[Roster News Update 4-20-23]
The Los Angeles Dodgers put right-handed pitcher Evan Phillips on the paternity list, recalled right-handed pitcher Andre Jackson, optioned infielder Yonny Hernández, and activated outfielder Mookie Betts.
Roster Update
By Angela Redding | HB | Hollywood Beat magazine
April 20, 2023
Mookie Betts
Dodgers Player
–activated–
30 year old Betts is back after missing two games. This season, he has played in each of the Dodgers’ 17 games while batting.266 (17-for-64) with two home runs and six RBI. He is in his fourth season with the Dodgers and has played in 336 games for the Boys in Blue, slashing.271/.356/.518 with 76 home runs and 185 RBI. He is currently playing in his tenth season in the Major Leagues and has a career batting average of.292 (1323 for 4524), 215 home runs, and 655 RBI. The Boston Red Sox selected the 2011 American League MVP out of Overton High School (Nashville, TN) in the fourth round of the draft.
Andre Jackson
Dodgers Pitcher
The 26-year-old Jackson, who is back with the Dodgers for a second time, has an 8.64 ERA (8 ER/8.1 IP), seven strikeouts, and a save to his name. He has played 11 games for the Dodgers and has a career record of 0-1 with a 3.94 ERA (13 earned runs over 29.1 innings) and 26 strikeouts. The one batter he faced yesterday night while pitching for Triple-A Oklahoma City was struck out by him. The Dodgers selected him out of the University of Utah in the 12th round of the 2017 First Year Player Draft.
On the Paternity List-Evan Phillips
Phillips, 28, has appeared in eight games for the Dodgers this season, allowing three runs in 7.0 innings and recording a team-leading two saves. He has been with the Dodgers since 2021 and he has posted an 8-4 record with a 1.68 ERA (15 ER/80.1 IP) and 94 strikeouts. He has been in the Majors parts of six seasons with Baltimore (2018-20), Tampa Bay (2021), and Los Angeles (2021-23) and he is combined 9-7 with a 4.00 ERA (61 ER/137.1 IP) and 164 strikeouts in 128 games. He was originally drafted in the 17th round of the 2015 First-Year Player Draft out of the University of North Carolina Wilmington.
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