The Dodgers reinstated Freddie Freeman from the paternity list ahead of Tuesday night's game against the Giants in San Francisco, adding their first baseman back to the lineup after a two-game absence. The club optioned infielder/outfielder Ryan Ward to Triple-A Oklahoma City in a corresponding move.
Freeman enters Tuesday's opener slashing .296/.360/.519 with three homers, 14 RBIs and seven doubles this season, his fifth with the Dodgers.
The 28-year-old Ward, ranked by MLB Pipeline as the Dodgers' No. 19 prospect, was called up to make his Major League debut in Freeman's absence and went 2-for-6 with an RBI in two games against the Rockies.
The reigning Pacific Coast League MVP, who has spent seven years in the organization's farm system, launched 36 home runs and drove in 122 runs while posting a .937 OPS with Oklahoma City last season. He got off to a hot start in the Minors this year as well, with a 1.020 OPS and four homers in his first 18 games.