The Los Angeles Dodgers activated designated hitter J.D. Martinez from the injured list and optioned infielder Michael Busch to Triple-A Oklahoma City.

Martinez, 36, missed 17 games with groin tightness. On the season, he has appeared in 92 games, hitting .256 (90-for-351) with 23 doubles, 25 homers and 78 RBI. He made two rehab assignments with Triple-A Oklahoma City, going 1-for-8 with three RBI. He was selected to his fifth straight All-Star Game after slashing .255/.303/.570 with 22 homers and 62 RBI at the All-Star break. He has been in the Majors parts of 13 seasons with Houston (2011-13), Detroit (2014-17), Arizona (2017), Boston (2018-22) and Los Angeles (2023) and he has amassed 307 homers and 977 RBI with a career .288 batting average in 1,501 games. On June 27, he clubbed his 300^th home run of his career in Colorado, becoming the 156^th player in MLB history to accomplish the feat. He was originally drafted by the Houston Astros in the 20^th round of the 2009 First Year Player Draft out of Nova Southeastern University.

Busch, 25, played in 27 games for the Dodgers, hitting .167 (12-for-72) with three doubles, two homers and seven RBI this season. The infielder has appeared in 88 games for Triple-A Oklahoma City, hitting .323 (114-for-356) with 23 doubles, 24 homers and 82 RBI. He has been with the Dodgers organization since being drafted in the first round (31^st overall) of the 2019 First Year Player Draft out of the University of North Carolina. In four minor league seasons, he has a hit a combined .282 (377-for-1338) with 88 doubles, 76 homers and 259 RBI.