Dodgers acquire Trey Sweeney

December 11th, 2023

LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Dodgers have acquired minor league infielder Trey Sweeney from the New York Yankees in exchange for left-handed pitcher Victor González and minor league infielder Jorbit Vivas.

Sweeney, 23, played in 100 games for the Double-A Somerset Patriots in 2023, hitting 13 homers, driving in 49 runs and batting .252/.367/.411. It was his third season in the Yankees minor league system, where he has hit a combined .248 with 36 homers and 119 RBI in 243 games, including 1,923.1 innings at shortstop. The Louisville, Kentucky native was drafted by the Yankees in the first round (20th overall) of the 2021 First Year Player Draft out of Eastern Illinois University.

Gonzaléz, 28, made 34 appearances for the Dodgers last season, tossing 33.2 innings, allowing 15 runs with 30 strikeouts. He finished his third season with the Dodgers with a 3-3 record and held opponents to a .233 batting average against. In three years with the Dodgers, he was 9-4 with a 3.22 ERA (32 ER/89.1 IP) and 86 strikeouts. The Tuxpan, Nayarit, Mexico born left-hander was signed by the Dodgers as an international free agent on July 2, 2012.

Vivas, 22, split the season with season with Double-A Tulsa and Triple-A Oklahoma City last year, hitting a combined .269 with 13 homers and 63 RBI in 135 games. He started the season with the Drillers, slashing .280/.391/.436 with 12 homers and 54 RBI in 109 games before being promoted on August 22 and finishing the campaign with Oklahoma City with one homer and nine RBI. In five minor league seasons with the Dodgers, he amassed 39 homers and 359 RBI with an .805 OPS. He was signed by the Los Angeles Dodgers as an international free agent on July 4, 2017 out of Puerto Cabello, Venezuela.