Dodgers activate Brock Stewart, option Jake Eder
Stewart was on the injured list the first 5 weeks of the season, missing 36 games
Los Angeles, CA - April 15:Dodgers pitcher Brock Stewart during warmups before a game against the New York Mets at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CA on Wednesday, April 15, 2026. (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images) The first of the 10 Dodgers to open the season on the injured list has been activated, with reliever Brock Stewart joining the team in Houston on Wednesday ahead of the series finale against the Astros at Daikin Park. Stewart was slowed this spring after right shoulder debridement surgery late last September.
In eight rehab games — two with Class-A Ontario, then six with Triple-A Oklahoma City — Stewart struck out 13 of his 27 batters faced (48. 1 percent) in 6 1/3 scoreless innings, with four hits, three walks, and a hit batter. In those 6 1/3 rehab innings, Stewart threw 112 pitches and induced 23 swinging strikes, including 15 in 4 2/3 innings in Triple-A.
Stewart in six games for the Comets averaged 95. 5 mph on his four-seam fastball and 94. 8 mph on his sinker, down a bit from his 96.
2-mph average on both pitches last season. After not pitching during spring training, Stewart had his build-up over three weeks with Ontario and Oklahoma City. The final week in Triple-A checked off the usual boxes for relievers.