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Dodgers place 1B Freeman on paternity list, recall Ward from Triple-A
Ryan Ward will start at first base and bat seventh after hitting .324 with four homers in 18 games at Oklahoma City.
- On Sunday, the Los Angeles Dodgers placed first baseman Freddie Freeman on the paternity list and recalled Ryan Ward from Triple-A Oklahoma City for his major league debut.
- Freeman and his wife, Chelsea, announced in February they were expecting their fourth child, prompting the roster change. Ward, 28, joins the majors after seven years in the organization's farm system.
- As the 2025 Pacific Coast League MVP for the Comets, Ward slugged 36 home runs and drove in 122 runs. He batted.324 with four home runs in 18 games with Oklahoma City before his call-up.
- Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Ward "is a guy that, he's never been that big prospect," emphasizing meritocracy: "Nothing was given to him, he's had to earn it and continue to prove it."
- Across 696 minor league games, Ward has recorded 154 home runs and 520 RBIs. The Dodgers selected him in the eighth round of the 2019 draft, positioning him for this long-awaited opportunity.
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Dodgers place 1B Freeman on paternity list, recall Ward from Triple-A
The Los Angeles Dodgers placed first baseman Freddie Freeman on the paternity list and recalled longtime minor league prospect Ryan Ward from Triple-A Oklahoma City.
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The Los Angeles Dodgers did some roster shuffling before their game against the Colorado Rockies on Sunday, recalling Ryan Ward from Triple-A Oklahoma City as the corresponding move to Freddie Freeman going on the paternity list. For Ward, it was a long-awaited promotion to the Majors after spending parts of seven years in the Minor Leagues. The 2025 Pacific Coast League MVP was off to another hot start with the Comets prior to joining the Dodge…
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