Dodgers Recall Kyle Hurt
LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Dodgers recalled right-handed pitcher Kyle Hurt and placed right-handed pitcher Ben Casparius on the injured list with right shoulder inflammation.
Hurt, 27, has pitched in six games for Triple-A Oklahoma City, allowing three runs in 4.2 innings. He made seven Cactus League appearances this year, going 1-0 with a 3.68 ERA and 12 strikeouts in 7.1 innings. He made his Major League debut on September 12, 2023 against the Padres, striking out three in three scoreless innings. He pitched in two games in 2024 for the Dodgers, going 0-1 with a 1.35 ERA in 6.1 innings. In 2023, the Dodgers named him the Branch Rickey Minor League Pitcher of the Year, going 4-4 with a minor league-best 152 strikeouts in 92 innings while sporting a .205 batting average against. 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.
Casparius, 27, pitched yesterday, allowing two runs on two hits in one inning of work against the Rangers. He is 0-1 with a 9.64 ERA in five games this season. In three seasons with the Dodgers, he is 9-6 with a 4.67 ERA in 54 games. He set several career highs in 2025, making 46 appearances (including three starts) and recording 13 holds, two saves and 71 strikeouts. He flourished in the 2024 postseason, posting a 1.42 ERA with a 1-0 mark and starting Game 4 of the World Series against the Yankees. He has been with the Dodgers since being drafted in the fifth round of the 2021 First Year Player Draft out of the University of Connecticut.
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