Dodgers Recall Will Klein
DODGERS RECALL WILL KLEIN
LOS ANGELE**S –** The Los Angeles Dodgers recalled right-handed pitcher Will Klein and placed right-handed pitcher Michael Kopech on the injured list with right knee inflammation, retroactive to June 28.
Klein, 25, returns to the squad after being optioned on Thursday. He has made two appearances for Los Angeles this season, tossing 3.2 scoreless innings. He was acquired on June 2 from the Seattle Mariners in exchange for left-handed pitcher Joe Jacques. He made his Major League debut in 2024, allowing nine runs in 7.1 innings between the Royals and Athletics. In five minor league seasons, he is 13-11 with a 5.42 ERA in 181 games. He was drafted by the Royals in the 2020 First Year Player Draft out of Eastern Illinois University in the fifth round.
Kopech, 29, heads to the injured list for the second time this season. He has thrown seven scoreless innings in eight appearances this season. He was acquired at the trade deadline from the Chicago White Sox last season and has made 32 appearances for the Dodgers, going 4-0 with a 0.87 ERA. He is in his sixth Major League season, having spent time with the White Sox (2018-24) and the Dodgers (2024-) and he is a combined 21-33 with a 4.11 ERA in 178 games. He has pitched 407 innings, posting 453 strikeouts with an opponents batting average of .216. He was drafted by the Red Sox in the first round of the 2014 First Year Player Draft out of Mount Pleasant High School (Tx.).
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