The Los Angeles Dodgers select the contract of right-handed pitcher Gavin Stone and optioned left-handed pitcher Alex Vesia. 

Stone, 24, will make his Major League debut this afternoon. He was 2-2 with a 4.74 ERA (13 ER/24.2 IP) and 27 strikeouts in six starts for the Oklahoma City Dodgers this season. In his last two starts, he allowed one run over 9.2 innings while striking out 15 batters. Last season, he was named the 2022 Dodgers Branch Rickey Pitcher of the Year after going a combined 9-6 with a 1.48 ERA (20 ER/121.2 IP) and 168 strikeouts between High-A Great Lakes, Double-A Tulsa and Triple-A Oklahoma City. He started the season going 1-1 with a 1.44 ERA (4 ER/25.0 IP) with Great Lakes while posting a 6-4 record with a 1.60 ERA (13 ER/73.1 IP) and 107 strikeouts with Tulsa. He finished the season with Oklahoma City, allowing three earned runs over 23.1 innings with 33 strikeouts. The Arkansas native has been in the Dodger system since being drafted in the 5^th round of the 2020 First Year Player Draft out of the University of Central Arkansas and he is a combined 13-10 with a 2.69 ERA (71 ER/237.1 IP) and 333 strikeouts. 

Vesia, 27, pitched last night, tossing a scoreless inning with one strikeout and one walk. In 13 games this season, he is 0-2 with a 7.84 ERA (9 ER/10.1 IP) and 15 strikeouts. He is in his third season with the Dodgers and he is a combined 8-3 with a 2.78 ERA (32 ER/103.2 IP) and 147 strikeouts in 116 games. He has been in the Major League parts of four seasons with Miami (2020) and Los Angeles (2021-23) and he is 8-4 with 152 strikeouts in 108.0 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.