Angels' Kevin Pillar appreciates returning to Southern California

At around 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, Kevin Pillar was an unemployed baseball player, sitting at home in Arizona, playing with his son. Then his phone rang, and within five hours he was in the clubhouse at Angel Stadium, with a spot on the Angels roster. “It's kind of a crazy day, but exciting,” Pillar said Wednesday, before he started in left field for the Angels. Pillar, a 35-year-old who is in his 12th big-league season, was released over the weekend by the Chicago White Sox.