Colangelo made his MLB debutin 1999 with the Angels. He was claimed off waivers by San Diego in 2000, and had his most productivemajor league season there in 2001, playing in 50 games for the Padres and batting.242. Prior to the 2002 season, he signed as a free agent with Oakland, and appeared in 20 games for the Athletics in what was his final major league campaign.