After Miguel Rojas hit the second pinch-hit home run of his career to win Monday night’s game in the seventh inning, here are a few Dodgers news and notes for a Tuesday morning.
Switch-hitter Tommy Edman is expected to be activated off the injured list on Tuesday after missing the first 73 games of the season following right ankle surgery in November. Manager Dave Roberts told reporters Monday at Dodger Stadium that Edman will be eased back in, and will start Wednesday against Rays left-hander Drew
Rasmussen. Sonja Chen at MLB.com has more on what the versatile Edman will bring to the roster.
Because Edman is on the 60-day injured list, the Dodgers will need a corresponding roster move to create space on the 40-man roster in addition to the decision required to add him to the active roster. Roberts said Monday night that Santiago Espinal will be designated for assignment, which would satisfy both requirements.
Outfielder Teoscar Hernández, out since May 28 with a left hamstring strain, might start a rehab assignment this weekend. Also in Doug Padilla’s injury rehab roundup at the Orange County Register, Edwin Díaz is expected to face hitters this week for the first time since right elbow surgery in April.
Roberts will manage the National League All-Star team next month in Philadelphia, the fifth time he will be at the helm of a midsummer classic as the previous year’s pennant winner. Bill Shaikin at the Los Angeles Times went through the NL options for starting pitcher, and wondered if Roberts would choose Yoshinobu Yamamoto over Shohei Ohtani if it came down to that.
The National Baseball Hall of Fame has a series on its website called Card Corner, in which they use a baseball card as a jumping off point to explore a player’s career. The latest such card is a 1970 Topps Bill Russell, and Craig Muder wrote about the career about the first member of the famed Dodgers infield from 1973-81, and who played 18 seasons with the Dodgers, tied for the most in franchise history.
