Dodgers Activate Brock Stewart

9:08 PM UTC

LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Dodgers have activated right-handed pitcher Brock Stewart from the injured list and designated right-handed pitcher Jonathan Hernández for assignment.

Stewart, 34, returns to the squad and has pitched in 14 games for the Dodgers this year, tossing 14.2 innings and striking out 14. He is in his eighth Major League season, spending parts with the Dodgers (2016-19, 2025-), Toronto Blue Jays (2019) and Twins (2023-25) and he is 10-6 with a 4.34 ERA with 204 strikeouts in 201.1 innings. He was originally drafted by the Dodgers in the sixth round of the 2014 First Year Player Draft out of Illinois State University.

Hernández, 30, last tossed three scoreless innings on Sunday against the Brewers. He has appeared in 16 games with the Dodgers, allowing 16 runs in 25.1 innings with 22 strikeouts. He has been in the Major Leagues parts of six seasons with the Texas Rangers (2019-24), Seattle Mariners (2024) and Dodgers (2026), going 13-8 with a 4.49 ERA and 172 strikeouts in 178.1 innings. He was originally signed on January 30, 2013 by the Texas Rangers as a minor league free agent.

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