Dodgers sign outfielder Jake Marisnick to one-year deal
Marisnick, 32, has spent the last few MLB seasons bouncing around between several clubs, most recently the Detroit Tigers with whom he was hitting .232 with two homers and 10 RBIs.
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Marisnick, 32, has spent the last few MLB seasons bouncing around between several clubs, most recently the Detroit Tigers with whom he was hitting .232 with two homers and 10 RBIs.
Despite a promising start to the season, Vargas is hitting just .195 in 81 games with seven homers and 32 RBIs and a .305 on-base percentage.
Kendall George, 18, is ranked as the 65th best prospect in the entire draft by MLB Pipeline with scouts saying the outfielder has 80 grade speed on the 20-80 scale.
Schanuel, a junior at FAU, hit .447 with 19 homers and 64 RBIs last season and was selected as the Conference USA Player of the Year.
Estevez has been one of MLB's best closers this season, securing 21 saves in 21 chances, all to the tune of a 1.85 ERA.
Hudson, 36, had just made his season debut last week after missing considerable time with a torn ACL.
Valaika has not had an appearance in the bigs since 2021 after spending the entire 2022 season in the Atlanta Braves minor league system.
The match will be the second meeting of crosstown rivals in LAFC and LA Galaxy, but will be played instead at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena as part of a 4th of July celebration.
The addition of Kershaw and Smith gives the Dodgers five players on the National League All-Star roster, after Mookie Betts, Freddie Freeman and J.D. Martinez were named to the starting lineup.
Betts, who leads the Boys in Blue with 20 homers this season, will join the Home Run Derby Field for the first time in his 10-year career.
Unsurprisingly, the All-Star rosters are littered with players from Southern California with mainstays like Mike Trout, Shohei Ohtani and Mookie Betts earning yet another berth in the Midsummer Classic.
Jackson, 27, has made appearances in each of the last three seasons for the Dodgers, sporting a 4.15 ERA in 39 innings pitched.
On Friday, a Los Angeles City Council committee decided to table the suspension process for Councilman Curren Price after he was charged with a litany of white-collar crimes by the District Attorney earlier this month.
Urshela has played in 62 games for the Halos this season and is hitting .299 with two homers and 24 runs driven in.
Greg Louganis, Olympic diver and LGBTQ+ Activist, is set to host an event in Mission Viejo where three of his Olympic medals will be auctioned off in order to bring awareness to HIV/AIDS research and LGBTQ+ organizations.