Adrianza hangs up his spikes after a dozen years in the majors that includes stints with the Giants, Twins, Braves, Nationals and Angels. The 35-year-old, who made the announcement on his Instagram account, carved out a decade-plus career as a versatile utility infielder, finishing with a .237/.307/.352 triple-slash line with 187 runs scored, 22 homers, 151 RBI and 19 steals in 624 games since 2013.

The move opens up a spot on Los Angeles’ 40-man roster. Adrianza has been on the injured list since mid-May due to back spasms.

The Angels already have Anthony Rendon, Luis Rengifo and Brandon Drury on the injured list, so why not place another infielder there for good measure. Luckily, Niko Goodrum arrived on Friday and will join the active roster to replace Adrianza.

Adrianza is added to the roster after Anthony Rendon (hamstring) was once again placed on the injured list. Adrianza will provide some versatility off the bench, but isn’t a good enough offensive player to consider for fantasy even if he was to have a starting role.