US EditionDodgers Welcome Bullpen Additions but Move Kirby Yates to IL
LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, AUG 1 – The Dodgers added right-handed reliever Brock Stewart with a 2.38 ERA this season and versatile outfielder Alex Call to strengthen bullpen and outfield depth, sources said.
- The Los Angeles Dodgers traded center fielder James Outman to the Minnesota Twins for pitcher Brock Stewart, who has a 2.38 ERA this season.
- The Dodgers also acquired outfielder Alex Call from the Washington Nationals, providing solid defense and a capable bat.
- Veteran right-hander Kirby Yates was placed on the injured list due to pelvic and lower-back discomfort.
- Dodgers manager Dave Roberts expressed optimism about the team's potential to improve and compete for a World Series title.
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Dodgers welcome bullpen additions but move Kirby Yates to IL
TAMPA, Fla. — The Dodgers were accused of overkill last winter when they signed both Tanner Scott and Kirby Yates as free agents. Yates joined Scott on the injured list on Friday, officially with lower back pain. But Dodgers manager Dave Roberts described Yates’ issue as something “we’re trying to figure out.” Yates returned to Los Angeles to be examined. “In the last, call it two weeks, he hasn’t felt great, hasn’t been injured in his words, wh…
Dodgers welcome deadline additions, hopeful arrival ‘raises the floor for our ballclub’
The job for the Dodgers’ two biggest acquisitions, right-hander Brock Stewart and outfielder Alex Call, will be clear from the get-go over the last two months of the regular season.
Dodgers Place Kirby Yates On Injured List
The Dodgers placed veteran reliever Kirby Yates on the 15-day injured list, retroactive to July 29, with lower back pain. Deadline acquisitions Brock Stewart, Alex Call and Paul Gervase have all reported to the team and been added to the active roster. Yates is the latest L.A. reliever to land on the shelf. This is his second stint of the season. He missed a few weeks with a hamstring strain earlier in the year. Signed to a one-year, $13MM free …
May, Outman Now Former Dodgers
In a move anticipated by many, the Dodgers traded 27-year-old right-hander Dustin May and 28-year-old outfielder James Outman prior to Thursday’s 6 pm (ET) MLB trade deadline. As noted, the Dodgers received 22-year-old outfielder/first baseman James Tibbs III for May and 33-year old right-hander (and former Dodger) Brock Stewart for Outman. May, who the Dodgers drafted in the third round in 2016 out of Northwest High School in Justin, TX, posted…
Dodgers Trade James Outman To Twins For Brock Stewart
The Los Angeles Dodgers traded James Outman to the Minnesota Twins in exchange for Brock Stewart, marking a return to the organization for the 33-year-old. Adding a right-handed reliever was a primary focus for the Dodgers at the deadline this year, and they have accomplished exactly that in the form of a late-inning impact arm. Stewart has pitched to a 2.38 ERA across 34 innings this season, striking out 29.5% of hitters and walking 7.9%. He’s …
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