ANAHEIM, Calif. -- The Los Angeles Angels have signed veteran reliever Al Alburquerque to a one-year, $1.1 million contract.
The Angels confirmed the signing Friday night.
Alburquerque went 4-1 with a 4.21 ERA in a career-high 62 innings of relief for Detroit last season.
He had spent his entire five-year big-league career with the Tigers, going 17-6 with a 3.20 ERA and 276 strikeouts. Detroit elected not to tender a contract to him this winter.
The Dominican right-hander's powerful fastball has declined in recent seasons, but he still has strikeout abilities and a high swing-and-miss ratio.