Dodgers Sign Infielder, Bo Bichette Gets Candid About Trade, Joe Kelly Return Incoming?
The Los Angeles Dodgers won an exciting game on Tuesday, coming from behind to beat the Arizona Diamondbacks in walk-off 6-5 fashion. They also had a busy day off the field, including a new free agent signing.
The Los Angeles Dodgers have signed infielder Alan Trejo to a minor league contract. Formerly with the Colorado Rockies, Trejo has struggled this season but hopes to turn his year around with the Dodgers’ Triple-A affiliate in Oklahoma City. Read the full story here.
Joe Kelly Nearing Dodgers Return
Joe Kelly, sidelined since early May, is moving closer to rejoining the Dodgers. He had his first rehab appearance on Tuesday, and will make three or four more at least. Read more here.
Bo Bichette Responds to Trade Rumors
As the MLB trade deadline approaches, Dodgers trade target Bo Bichette shared his candid thoughts on possibly being moved. Details on this story can be found here.
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The first All-Star nod for Padres’ Profar has a Texas flair, 12 years after his debut with Rangers
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Jurickson Profar never thought he had the chance to show the Texas Rangers and their fans the player he thought he could be.
He’s set to be an All-Star for the first time in the retractable roof stadium the Rangers opened two years after Profar was traded.
Profar was named a starting outfielder for the National League on Wednesday night in the middle of the Padres’ three-game series at the home of his original team.
He’ll be back for the All-Star Game at Globe Life Field on July 16.
It’s been nearly 12 years since Profar made his major league debut for the Rangers as a 19-year-old who was among the top prospects in baseball.
Profar homered in his first big league at-bat at Cleveland on Sept. 2, 2012, but injuries derailed a promising career.
The native of Curacao was coming off his best season in 2018 when Texas sent him to the Oakland Athletics as part of a three-team trade.
A year later, the A’s traded him to San Diego, and now he’s on his second stint with the Padres and hitting .314, nearly 70 points higher than his career average.
His 11 homers give Profar a chance to reach his career best of 20 from back-to-back seasons — his final one with the Rangers and his only one with the A’s in 2019.
“It’s going to be very, very special, especially (since) I never really got a chance to really play here,” Profar said. “I got injured, missed two years of baseball. And then when I came back, I didn’t play much.”
The trade came after he finally did have a season with at least 500 at-bats. He’d never had more than 286 before 2018. Still, there aren’t any hard feelings toward the franchise that signed Profar when he was 16.
“I have a really, really good relationship with a lot of people there, from coaching staff, clubhouse guys that always loved me,” said Profar, now a bearded 31-year-old playing on a $1 million, one-year deal.
