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