DODGERS RECALL WILL KLEIN
LOS ANGELE**S –** The Los Angeles Dodgers have recalled right-handed pitcher Will Klein and placed right-handed pitcher Michael Kopech on the injured list with right knee inflammation.
Klein, 25, returns for his third stint with the team. He has made 10 appearances for Los Angeles, tossing 10.2 innings with a 3.38 ERA. 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 14-12 with a 5.33 ERA in 195 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, returned from the injured list on September 1, tossed four innings, allowed three runs and walked nine batters. On the season, he was 0-0 with a 2.45 ERA and 12 strikeouts in 11 innings. He was acquired at the trade deadline from the Chicago White Sox last season and has made 38 appearances for the Dodgers, going 4-0 with a 1.54 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 4.41 ERA in 184 games. He has pitched 411 innings, posting 457 strikeouts with an opponents’ batting average of .215. 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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