The Dodgers have added right-handed pitcher Jimmie Sherfy to the active roster and optioned outfielder Zach Reks to Triple-A Oklahoma City.
Sherfy, 29, was claimed on Tuesday by the Dodgers from the San Francisco Giants. He was 1-0 with a 4.22 ERA (5 ER/10.2 IP) and nine strikeouts in 10 games for the Giants this year, prior to being designated for assignment on July 6. In parts of four big-league seasons with the Diamondbacks (2017-19) and Giants (2021), the Thousand Oaks native is 4-0 with a 3.21 ERA (20 ER/56.0 IP) and 57 strikeouts in 53 career games. In 288 minor league relief appearances, Sherfy is 21-17 with a 3.51 ERA and 93 saves. He was originally drafted by the Dbacks in the 10th round of the 2013 First-Year Player Draft out of the University of Oregon. He will wear number 58 with the Dodgers.
Reks, 27, appeared in two games in his second stint with the Dodgers, going 0-for-2 with two runs scored from July 10-11. On the season, he is 0-for-4 with two runs in three MLB games. He has spent the majority of the season in Oklahoma City, batting .325 (52-for-160) with eight homers and 29 RBI in 42 games. In 298 career minor league games, he has batted a combined .303 (324-for-1068) with 43 homers and 174 RBI. The Chicago, IL native was originally drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 10th round of the 2017 First-Year Player Draft out of the University of Kentucky.
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(Article courtesy of LA Dodgers)
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