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Dodgers place 1B Freeman on paternity list, recall Ward from Triple-A
2 minute read 1:29 PM CDTDENVER (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers placed first baseman Freddie Freeman on the paternity list Sunday and recalled longtime minor league prospect Ryan Ward from Triple-A Oklahoma City.
Ward, 28, will make his major league debut after seven years in organization’s farm system. He will start at first base and bat seventh against the Colorado Rockies on Sunday.
Los Angeles selected Ward in the eighth round of the 2019 draft, and he worked his way through the minors to Oklahoma City in 2024. He was the Pacific Coast League MVP in 2025 after slugging 36 home runs and driving in 122 runs for the Comets.
He batted .324 with four home runs in 18 games with Oklahoma City before his call-up Sunday. In 696 minor league games he is batting .266 with 154 home runs and 520 RBIs.
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Gurriel suffered a torn ACL in his right knee Sept. 1 when he moved to avoid an outfield collision at Chase Field. He is making his return fewer than eight months later.
Starting in left field and batting fourth in Saturday’s game against the Toronto Blue Jays, Gurriel was 0 for 4 at the plate, but threw out Myles Straw trying to stretch a single into a double to end the fourth inning. The Diamondbacks won 6-2.
He didn’t play in any Cactus League games this spring, but participated in drills and took regular batting practice. He played in two Double-A games for Amarillo earlier this week.
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