Prior to Saturday’s contest against the Texas Rangers, the Los Angeles Dodgers selected the contract of Andy Burns and optioned Mitch White to Triple-A Oklahoma City. Dennis Santana was designated for assignment to make room for Burns on the 40-man roster.
Burns provides the Dodgers some much needed depth as both Cody Bellinger and Max Muncy are dealing with respective injuries. It didn’t take long for the 30-year-old to be thrown into the action, as he started at second base and picked up his first MLB hit.
Burns additionally pitched the ninth inning of Saturday’s contest against the Rangers after taking over for Nate Jones.