Dodgers utility man Ryan Fitzgerald cleared waivers and was sent outright to Triple-A Oklahoma City on Monday, per MLB transaction logs. This keeps Fitzgerald around as a potential depth option on the position-player side, though he is currently not on the 40-man roster.
Fitzgerald was claimed by the Dodgers off waivers from the Twins on January 9, augmenting the team’s position-player depth, which at the time was thin. But in the days since then the Dodgers signed both Andy Ibáñez and Kyle Tucker,
the latter to a whopping $240 million, four-year contract that hasn’t yet been finalized.
When the deal for Ibáñez was made official on January 13, the 40-man roster casualty was Fitzgerald, who was designated for assignment.
Fitzgerald made his major league debut last season at age 31 for the Twins, and hit .196/.302/.457 with four home runs in 53 plate appearances in 24 games. He started five games at shortstop and four each at second base and third base with Minnesota, and in his minor league career has started games at all four infield and all three outfield positions. Fitzgerald in 2025 with Triple-A Omaha hit .244/.336/.418 with 14 home runs, 17 doubles, three triples and a 119 wRC+ in 108 games.
