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Dodgers Select Nick Robertson

Sports and Recreation

June 8, 2023

From: Dodger Stadium

The Los Angeles Dodgers selected the contract of right-handed pitcher Nick Robertson and optioned right-handed pitcher Tayler Scott. 

Robertson, 24, has appeared in 24 games with Oklahoma City, posting a 2-0 record with a 2.13 ERA (6 ER/25.1 IP) and 37 strikeouts. He has held the opposition to a .185 batting average, and he is 7-for-7 in save chances. He is in his fourth minor league season with the Dodgers, and he is a combined 5-7 with a 3.50 ERA (65 ER/167.1 IP) and 210 strikeouts in 132 games. He was originally a seventh-round selection in the 2019 First Year Player Draft out of James Madison University. 

Scott, 30, pitched 1.2 scoreless innings on Saturday, striking out two. He was 3-0 with a 1.37 ERA (3 ER/19.2 IP) and 25 strikeouts against 10 walks in 19 games with Triple-A Oklahoma City. He has spent parts of three seasons in the Major Leagues with Seattle (2019), Baltimore (2019), San Diego (2022) and Los Angeles (2023) and he is a combined 0-1 with an 10.50 ERA (35 ER/30.0 IP) and 29 strikeouts in 22 games (two starts). He was signed by the Dodgers as a minor league free agent on January 3, 2023.