ANAHEIM, Calif. -- The Los Angeles Angels have acquired catcher Drew Butera from Texas in exchange for cash considerations.
The Angels also designated catcher Jack Kruger for assignment Friday.
Butera, 37, will back up Kurt Suzuki in Anaheim while catchers Max Stassi and Anthony Bemboom are sidelined by injuries.
Stassi went on the injured list Thursday with an apparent concussion after hitting his head on a stanchion while chasing a foul ball two days earlier.
Bemboom has back problems that are preventing him from playing, manager Joe Maddon said Friday.