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Dodgers reportedly calling up slugger Ryan Ward, last year's Pacific Coast League MVP, from Triple-A

By Ian CasselberryYahoo Sports

Ward has been in the minors for six seasons, but had not yet been called up to the major leagues.

The Los Angeles Dodgers are calling up outfielder/first baseman Ryan Ward from Triple-A Oklahoma City and are expected to activate him this weekend, according to The Athletic . Ward, 28, earned Pacific Coast League MVP honors last season with a slash line of . 290/.

380/. 557 with 36 home runs, 31 doubles, 122 RBI and 16 stolen bases in 652 plate appearances. The Dodgers’ 2019 eighth-round draft pick came into this year ranked as the team’s No.

19 prospect by MLB. com and just outside the organization’s top 20 minor-leaguers by The Athletic . This season, he’s batting .

324/. 432/. 588 with four homers, six doubles, 14 RBI and three steals in 18 games.