Dodgers select Eddie Rosario

LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Dodgers selected the contract of outfielder Eddie Rosario and placed designated hitter Shohei Ohtani on the paternity list. In order to make room on the 40-man roster, the Dodgers transferred right-handed pitcher Edgardo Henriquez to the 60-day injured list.

Rosario, 33, joins the squad for the first time this season after splitting 2024 with the Washington Nationals and Atlanta Braves. He was with Triple-A Oklahoma City this season, hitting .339 with six doubles, two homers and 12 RBI in 14 games. The Puerto Rico native has been in the Majors 10 seasons with the Minnesota Twins (2015-20), Cleveland Guardians (2021), Atlanta Braves (2021-24) and Washington Nationals (2024), hitting a combined .262 with 169 homers and 583 RBI. He was originally drafted in the fourth round of the 2010 First Year Player Draft out of Rafael Lopez Landron High School (Guayama, Puerto Rico) by the Minnesota Twins.

Ohtani, 30, has played all 20 games for the Dodgers this season, slashing .288/.380/.550 with six homers and eight RBI. The 2024 National League MVP is in his second season with the Dodgers and has amassed 60 homers and 64 stolen bases in 179 games. He led the National League in 2024 with a 9.2 WAR, 731 plate appearances, 134 runs, 54 homers, 130 RBI, .390 OBP, .646 slugging percentage, 1.036 OPS and 190 OPS+. He is in his eighth season in the Major Leagues, and he is a .282 hitter with 231 homers and 575 RBI. Additionally, he is 38-19 with a 3.01 ERA on the mound in his Major League career. He was signed by the Los Angeles Dodgers on December 11, 2023.