The 6-foot, 180-pound right-hander was born in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, and he played baseball at Miami-Dade College and East Carolina University. He was selected by the Dodgers in the 20th round of the 2012 Draft. He was drafted in the 28th round by the Mets in '11, but he didn't sign.
Stripling, a 6-foot-3, 190-pounder who turns 26 on Monday, appeared with the Dodgers in Spring Training as a non-roster invitee in 2014, but he injured his elbow and underwent season-ending Tommy John surgery on April 2. This year, Stripling made 13 starts for Double-A Tulsa and one with Class A Advanced Great Lakes, going 3-6 with a 3.