Dodgers Recall Emmet Sheehan, Kyle Hurt
LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Dodgers recalled right-handed pitchers Emmet Sheehan and Kyle Hurt, optioned right-handed pitcher Seth Halvorsen and placed left-handed pitcher Tarik Skubal on the bereavement list.
Sheehan, 26, pitched six scoreless against the Marlins last Sunday and is 5-8 with the Dodgers in 2026, posting a career-high 22 starts, racking up 123 strikeouts in 107.0 innings and a 1.21 WHIP. He is in his third season with the Dodgers, recording a 4.23 ERA with a 15-12 record in 50 games (45 starts). He was drafted by the Dodgers in the sixth round of the 2021 First Year Player Draft out of Boston College.
Hurt, 28, returns for his fifth stint with the team. He is 4-1 with a 4.33 ERA this season and 56 strikeouts in 43.2 innings. He has been with the Dodgers three seasons, compiling a 3.78 ERA with 62 strikeouts in 52.1 innings and a 4-2 mark. The Southern California native was originally drafted by the Marlins in the fifth round of the 2020 First Year Player Draft out of the University of Southern California.
Halvorsen, 26, pitched last night, tossing a scoreless inning with two strikeouts. He made 11 appearances with the Dodgers, going 1-1 with an 8.10 ERA. Prior to joining the Dodgers, he appeared in 21 games for the Rockies this year, posting an 0-1 record with a 4.74 ERA. He has made 86 Major League appearances for the Rockies (2024-26) and Dodgers (2026), and he is 4-5 with a 4.78 ERA and 72 strikeouts in 81.0 innings. He was drafted in the seventh round of the 2023 First Year Player Draft by the Rockies out of the University of Tennessee.
Skubal, 29, pitched last night, allowing four runs in five innings. He has made nine starts for the Dodgers since being acquired from the Detroit Tigers and he is 4-2 with a 2.95 ERA in 55 innings. On the season, he is 11-7 with a 2.85 ERA in 25 starts this season. The two-time Cy Young award winner has been in the Major Leagues seven seasons, posting a 65-44 record with a 3.04 ERA in 162 games (159 starts). He has 1,065 strikeouts in 918.1 innings while owning a 1.02 WHIP. He was drafted by the Tigers in the ninth round of the 2018 First Year Player Draft out of the University of Seattle.
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