LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Dodgers recalled outfielder Ryan Ward and placed first baseman Freddie Freeman on the paternity list.
Ward, 27, joins the big-league club for the first time in his career after batting .324 with four homers and 14 RBI in 18 games with Triple-A Oklahoma City this season. He was the Pacific Coast League Most Valuable Player in 2025 after slashing .290/.380/.557 with 36 homers and 122 RBI while leading Minor League Baseball in home runs, RBI, extra-base hits (73) and total bases (315). He was drafted by the Dodgers in the eighth round out of Bryant University (Rhode Island) in 2019 and has slashed .266/.344/.505 in seven minor league seasons, with 154 home runs, 139 doubles, and 520 RBI in 696 games.
Freeman, 36, went 2-for-3 last night, extending his multi-hit game streak to three, and in 20 games, he is slashing .296/.360/.519 with three homers and 14 RBI. The nine-time All-Star is in his 17th season, amassing 370 homers and 1,336 RBI while sporting a .300 batting average in 2,199 games. He leads all active players with 2,455 hits and is tied with Jimmy Rollins for 115th all-time. The 2020 National League MVP was drafted by the Braves in the second round of the 2007 First Year Player Draft out of El Modena High School (CA).
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