Los Angeles Dodgers minor league players

Drew Avans
Los Angeles Dodgers
Outfielder
Born: (1996-06-13) June 13, 1996 Alabaster, Alabama
Bats: Left Throws: Left

Drew Avans (born June 13, 1996) is an American professional baseball Outfielder in the Los Angeles Dodgers organization.

Avans was drafted by the Dodgers in the 33rd round of the 2018 MLB Draft out of Southeastern Louisiana University.[1][2] He began his career with the Arizona League Dodgers before promotions to the Ogden Raptors and Great Lakes Loons, hitting .284 in a combined 60 games.[3] In 2019, he played with Great Lakes, the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes and Tulsa Drillers, hitting .280 in 112 games.[3] After the 2020 minor league season was cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic, he was promoted to the Triple-A Oklahoma City Dodgers for 2021. He hit .275 in 90 games in 2021, .282 in 119 games in 2022 and .254 in 129 games with 11 homers and 58 RBI in 2023 for Oklahoma City.[3]

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Maddux Bruns
Bruns with the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes
Los Angeles Dodgers
Pitcher
Born: (2002-06-20) June 20, 2002 Mobile, Alabama
Bats: Left Throws: Left

Maddux John Bruns (born June 20, 2002) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Los Angeles Dodgers organization.

Bruns grew up in Saraland, Alabama, and attended UMS-Wright Preparatory School.[4] He was named Alabama's Gatorade Baseball Player of the Year and Mr. Baseball as a senior after going 7–0 with a 0.86 ERA and 102 strikeouts and just 13 hits and six earned runs allowed in 49 innings pitched.[5] He committed to play college baseball at Mississippi State.[6]

Bruns was selected 29th overall in the 2021 Major League Baseball draft by the Los Angeles Dodgers.[7] He signed with the Dodgers for a $2.2 million signing bonus.[8] In his first professional season, he started four games for the Arizona Complex League Dodgers, allowing nine runs on eight hits and seven walks while striking out five in five innings of work.[9] He made 21 starts for the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes of the Class-A California League in 2022, with an 0–2 record and 5.68 ERA.[9] After starting 2023 with Rancho Cucamonga, Bruns was promoted to the Great Lakes Loons of the High–A Midwest League on May 11.[10] Between the two levels, he made 26 starts, with a 0–7 record, a 3.99 ERA and 126 strikeouts in 97 innings.[9]

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Diego Cartaya
Cartaya at the 2022 All-Star Futures Game
Los Angeles Dodgers – No. 76
Catcher
Born: (2001-09-07) September 7, 2001 Maracay, Venezuela
Bats: Right Throws: Right

Diego Armando Cartaya (born September 7, 2001) is a Venezuelan professional baseball catcher in the Los Angeles Dodgers organization.

Cartaya was rated as MLB Pipeline's top international prospect when he signed with the Dodgers on July 2, 2018.[11] He made his professional debut in 2019 with the Dodgers Arizona League affiliates, hitting .281 in 41 games.[12] He was rated as the Dodgers ninth best prospect going into the 2020 season.[13] and was added to the Dodgers 60-man player pool for the pandemic affected season.[14] In 2021, with the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes he appeared in 31 games and hit .298 with 10 homers and 31 RBI.[12] However, he was placed on the injured list on August 1 with a strained hamstring and missed the rest of the season.[15] He was selected to represent the Dodgers at the 2022 All-Star Futures Game.[16] Cartaya was selected by the Dodgers as their 2022 Branch Rickey Minor League Player of the Year.[17] He appeared in 33 games for the Quakes and 62 games for the Great Lakes Loons, hitting a combined .254 with 22 home runs and 72 RBI.[12]

After the season, the Dodgers added Cartaya to the 40-man roster[18] and assigned him to the Double-A Tulsa Drillers to begin the 2023 season.[19] With Tulsa, he played in 93 games, hitting .189 with 19 homers and 57 RBI.[12]

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Hyun-il Choi (born May 27, 2000) is a Korean professional baseball pitcher in the Los Angeles Dodgers organization.

Choi was signed by the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2018 for a $300,000 signing bonus as a 17-year old High School pitcher from Korea.[20] He made his professional debut in 2019 with in the Arizona League, where he was 5–1 with a 2.63 ERA in 14 games (11 starts). He struck out 71 in 65 innings.[21]

Choi missed the 2020 season as a result of the cancellation of the minor league season due to the COVID-19 pandemic and was assigned to the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes to start the 2021 season before being promoted to High-A Great Lakes Loons at mid-season.[22] Across the two levels, he was 8–6 with a 3.72 ERA in 24 games (11 starts) and struck out 106 batters in 106+1⁄3 innings while only walking 18.[21] The Dodgers recognized him by awarding him the organizations Branch Rickey Minor League Pitcher of the Year Award.[23] Choi only pitched in one game for Great Lakes in 2022 before being shut down with forearm inflammation.[24] He returned to Great Lakes in 2023, pitching in 16 games (13 starts) with a 4–5 record and 3.75 ERA.[21]

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Josue De Paula
DePaula with the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes
Los Angeles Dodgers
Outfielder
Born: (2005-05-24) May 24, 2005 Brooklyn, New York
Bats: Left Throws: Left

Josue De Paula is an American professional baseball outfielder in the Los Angeles Dodgers organization. A cousin to NBA players Stephon Marbury and Sebastian Telfair, De Paula was signed by the Dodgers out of El Niche Academy in the Dominican Republic on January 15, 2022.[25][26]

De Paula began his professional career with the Dominican Summer League Dodgers in 2022, hitting .350 in 54 games with five homers and 30 RBI[27] and earning a spot on the post-season all-star team.[26] He was promoted to the Class-A Rancho Cucamonga Quakes right after his 18th birthday in May 2023.[28] He played in 74 games for the Quakes, hitting .284 with two homers and 40 RBI.[27]

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Nick Frasso
Frasso pitches in an inter squad game during spring training
Los Angeles Dodgers
Pitcher
Born: (1998-10-18) October 18, 1998 Torrance, California
Bats: Right Throws: Right

Nicholas Paul Frasso (born October 18, 1998) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Los Angeles Dodgers organization.

Frasso played college baseball for the Loyola Marymount Lions. He began his freshman season as a starter before being moved to the bullpen and was named to the West Coast Conference All-Freshman team.[29] Frasso was named second team All-WCC as a sophomore after going 2–2 with 10 saves and a 2.22 ERA in 19 appearances.[30] In 2019, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Orleans Firebirds of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[31]

Frasso was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the fourth round of the 2020 Major League Baseball draft.[32] He was assigned to the Low-A Dunedin Blue Jays in 2021, where he pitched in three games before suffering a partial tear in the ulnar collateral ligament in his pitching elbow.[33] Frasso returned to Dunedin at the start of the 2022 season.[34] Frasso had a 0.70 ERA with 48 strikeouts in 25+2⁄3 innings pitched at Dunedin before being promoted to the Vancouver Canadians of the High-A Northwest League.[35]

On August 2, 2022, Frasso and Moises Brito were traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for Mitch White and Alex De Jesus.[36] The Dodgers assigned him to the Great Lakes Loons, where he allowed only one earned run in 5+2⁄3 innings the rest of the season.[37] In 2023 he made 21 starts for the Double-A Tulsa Drillers and four for the Triple-A Oklahoma City Dodgers, pitching to a combined 4–6 with a 3.77 ERA and 107 strikeouts in 93 innings.[37]

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Kendall Adli George (born October 29, 2004) is an American professional baseball outfielder in the Los Angeles Dodgers organization. George was selected by the Dodgers in the first round, with the 36th overall selection, of the 2023 Major League Baseball draft out of Atascocita High School in Humble, Texas. On July 21, 2023, George signed with the Dodgers for a below slot signing bonus of $1.85 million.[38] He debuted for the Arizona Complex League Dodgers, playing in 12 games before being promoted to the Class-A Rancho Cucamonga Quakes for the last 16 games of the season. He hit .370 between the two levels with 17 stolen bases.[39]

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Hyun-Seok Jang (born March 4, 2004) is a Korean professional baseball pitcher in the Los Angeles Dodgers organization.

Jang signed with the Dodgers as an international free agent on August 8, 2023, for a $900,000 signing bonus.[40] In his final year at Masan Yongma High School, he struck out 49 in 27+1⁄3 innings with a 0.33 ERA.[41] He was expected to be one of the top picks in the KBO League draft, but chose instead to play in America.[42] He was also named to the South Korea national baseball team for the Asian Games.[40]

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Landon Dakota Knack (born July 15, 1997) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Los Angeles Dodgers organization.

Knack attended Science Hill High School in Johnson City, Tennessee, and played college baseball at East Tennessee State University.[43][44] He was drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the second round of the 2020 MLB draft.[45][46]

Knack made his professional debut in 2021 with the Great Lakes Loons and was promoted to the Tulsa Drillers during the season.[47] Between the two levels, he was 7–1 with a 3.18 ERA in 16 appearances (11 starts) and struck out 82 batters while only walking eight.[48] He was selected to play for the Glendale Desert Dogs of the Arizona Fall League after the season.[49] In 2022, he made 17 starts for Tulsa, with a 2–10 record and 5.01 ERA.[48]

Knack returned to Tulsa to start the 2023 season, making 12 starts with a 2–0 record, 2.20 ERA and 61 strikeouts in 57+1⁄3 innings.[48] On June 17, he was promoted to the Triple-A Oklahoma City Dodgers,[50] where he made 10 starts, with a 3–1 record, 2.93 ERA and 38 strikeouts in 43 innings.[48]

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Ronan Noah Kopp (born July 29, 2002) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Los Angeles Dodgers organization.

Kopp attended Scottsdale Christian Academy in Phoenix, Arizona, and played college baseball at South Mountain Community College.[51] He was drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 12th round of the 2021 MLB draft.[52]

Kopp made his professional debut with the Arizona Complex League Dodgers in 2021 and pitched 2022 with Rancho Cucamonga Quakes and Great Lakes Loons. He spent 2023 with Great Lakes,[53] pitching in 30 games (21 starts), where he was 0–4 with a 2.99 ERA and 107 strikeouts.[54] He was selected to play for the Glendale Desert Dogs in the Arizona Fall League after the season.[55]

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Brandon Michael Lewis (born October 23, 1998) is an American professional baseball third baseman in the Los Angeles Dodgers organization.

Lewis attended Bishop Alemany High School in Mission Hills, California. As a senior in 2016, he hit .366 with seven home runs.[56] After high school, he enrolled at Los Angeles Pierce College where he batted .419 with nine home runs and 39 RBIs in 2017 and .399 with 17 home runs and 55 RBIs in 2018.[57] He transferred to the University of California, Irvine in 2019 where he batted .315 with 14 home runs and 54 RBIs over 54 games.[58] After the season, he was selected by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the fourth round with the 131st overall pick in the 2019 Major League Baseball draft.[59]

Lewis signed with the Dodgers and spent his first professional season with the Arizona League Dodgers, Ogden Raptors, and Great Lakes Loons, batting .297 with 13 home runs and 46 RBIs over 56 games.[60] He did not play a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season.[61] In 2021, he split the year between the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes and Great Lakes, hitting .269 with thirty home runs and 86 RBIs over 99 games.[62] He was assigned to the Tulsa Drillers for the 2022 season.[63] Over 110 games, he batted .209 with 24 home runs and 71 RBIs.[64] For the 2023 season, he returned to Tulsa,[65] where he hit .199 in 93 games with seven homers and 30 RBI.[64]

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Payton Martin (born May 19, 2004) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Los Angeles Dodgers organization.

Martin attended West Forsyth High School in Cumming, Georgia. He was drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 17th round of the 2022 MLB draft.[66][67]

Martin made his professional debut in 2023 with the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes.[68] He pitched in 14 games (12 starts) with a 2–1 record and 2.04 ERA.[69]

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Christopher John Newell (born April 23, 2001) is an American professional baseball outfielder in the Los Angeles Dodgers organization.

Newell attended Malvern Preparatory School in Malvern, Pennsylvania. He was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 37th round of the 2019 Major League Baseball Draft, but did not sign and played college baseball at the University of Virginia.[70] In 2021, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Harwich Mariners of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[71] After three years at Virginia, Newell drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 13th round of the 2022 MLB Draft and signed.[72][73]

Newell made his professional debut with the Arizona Complex League Dodgers. He started 2023 with the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes before being promoted to the Great Lakes Loons.[74]

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Andy Pages (born December 8, 2000) is a Cuban professional baseball outfielder in the Los Angeles Dodgers organization.

Pages signed with the Dodgers for $300,000 in 2018 after defecting from Cuba, where he was a star in the U15 league in 2015, hitting .364/.484/.581 with 25 walks and just three strikeouts in 161 plate appearances.[75] He appeared in 10 games for the Arizona League Dodgers and 42 for the Dominican Summer League Dodgers that year, hitting .229.[76] The following season, with the rookie level Ogden Raptors, he led the league in extra base hits with 43 and ranked second in homers (19), RBI (55), total bases (153) and slugging (.651) as an 18-year-old.[77] He did not play a minor league game in 2020 since the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. He was assigned to the Great Lakes Loons for 2021.[78] He played in 120 games for the Loons, hitting .265 with 31 home runs and 88 RBI.[76] He was selected as a post-season High-A Central all-star, and he was also named Most Valuable Player and Top MLB Prospect of the league.[79] In 2022, he played for the Tulsa Drillers of the Double-A Texas League, hitting .236 with 26 home runs and 80 RBI.[76]

After the season, the Dodgers added Pages to the 40-man roster.[18] Pages returned to Tulsa to begin the 2023 season[80] where he hit .284 in 33 games.[76] He was promoted to the Triple-A Oklahoma City Dodgers on May 16.[81] Pages appeared in only one game in Triple-A, striking out twice in three at-bats[76] before tearing the labrum in his shoulder and missing the rest of the season.[82]

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José Antonio Ramos (born January 1, 2001) is a Panamanian professional baseball outfielder in the Los Angeles Dodgers organization.

Ramos signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers as an international free agent in July 2018.[83] He made his professional debut in 2019 with the Dominican Summer League Dodgers.

Ramos did not play for a team in 2020 due to the Minor League Baseball season being cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic. He returned in 2021 to play for the Arizona Complex League Dodgers and Rancho Cucamonga Quakes. In 2022, he played for Rancho Cucamonga and the Great Lakes Loons and in 2023 for the Tulsa Drillers.[84]

After the 2022 season, Ramos played for the Panama national baseball team in the 2023 World Baseball Classic qualification.[85]

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Dalton Rushing
Rushing with the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes in 2022
Los Angeles Dodgers
Catcher
Born: (2001-02-21) February 21, 2001 Memphis, Tennessee
Bats: Left Throws: Right

Dalton Wayne Rushing (born February 21, 2001) is an American college baseball catcher in the Los Angeles Dodgers organization. He previously played college baseball for the Louisville Cardinals.

Rushing attended Brighton High School in Brighton, Tennessee, where he played baseball. As a senior in 2019, he batted .491 with 11 home runs and 46 RBIs and earned All-State honors.[86] He went undrafted in the 2019 Major League Baseball draft and enrolled at the University of Louisville to play college baseball.

Due to Henry Davis being named Louisville's starting catcher in 2020, Rushing began playing first base and started six games for the season before it was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[87] He appeared in 28 games in 2021, batting .254 with four home runs and 14 RBIs.[88] After the season, he played in the Cape Cod Baseball League with the Bourne Braves with whom he batted .314 with six home runs over 118 at-bats and was named a league all-star.[89][90][91] After Davis was selected first overall in the 2021 Major League Baseball draft, Rushing was named Louisville's starting catcher for the 2022 season. He finished the season having appeared in 64 games, slashing .310/.470/.686 with 23 home runs, 62 RBIs, and 16 doubles.[92] He was named an All-American, and ended the season as a top prospect for the upcoming MLB draft.[93][94]

Rushing was selected by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the second round with the 40th pick of the 2022 Major League Baseball draft.[95] He signed with the Dodgers for a $1,959,390 signing bonus on July 30, 2022.[96]

Rushing made his professional debut with the Arizona Complex League Dodgers and was promoted to the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes after two games.[97] He played in 28 games for the Quakes, hitting .424 with eight home runs and thirty RBIs.[98] At the end of the regular season, he was promoted to the Great Lakes Loons so he could play in the Midwest League playoffs.[99] He drove in three runs in three games in the playoffs and had two hits in nine at-bats with two walks and two hit by pitches.[100] Rushing remained with the Loons for the 2023 season,[101] where he hit .228 in 89 games with 15 homers and 53 RBI.[98] He was also selected to represent the Dodgers at the 2023 All-Star Futures Game.[102]

Rushing's brother, Logan, plays college baseball at the University of Memphis.[103]

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River Jason Ryan (born August 17, 1998) is an American baseball pitcher in the Los Angeles Dodgers organization.

Ryan played college baseball at UNC Pembroke for four seasons as a two-way player.[104]

Ryan was selected in the 11th round by the San Diego Padres in the 2021 Major League Baseball draft.[105] After signing with the team he was assigned to the Rookie-level Arizona Complex League Padres, where he played in 12 games as a position player and slashed .308/.349/.436.[104] Ryan was traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for Matt Beaty on March 28, 2022.[106] The Dodgers had him focus solely on pitching.[107] Ryan split the 2022 season between the Low-A Rancho Cucamonga Quakes and the High-A Great Lakes Loons and went 2–4 with a 2.45 ERA and 70 strikeouts in 47+2⁄3 innings pitched.[108] In 2023 he began with the Double-A Tulsa Drillers and was promoted to the Triple-A Oklahoma City Dodgers, pitching in a combined 26 games for a 1–7 record, 4.40 ERA and 110 strikeouts in 104+1⁄3 innings.[104]

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Joshua Stowers (born February 25, 1997) is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Los Angeles Dodgers organization.

Stowers attended Mount Carmel High School in Chicago, Illinois.[109] He attended the University of Louisville and played college baseball for the Louisville Cardinals.[110] In 2017, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Chatham Anglers of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[111] The Seattle Mariners selected him in the second round of the 2018 MLB draft.[112] He signed with the Mariners and was assigned to the Everett AquaSox,[113] batting .260 with five home runs, 28 RBIs, and twenty stolen bases over 58 games.

On January 21, 2019, the Mariners traded Stowers to the New York Yankees for Shed Long.[114] He spent 2019 with the Charleston RiverDogs,[115] slashing .273/.386/.400 with seven home runs, 40 RBIs, and 35 stolen bases over 105 games. He did not play in 2020 due to the cancellation of the Minor League Baseball season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. On April 6, 2021, the Yankees traded Stowers and Antonio Cabello to the Texas Rangers for Rougned Odor.[116] Stowers spent the 2021 season with the Frisco RoughRiders of the Double-A Central, hitting .220/.311/.466/.776 with 20 home runs, 21 stolen bases, and 57 RBI.[117] Stowers returned to Frisco for the 2022 season, hitting just .222/.331/.374/.705 with 10 home runs and 49 RBI.[118]

On December 7, 2022, Stowers was selected by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the minor league phase of the Rule 5 draft.[119] The Dodgers assigned him to the Double–A Tulsa Drillers, where he appeared in 86 games and batted .174 with nine homers and 24 RBI.[120]

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Ricky Vanasco (born October 13, 1998) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Los Angeles Dodgers organization.

Vanasco attended Williston High School in Williston, Florida.[121] In his senior season, he posted a 6–2 record with a 0.53 ERA and 87 strikeouts in 53 innings.[121] Vanasco committed to Stetson University.[122] He was drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 15th round, with the 464th overall selection, of the 2017 MLB draft.[121] He signed with the Rangers for a $200,000 signing bonus.[123][124]

Vanasco made his professional debut in 2017 with the AZL Rangers of the Rookie-level Arizona League, going 0–1 with a 0.00 ERA and 16 strikeouts over 9 innings.[125] His season was cut short when on August 31, he was struck in the head by a throw from his catcher Sam Huff.[125] He suffered a concussion and missed the rest of the 2017 season.[125] He returned to the AZL Rangers in 2018, going 3–3 with a 4.38 ERA and 25 strikeouts over 24+2⁄3 innings.[126] He was shut down for the rest of the 2018 season on July 24 after developing elbow inflammation that required rehabilitation.[125] Vanasco split the 2019 season between the Spokane Indians of the Class A Short Season Northwest League and the Hickory Crawdads of the Class A South Atlantic League, going a combined 3–1 with a 1.81 ERA and 75 strikeouts over 49+2⁄3 innings.[127][128][129] He was named a 2019 Northwest League All-Star.[130] Vanasco did not play in 2020 due to the cancellation of the Minor League Baseball season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Vanasco underwent Tommy John Surgery in September 2020 after suffering an injury at the Rangers Alternate Training Site.[131] Vanasco spent 2021 recovering from surgery, only returning to game action in the organizational fall instructional league.[132]

On November 19, 2021, Texas selected Vanasco to the 40–man roster.[133][134] Vanasco split the 2022 season between Hickory and the Frisco RoughRiders of the Double-A Texas League, going a combined 3–5 with a 4.68 ERA and 118 strikeouts over 92+1⁄3 innings.[135] He was optioned to Double-A Frisco to begin the 2023 season.[136] On March 29, 2023, it was announced that Vanasco would miss 4–6 weeks after undergoing surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his knee.[137] On May 29, Vanasco was designated for assignment.[138]

On June 1, 2023, Vanasco was traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for Luis Valdez.[139] After one start for the rookie–level Arizona Complex League Dodgers, Vanasco surrendered two runs in an inning pitched for the Double–A Tulsa Drillers. On June 30, Vanasco was designated for assignment.[140] He cleared waivers and was sent outright to Double–A Tulsa on July 5.[141] He pitched in 20 games for Tulsa with a 1–4 record and 1.52 ERA and five games for the Triple-A Oklahoma City Dodgers, where he did not allow a run in 5+1⁄3 innings.[126]

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Jorbit Vivas
Los Angeles Dodgers – No. 79
Second baseman / Third baseman
Born: (2001-03-09) March 9, 2001 Puerto Cabello, Venezuela
Bats: Left Throws: Right

Jorbit Jose Vivas (born March 9, 2001) is a Venezuelan professional baseball infielder in the Los Angeles Dodgers organization.

Vivas signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers as an international free agent in July 2017 and began his career in 2018 with the Dodgers affiliate in the Dominican Summer League, hitting .222 in 51 games.[142] In 2019 he played for the Arizona League Dodgers and the Ogden Raptors, hitting a combined .327 in 54 games.[142] After the 2020 minor league season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Vivas played for the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes and Great Lakes Loons in 2021, hitting .312 in 106 games with 14 homers and 87 RBI.[142]

On November 19, 2021, the Dodgers added Vivas to the 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft.[143] He spent 2022 with Great Lakes, where he hit .269 in 128 games.[142] Vivas was optioned to the Double-A Tulsa Drillers to begin the 2023 season.[144] He played in 109 games for Tulsa and 26 for the Triple-A Oklahoma City Dodgers, batting a combined .269 with 13 homers, 63 RBI and 25 stolen bases.[142]

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Ryan Joseph Ward (born February 23, 1998) is an American college baseball outfielder in the Los Angeles Dodgers organization.

Ward attended Millbury High School in Millbury, Massachusetts, where he played baseball and was a member of the golf team.[145] As a junior in 2015, he hit .525 with three home runs, 19 RBIs, and seven doubles over 59 at-bats.[146] He went unselected in the 2016 Major League Baseball draft and enrolled at Bryant University to play college baseball. During the summer of 2016, he played for the Worcester Bravehearts of the Futures Collegiate Baseball League.[147]

Ward started the first ten games of his freshman season at Bryant in 2017 before he broke his wrist, forcing him to miss the remainder of the year.[148] As a sophomore in 2018, he batted .409 with eight home runs, 52 RBIs, 22 doubles, and 101 hits over 56 starts.[149] That summer, he played in the New England Collegiate Baseball League with the Ocean State Waves.[150] As a junior in 2019, he played in 58 games and hit .382 with 13 home runs, 51 RBIs, and 12 stolen bases.[151] After the season, he was selected by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the eighth round with the 251st overall selection in the 2019 Major League Baseball draft.[152]

Ward signed with the Dodgers and spent his first professional season with the Ogden Raptors, batting .271 with four home runs, 23 RBIs, and 11 doubles over 49 games.[153] He did not play a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.[154] Ward spent the 2021 season with the Great Lakes Loons and slashed .278/.352/.524 with 27 home runs, 84 RBIs, and 21 doubles over 109 games.[155] He spent the 2022 season with the Tulsa Drillers,[156] where he hit .255 in 116 games with 28 home runs and 78 RBIs.[151] To open the 2023 season, he was assigned to the Oklahoma City Dodgers.[157] He played in 139 games for them, hitting .234 with 21 homers and 95 RBI.[151]

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Kendall Allen Williams (born August 24, 2000) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Los Angeles Dodgers organization.

Williams attended IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida, and was selected by the Toronto Blue Jays in the second round of the 2019 Major League Baseball Draft. He turned down a scholarship offer by Vanderbilt University to sign with the Blue Jays.[158] He began his professional career with the Gulf Coast Blue Jays, where he made five starts (six appearances) and allowed two earned runs in 16 innings.[159] He did not play a minor league game in 2020 since the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Williams was traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers on September 1, 2020 (along with another player to be named later) in exchange for Ross Stripling.[160] The Dodgers assigned him to the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes of the new Low-A West league for 2021, where he was 3–3 with a 5.98 ERA in 23 appearances (19 starts) and struck out 87 batters while walking 22.[159] In 2022, he began the season with the Quakes and was promoted to the Great Lakes Loons of the High–A Midwest League. He finished with a 3–6 record and 4.32 ERA in 27 games (24 starts).[159] In 2023, he began with the Loons and was promoted to the Double–A Tulsa Drillers. Between the two leagues (and one rehab appearance in the Arizona Complex League) he made 16 appearances (15 starts) with a 4–6 record and 3.42 ERA.[159] At the end of the season, he made one start for the Triple–A Oklahoma City Dodgers, allowing five runs in six innings.[159] He was selected to play for the Glendale Desert Dogs in the Arizona Fall League after the season.[161]

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