In the last eight days, three different pitchers made their Dodgers debut.
On May 10, Wyatt Mills appeared in his first major league game since 2022, and pitched thrice more since. Charlie Barnes was called up Friday, pitched in two games in his two days, then was optioned to Triple-A on Sunday. Chayce McDermott closed out the ninth inning of Sunday’s blowout win in Anaheim in his first game wearing Dodgers blue.
The Dodgers are up to 23 pitchers used this year, and that’s before newcomer Eric Lauer,
who was acquired from the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday and will be activated at some point in the next couple of days.
Twenty-three pitchers is a lot through 47 games, but it’s part of a trend in baseball in recent years, with roster churn at an all-time high. Five major league teams have used more than the Dodgers this year, for instance.
The Dodgers in 2021 set a franchise record with 39 different pitchers used, then matched it two years later. They got to 40 pitchers in 2024, and used exactly 40 pitchers in 2025 as well. Here’s how many pitchers those teams used through 47 games:
- 2021: 22 pitchers (remember Mike Kickham?)
- 2022: 26 pitchers (en route to using only 31 pitchers for the year)
- 2023: 22 pitchers (Tyler Cyr, hello)
- 2024: 25 pitchers (Connor Brogdon, anyone?)
- 2025: 27 pitchers (Lou Trivino had only just begun)
- 2026: 23 pitchers
With over 70 percent of the season remaining, let’s get some predictions: How many pitchers will the Dodgers use during the 2026 season?
