop during the 2016 season, a position he held for the next seven years.

The White Sox signed Anderson to a six-year, $25 million contract before the 2017 season. He had hit .283 in 99 games in the 2016 season, and at that time, his deal was the most lucrative signed by a player with less than one full season of MLB experience. The contract included team options for the 2023 and 2024 seasons. Chicago declined the 2024 option, choosing to pay Anderson a $1 million buyout to become a free agent rather than $14 million to play another season for the White Sox.

In 2019, Anderson won the AL batting crown with a .335 average, and the next season, he led the American League in runs and won the Silver Slugger Award as the league’s best-hitting shortstop.

Anderson went to the MLB All-Star Game for the White Sox in 2021 and 2022.

Thirteen games into 2023, Anderson was hitting .305 for the season and had a .288 career batting average and 97 home runs in 785 Major League games. In his 206 games since, Anderson has batted .226, hit one home run and struck out 208 times in 755 at-bats.

Anderson earned All-State honors at Hillcrest High School in 2011. He also helped the Patriots win the AHSAA Class 6A boys’ basketball championship that year.

Mark Inabinett is a sports reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on X at @AMarkG1.