DODGERS RECALL NICK ROBERTSON & ALEX VESIA

LOS ANGELES – Los Angeles Dodgers recalled right-handed pitcher Nick Robertson and left-handed pitcher Alex Vesia, placed right-handed pitcher Yency Almonte on the paternity list and Daniel Hudson on the 15-day injured list with right knee MCL sprain.

Robertson, 24, returns for his second stint with the club and he is 0-0 with 7.04 ERA (6 ER/7.2 IP) and eight strikeouts. With Oklahoma City, he was 2-0 record with a 2.73 ERA (8 ER/26.1 IP) and 39 strikeouts. He is in his fourth minor league season with the Dodgers, and he is a combined 5-7 with a 3.58 ERA (67 ER/168.1 IP) and 212 strikeouts in 133 games. He was originally a seventh-round selection in the 2019 First Year Player Draft out of James Madison University.

Vesia, 27, returns for his third stint with the team after going 0-4 with a 7.58 ERA (16 ER/19.1 IP) and 30 strikeouts in 23 games with the Dodgers this season. He appeared in 13 games for the Oklahoma City Dodgers, allowing five runs in 13.1 innings with 22 strikeouts. He has been in the Major Leagues parts of four seasons with Miami (2020) and Los Angeles (2021-23) and he is 8-6 with 168 strikeouts in 117.2 innings. He was originally acquired from the Miami Marlins on February 12, 2021 along with right-hander pitcher Kyle Hurt in exchange for right-handed pitcher Dylan Floro.

Almonte, 29, has appeared in 38 games, posting a 3-1 record with a 5.15 ERA (21 ER/36.2 IP) and 36 strikeouts. He has been with the Dodgers two seasons, and he is a combined 3-1 with a 3.13 ERA (25 ER/72.0 IP) and 69 strikeouts. He has been in the Major Leagues parts of six seasons with Colorado (2018-2021) and Los Angeles (2022-23) and he is combined 7-5 with a 4.50 ERA (98 ER/196.0 IP) and 182 strikeouts. He was signed by the Dodgers on March 16, 2022.

Hudson, 35, recorded the save last night, tossing a scoreless inning with two strikeouts against the Pirates. He has pitched in three games, allowing two hits in 3.0 innings with five strikeouts. In 15 Major League seasons with Chicago (2009-10), Arizona (2010-16), Pittsburgh (2017), Los Angeles (2017, 2022), Toronto (2019), Washington (2019-21), San Diego (2021) and Los Angeles (2022-23), he is a combined 59-43 with a 3.79 ERA (334 ER/792.1 IP) and 754 strikeouts.