Ben Casparius #78

Benjamin Keith Casparius … Named Connecticut Gatorade Player of the Year in 2017 after leading Staples High School in Westport to a state title … All-time hits leader in the state of Connecticut … Began his college career at North Carolina, where he was a two-way player (and teammate of former Dodger Michael Busch) with a 1.69 ERA and .813 OPS as a freshman for the College World Series quarterfinalists. Went 2-for-5 with three RBI in the Tar Heels’ 8-6 victory over Oregon State in the CWS lidlifter. Finished his college playing career as a junior at Connecticut, where he went 8-5 with a 4.22 ERA and 127 strikeouts in 91.2 innings (15 starts, including one shutout).

2025

Tied Jack Dreyer for the most relief innings for the Dodgers with 68 … in 43 relief appearances, faced an average of 6.7 batters per outing...Pitched a perfect inning in the Dodgers’ Opening Day win in Tokyo on March 18, then again in his first Los Angeles game of the year on March 29 … pitched three hitless innings with six strikeouts in the Dodgers’ 7-5, 13-inning win at New York-NL...Despite a six-run outing on April 12 against the Cubs, was outstanding through the end of May, with a 2.72 ERA, 1.76 FIP and 42 strikeouts compared to seven walks in 36.1 innings…with the Cubs’ game removed, ERA would have been 1.30 in that stretch...In back-to-back relief appearances April 27 vs. the Pirates and May 5 at Miami, pitched 7.2 innings and allowed one run with 10 strikeouts, earning the victory in both games…won six of his first seven decisions...Allowed .719 OPS against RHB, .715 OPS against LHB…allowed a .591 OPS with a 2.79 ERA in 38.2 innings on the road...Finished the regular season with Triple-A Oklahoma City, going 2-0 with a 3.38 ERA in five games (5.1 innings), walking none and striking out seven...Included on the Dodgers’ NLCS roster vs. the Brewers, but did not pitch.

2024

Started the season in the Minor Leagues, playing 21 games between Double-A Tulsa and Triple-A Oklahoma City…combined to go 6-4 with a 3.35 ERA (33 ER/88.2 IP) while holding batters to a .199 average with 106 strikeouts...Was out from June 19-July 14 on the injured list...Made his Major League debut on Aug. 31 at ARI, tossing one perfect inning of relief while picking up the win...Went 2-0 with a 2.16 ERA (2 ER/8.1 IP) in three Major League outings…struck out five batters in his second career Major League appearance on Sept. 22, tying Michael Grove for the most strikeouts by a Dodgers reliever in an outing this season...Appeared in four Postseason games (one start), going 1-0 with a 1.42 ERA (1 ER/6.1 IP) with five strikeouts against five walks…picked up the win in Game 6 of the NLCS vs. NYM, tossing 1.1 scoreless innings and giving up two hits and one walk.

2023

Began the season with Advanced-A Great Lakes (8 GS) before spending a majority of the season with Double-A Tulsa (18 G, 13 GS)...Combined to go 6-7 with a 5.27 ERA (63 ER/107.2 IP) with 120 strikeouts against 55 walks...Named Midwest League Pitcher of the Week on April 16 after pitching 6.0 scoreless innings with Advanced-A Great Lakes, giving up only two walks and striking out five.

2022

Began the season with Single-A Rancho Cucamonga before being promoted to Advanced-A Great Lakes on May 28...Combined to go 2-6 with a 5.22 ERA (52 ER/89.2 IP) in 27 games (16 starts) with 110 strikeouts against 46 walks...Picked up his first professional win on May 20 with Single-A Rancho Cucamonga, tossing 5.0 innings and giving up five hits, one run and one walk while striking out a season-high eight.

2021

Split his first professional season between Rookie-level ACL Dodgers and Single-A Rancho Cucamonga, combining to go 0-0 with a 3.00 ERA (2 ER/6.0 IP) in five games (one start).