Full name is Caleb Paul Ferguson...Graduated from West Jefferson High School (Ohio) in 2014¡as a senior, underwent ¡°Tommy John¡± surgery...Was originally committed to play collegiate baseball at West Virginia University prior to signing with the Dodgers.
2023
Made 68 appearances (seven starts) for the Dodgers, going 7-4 with three saves and a 3.43 ERA (60.1IP, 64H, 30R/23ER, 23BB, 70K, 4HR)¡opponents batted .269 (64-for-238, 4HR); LH .266 (21-for-79, 2HR); RH .270 (43-for-159; 2HR)¡posted career highs in appearances, innings pitched, strikeouts and saves¡matched his career high in wins (also seven wins in 2018)...His 68 appearances were tied for the most on the Dodgers¡of his 68 appearances, tossed 1.0 inning-or-less in 66 of those games...Posted a 10.44 K/9.0IP ratio¡recorded at least 1K in 46 games and 2K-or-more in 20 of those appearances...In 36 appearances (three starts) at Dodger Stadium, went 4-0 with two saves and a 1.10 ERA (32.2IP, 22H, 7R/4ER, 8BB, 42K, 2HR)¡held opposing batters to a .190 batting average...As a reliever, went 7-2 with three saves and a 3.02 ERA (53.2IP, 53H, 25R/18ER, 20BB, 65K, 3HR) in 61 appearances¡among Dodgers relievers, ranked second in strikeouts and third in appearances and innings pitched...Among National League left-handed relievers, ranked sixth in HR/9.0IP (0.50) and groundball percentage (50.7)¡Was used as an ¡°opener¡± seven times: 6/11 at Philadelphia, 8/19 vs. Miami-G1, 8/24 at Cleveland, 8/27 at Boston, 9/19 vs. Detroit, 9/22 vs. San Francisco and 9/26 at Colorado-G1...Allowed just 3R/2ER over his first 21 appearances to begin the season from 3/31-5/22, going 3-0 with one save and a 0.98 ERA (18.1IP, 15H, 5BB, 22K, 0HR)¡his 0.98 ERA was the 10th-lowest among pitchers over that span (min. 15.0IP)¡Made his season debut on 3/31 vs. Arizona, tossing a scoreless ninth inning (1.0IP, 1H, 1K)¡Recorded an 11.2 scoreless inning streak from 4/11-5/15...Recorded his first win of the season on 4/20 at Chicago-NL (1.0IP, 1HP)¡Tossed a season-high 1.1IP on 5/3 vs. Philadelphia (later matched on 7/24 vs. Toronto)¡Was placed on the paternity list from 5/9-12...Picked up his first save of the season on 5/13 vs. San Diego (0.1IP, 1K)¡marked his first save since 7/22/18 at Milwaukee...Took the loss in a career-high three straight appearances on 6/6 at Cincinnati, 6/9 at Philadelphia and 6/11 at Philadelphia...Went 4-0 with a 0.77 ERA (23.1IP, 21H, 8R/2ER, 10BB, 26K, 0HR) over a 25-game span from 6/13-8/19-G1¡over that stretch, his 0.77 ERA was the second-lowest among Major League pitchers (min. 20.0IP), trailing only Boston¡¯s Chris Martin (0.42 ERA)¡Posted a season-high 14.2 scoreless inning streak from 6/13-7/24¡marked his longest scoreless inning streak since his career-long 21.0 scoreless inning streak from 9/9/20-8/15/22...Allowed a career-high-tying 4R/ER on 9/28 at Colorado (0.1IP, 5H, 1K)¡had also matched his career high with 4R on 8/5 at San Diego (0ER)¡Made two scoreless relief appearances in the NLDS vs. Arizona (2.1IP, 0H, 1BB, 2K)¡Was acquired by the Yankees from the Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for LHP Matt Gage and RHP Christian Zazueta on 2/1/24.
2022
Started the season with Triple-A Oklahoma City after recuperating from Tommy John surgery in 2021¡ posted a 7.36 ERA (6 ER/7.1 IP) for a 0-1 record across 10 games across two stints with the team...At the Major League level, the southpaw went 1-0 over 37 games (one start) for a career-best 1.82 ERA (7 ER/34.2 IP) with 37 strikeouts against 17 walks...Gave up his first run of the season Aug. 17 at Milwaukee, snapping a string of 18.2 scoreless IP to begin the year (19 G)¡limited hitters to a .070 average while striking out 16 against just six walks...Limited Major League hitters to a .187 average, halting righties to an astounding .163 average (14-for-86) and lefties to a .243 average (9-for-37)...Gave up just two hits prior to the All-Star break, firing 9.0 scoreless frames¡allowed 21 hits after the Midsummer Classic...Held hitters to a .175/.175/.286 slashline when ahead in the count, giving up just 11 hits across 63 at-bats Started his first Major League game since June 17, 2018 on Sept. 4 against San Diego, striking out the side for a scoreless inning of relief while not factoring in the decision¡struck out the side three times: Aug. 9 vs. Min, Sept. 4 vs. SD and Oct. 5 vs. COL¡established a career-high 8 holds during the year¡held hitters to a .176 average when the team was ahead in games he pitched in¡was sidelined to the Injured List from June 17 to July 6.
2021
Spent the season recovering from Tommy John surgery on his left elbow.
2020
Emerged as a dominant late-inning reliever, going 2-1 with a 2.89 ERA, a .222 opponents¡¯ batting average and a 1.02 WHIP in 21 appearances prior to season-ending surgery...Struck out 27 against just three walks in 18.2 innings...Opened the season in dominant fashion, tossing scoreless relief in 13 of his first 14 appearances through Aug. 27 and allowing just one run in 13.2 innings in that span (0.66 ERA)¡held opponents to a .130 average (6-for-46) with a 0.59 WHIP...Placed on the IL on Sept. 16 and under went Tommy John surgery on his left elbow on Sept. 22 performed by Dr. Neal ElAttrache.
2019
Made his first Opening Day roster as a member of the Dodger bullpen ... Went 1-2 with a 4.84 ERA (24 ER/44.2 IP) in 46 games (two starts) over four stints with the Dodgers… was 0-1 with a 4.15 ERA (2 ER/4.1 IP) in two starts and posted a 1-1 record with a 4.91 ERA (22 ER/40.1 IP) in 44 relief appearances ... Earned his only win of the season on Sept. 3 against Colorado after firing a scoreless inning of relief ... Tossed more than 1.0 inning in seven of his relief appearances and 2.0 innings in three of those seven games...went 1-1 with a 2.21 ERA (5 ER/20.1 IP) in 21 games (two starts) at Dodger Stadium and 0-1 with a 7.03 ERA (19 ER/24.1 IP) in 25 games away from home...had success in the second half of the season, limiting opponents to a .164 average while posting a 4.15 ERA and striking out 26 batters in 21.2 innings...held left handers to a .194 batting average, compared to a .263 average against righties ...recorded a career-long 7.2 scoreless inning streak as a reliever from March 29-April 18...in 13 games (one start) with Oklahoma City, posted a 1.76 ERA (3 ER/15.1 IP), striking out 27 batters against only five walks...was placed on the 10-Day IL from April 28-May 16 with a strained oblique.
2018
In his first big league season, he went 7-2 with two saves and posted a 3.49 ERA in 29 games (three starts), while limiting the opposition to a .230 average ... Transitioned into a bullpen role after three starts and had success as a relief pitcher, putting up a 7-1 record with a 2.35 ERA (10 ER /38.1 IP) and two saves, striking out 47 batters against only six walks ... Limited opposing hitters to a .230 batting average, including a .217 mark against lefties (15-for-69)… opponents went just 6-for-33 (.182) with runners in scoring position ... In six postseason relief appearances in the NLDS and NLCS, he tossed 3.0 scoreless innings while striking out three batters and allowing only one walk ... In 10 combined starts with Triple-A Oklahoma City and Double-A Tulsa, went 3-0 with a 1.53 ERA (8 ER /47.0 IP) and held the opposition to a .213 average…struck out 52 batters against just 17 walks over 47.0 innings, while posting a 1.15 WHIP ... Started the season with the Tulsa Drillers, going 3-0 with a 1.38 ERA (6 ER /39.0 IP) and limiting hitters to a .217 average, while striking out 40 against 10 walks in eight starts ... Promoted to Oklahoma City on May 26 and made his Triple-A debut that day, allowing just three hits over 5.0 innings and striking out 10 batters against three walks against Nashville…in two starts with the OKC Dodgers, he posted a 2.25 ERA (2 ER /8.0 IP) with 12 strikeouts against seven walks.
2017
Spent the entire season with Single-A Rancho Cucamonga, posting a 9-4 record with a 2.87 ERA (39 ER /122.1 IP) and held batters to a .246 average ... Struck out 140 batters against 55 walks in 122.1 innings…struck out a career-high 11 batters on August 1 against Modesto against just a pair of walks ... Named a MiLB.com Organizational All-Star, a Baseball America High Class-A All-Star and a Post and Mid-Season All-Star in 2017 with the Quakes.
2016
In 14 combined games (12 starts) with Rookie-level AZL Dodgers, Rookie-advanced Ogden and Single-A Great Lakes Loons, he went 3-4 with a 2.31 ERA (17 ER /66.1 IP) and held hitters to a .227 average…struck out 63 combined batters against just five walks in 66.1 innings and posted a 0.93 WHIP ... Started the season with the AZL Dodgers, going 1-0 with a 1.50 ERA (1 ER /6.0 IP) and struck out 11 without issuing a walk…promoted to Ogden on July 5 and made two starts going 1-0 with a 0.90 ERA (1 ER /10 IP) ... Named Pioneer League Pitcher of the Week in the period ending July 17 with Rookie-advanced Ogden Raptors ... Promoted to Great Lakes on July 16 and spent the rest of the season with the Loons, going 1-4 with a 2.68 ERA (15 ER /50.1 IP) in 10 starts…totaled 41 strikeouts against three walks over 50.1 innings.
2015
In his first full professional season, he appeared in 14 games (four starts) with Rookie-level AZL Dodgers, going 0-3 with a 8.59 ERA (14 ER /14.2 IP) and struck out 16 batters…it was his first season since recovering from Tommy John surgery,
2014
Spent entire season rehabbing from surgery while on the disabled list of the AZL Dodgers…underwent Tommy John surgery in May as a high school senior prior to being picked in the 38th round by the Dodgers in the First-Year Player Draft.
