The Dodgers have added outfielder James Outman, infielders Jacob Amaya, Eddys Leonard, Jorbit Vivas, and pitcher Michael Grove to their 40-Man Roster.

Outman, 24, split the season between High-A Great Lakes and Double-A Tulsa, batting a combined .266 (110-for-414) with 21 doubles, 18 homers, and 54 RBI last season. He finished the season with the Drillers, batting .289 with nine homers and 24 RBI in 39 Double-A contests. He was originally drafted in the seventh round of the 2018 First-Year Player Draft out of Sacramento State University and has played in 278 games in his minor league career with the Dodgers, batting .249 (265-for-1064) with 48 homers and 143 RBI. He was named to the Arizona Fall League All-Star Game last Saturday and has hit .292 (19-for-65) with seven doubles, three homers, 10 RBI with a .994 OPS in 20 games for the Glendale Desert Dogs.

Amaya, 23, played in 113 games for Double-A Tulsa in 2021, batting .216 (90-for-417) with 12 homers and 47 RBI. He has appeared in 18 Arizona Fall League games, batting .320 (16-for-50) with three doubles, three homers, and six RBI. In four minor league seasons with the Dodgers, he is batting .254 (311-for-1449) with 25 homers and 161 RBI. The local product was drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 11th round of the 2017 First-Year Player Draft out of South Hills High School.

Leonard, 21, split the season between Low-A Rancho Cucamonga and High-A Great Lakes, batting a combined .296 (126-for-425) with 29 doubles, 22 homers, and 81 RBI. He has played in seven games for his native Escogido team in the Dominican Republic, recording two hits and two RBI. He has been with the Dodgers organization three seasons, across four different levels, amassing 30 homers and 118 RBI in 207 minor league games. The Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic product was originally signed by the Dodgers as an international free agent on July 3, 2017.

Vivas, 20, batted .312 (129-for-477) with 26 doubles, 14 homers, and 87 RBI between Rancho Cucamonga and Great Lakes. He has been with the Dodgers three seasons, batting a combined .389 (233-for-928) with 16 homers and 130 RBI. He was originally signed by the Dodgers as an international free agent on July 4, 2017.

Grove, 24, pitched in 21 games (19 starts) for the Tulsa Drillers in 2021, going 1-4 with a 7.86 ERA (62 ER/71.0 IP) and 88 strikeouts. In two seasons with the Dodgers organization, he has posted a 1-9 record with a combined 7.12 ERA (97 ER/122.2 IP) and 61 strikeouts. He was drafted by the Dodgers in the second round of the 2018 First-Year Player Draft out of West Virginia University.

To create room on their 40-man roster, the Dodgers designated outfielder Zach Reks and utility infielder/outfielder Billy McKinney for assignment.

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(Article courtesy of LA Dodgers)

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