The Los Angeles Dodgers activated veteran reliever Blake Treinen and optioned rookie Ben Casparius ahead of their game against the Seattle Mariners. Treinen had been on the injured list for 14 games due to hip discomfort. He had pitched in 34 games this season, achieving a record of 5-3 with one save and a 2.67 ERA. He also struck out 38 batters over 30.1 innings, holding opponents to a.212 batting average.
At 36, Treinen brings a decade of major league experience, having played for the Washington Nationals, Oakland Athletics, and Dodgers. Over his career, he’s maintained a 2.85 ERA in 483 games, with 80 saves and 542 strikeouts. Treinen’s return is particularly significant after battling multiple injuries in the past two seasons, including shoulder issues and a recent spring training setback with fractured ribs and a bruised lung. “God has a plan,” Treinen said earlier this season. “As you progress through your career, you don’t hold onto the highs as much. You just relax and let things unfold. If God wants me to keep playing baseball, I will, and doors will open. If it’s time to move on, those doors will close.”
Casparius, who was only called up a few days earlier, did not have the opportunity to pitch in a game. He had a strong season in the minors, starting with a 3.32 ERA at Double-A Tulsa and progressing to Triple-A Oklahoma City, where he had a 3.54 ERA with 61 strikeouts in 56 innings.
“I wasn’t really worried about the stuff,” Roberts said of Treinen. “For me, it was hoping he could trust his stuff, whatever he had, in the strike zone; betting on the stuff to play and get major league hitters out,” Roberts elaborated. “And that’s what I’m seeing.”
As the Dodgers enter the closing stretch of the season, this roster adjustment underscores their continuous approach of balancing experience and young.
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