The Dodgers have reportedly acquired veteran middle fielder Kevin Kiermaier, a four-time Gold Glove winner, from the Toronto Blue Jays prematurely of Tuesday’s 3 p.m. commerce deadline.
In response to a number of experiences, the Dodgers will ship left-handed pitcher Ryan Yarbrough to Toronto for Kiermaier. Yarbrough had been designated for task Monday to make room for infielder Amed Rosario.
Kiermaier continues to be thought-about an elite defender in middle subject, one thing the Dodgers have lacked this season amid the offensive struggles of James Outman. Andy Pages, who’s began the vast majority of the Dodgers’ video games in middle subject this season (67) is extra of a nook outfielder.
Final season, Kiermaier received his fourth profession Gold Glove award in his first season with the Blue Jays. He’s signed one-year offers with Toronto every of the final two off-seasons.
Kiermaier has a profession batting common of .246 and a .709 OPS with Toronto (2023-24) and the Tampa Bay Rays (2013-22). In 81 video games with the Blue Jays this season, Kiermaier batted .195 with a .546 OPS.
Dodgers president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman drafted Kiermaier within the thirty first spherical of the 2010 draft when he was in the identical function with the Rays.
The Dodgers made one different transfer prematurely of the three p.m. PT commerce deadline Tuesday, buying pitcher Jack Flaherty from the Detroit Tigers.
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